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Rebecca Lim

Author & Illustrator of Literary Fiction

based in VIC

Rebecca Lim is an Australian writer, editor and lawyer, and the author of over twenty books, including Tiger Daughter (a Kirkus, Amazon and Booklist Best Book, CBCA Book of the Year, and Victorian Premier’s Literary Award-winner), Two Sparrowhawks in a Lonely Sky (NSW History Award-winner) and the bestselling Mercy. Her work has been twice shortlisted for the NSW Literary Awards and Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award, shortlisted for the Queensland Literary Awards and ARA Historical Novel Prize, shortlisted multiple times for the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards, Aurealis Awards and Davitt Awards, longlisted for the David Gemmell Legend Award and the Tasmanian Literary Awards, and has been optioned for film.

Eugenia Lim

"Reading is an essential part of Australian life because it helps you to understand and navigate the complex world we live in, contribute to a global conversation, and is a uniquely human act that fosters human connection."

Local Area

VIC

Melbourne

Event Types

Reading Workshop Panel guest Primary school visit Secondary school visit

Genre

Literary Fiction Crime/Thriller Fantasy Speculative Fiction Memoir and Biography History Young Adult Fiction Children’s Fiction Picture Books

Age Groups

All ages

Themes

Coming of age Friendship Family Environment Death and grief Identity and belonging Refugees and political asylum Migration Australian history Feminism Racism Gender Class and mobility

This author holds a Working with Children Check (WWCC) and Police Check.

Get in contact:

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