Jill Kitson

Jill Kitson (10 January 1939 – 13 May 2013) was an Australian radio broadcaster and literary journalist. She broadcast the Lingua Franca programmes on Australia's ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) radio.[1] She used to also present the literary programme Book Talk (1998–2006). She previously worked as a literary editor for the publisher McPhee Gribble and is a past judge of the Miles Franklin Award, an Australian award for fiction, and the Australian/Vogel Literary Award, an award for a work of fiction by a writer under 35 years.[2]

Jill Kitson died on 13 May 2013 at home. She was 74.[3]

References

  1. ↑ A genuine passion for truth and humour Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  2. ↑ The Darville made me do it
  3. ↑ Vale Jill Kitson


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