Jill Kitson

Jill Kitson is an Australian radio broadcaster and literary journalist. She broadcasts the "Lingua Franca" programmes on Australia's ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) radio. 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.