Hilary Bell

Hilary Bell (born 19 July 1966) is an Australian writer of fiction, radio, screen, and theatre.

Early life and education Hilary Bell was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, UK, on 19 July 1966, the daughter of John Bell (founder of the Bell Shakespeare company) and Anna Volska. She grew up in Sydney and attended high school with fellow Sydney writer Justine Ettler.

Career Bell writes for radio, screen, and theatre and also writes fiction.

Recognition and awards In 1996, she joint won the 1996 Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel with her novel, Mirror, Mirror which is an adaptation of the 1995 television show which Bell was a writer for.

She has also won awards for her work as a playwright; the Philip Parsons Young Playwrights Award, the Jill Blewett's Playwright's Award, the Bug'n'Bub Award, the Eric Kocher Playwrights' Award, the 2007 Inscription Award, and an AWGIE award. Wolf Lullaby Fortune The Anatomy Lesson of Doctor Ruysch The Falls Memmie Le Blanc The Bloody Bride Perfect Stranger A Pocket Full of Hula Dreams Ugly Beauty Connectivity

Other theatre credits include: Echo Point (1995, writer) Mirror, Mirror (1995, writer) Mirror, Mirror (1996), novelised from the TV series

Children's books The following books were illustrated by Antonia Pesenti Alphabetical Sydney (2013) Numerical Street (2015) Summer Time (2019)