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Professor Kim Wilkins serves as Professor and Associate Dean (Research) in the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Queensland. She is Centre Director of the Research Centre in Creative Arts and Human Flourishing and maintains affiliations with both this research center and the Centre for Critical and Creative Writing. As a dual academic-creative practitioner, Wilkins bridges scholarly research with professional writing expertise, holding significant leadership roles while maintaining an active creative career.
Wilkins specializes in the intersection of creativity, technology, and cultural industries, with research spanning popular fiction studies, publishing ecosystems, and technology foresight. Her work explores speculative fiction storytelling for defense innovation, community publishing in regional Australia, and the application of 'story thinking' to anticipate technological impacts. She has published over 30 novels in 20+ languages across historical fiction and fantasy genres, bringing unique practitioner insights to her academic work on creativity research, reading cultures, and the future of publishing.
Wilkins' recent publications reveal a clear trajectory toward applying narrative techniques to complex problem-solving, particularly in technology foresight. Her work increasingly focuses on how creative writing methods can illuminate technological impacts in complex systems, with applications in defense innovation and digital transformation. This interdisciplinary approach bridges humanities scholarship with practical applications in technology assessment and futures thinking, demonstrating how literary techniques can enhance analytical frameworks for anticipating future scenarios.
Wilkins serves as a member of the Australian Research Council College of Experts, reflecting her standing in the academic community. Her research has attracted significant funding, including ARC Linkage Projects and Commonwealth Defense Science and Technology Group grants, supporting innovative work at the intersection of creative practice and technological foresight.
As a supervisor, Wilkins has guided numerous PhD and Master's students through completion, with current supervision focusing on creative writing, imagination, AI in creative practice, and Australian crime fiction. Her major grants include the ongoing Community Publishing in Regional Australia project (2023-2025), The Ursula Project on speculative fiction for technology foresight (2022), and previous ARC Discovery Projects on Australian popular fiction. She directs the Research Centre in Creative Arts and Human Flourishing, which serves as a hub for interdisciplinary research connecting creative practice with human wellbeing and technological innovation.
