Lisa Wilkinson featuring at Berry Writers' Festival 2026

Lisa Wilkinson

Lisa Wilkinson AM is one of Australia’s most well-known, admired and respected media identities. An early groundbreaking publishing career – Lisa was the youngest-ever editor of a national magazine, Dolly, at the age of twenty-one, then spent ten years as editor of the iconic and bestselling Cleo magazine – led to a stunning television success story for one of Australia’s most accomplished journalists. Following over a decade as co- host of the Nine Network’s Today Show, in 2017, Lisa accepted a new challenge by joining the Ten Network as host of its prime- time award-winning news and current affairs program, The Project. Currently focused on her writing, Lisa is married to journalist and bestselling author Peter FitzSimons. They have three children. Her first work of historical non-fiction, The Titanic Story of Evelyn, uncovers the remarkable and unique journey of this Australian nurse.

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