A. Trunchbull moved page Draft:Sarah Wilkins to Sarah Wilkins Move to mainspace New page '''Sarah Wilkins''' is a New Zealand illustrator, based in [[Wellington]].{{Cite web |title=Sarah Wilkins |url=https://www.annualannual.com/sarah-wilkins |access-date=20 May 2026 |website=Annual Annual {{!}} NZ |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=15 November 2017 |title=Sarah Wilkins: an illustrator's life |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/2018621711/sarah-wilkins-an-illustrator-s-life |access-date=20 May 2026 |website=[[Radio New Zealand]] |language=en-nz}} ==Biography== Wilkins was born in [[Lower Hutt, New Zealand]].{{Cite web |title=Sarah Wilkins |url=https://www.penguin.co.nz/authors/sarah-wilkins |access-date=20 May 2026 |website=Penguin Books New Zealand |language=en-NZ}} In 2003 she won the [[LIANZA]] Russell Clark Award for Illustration for ''The immigrants'' written by Alan Bagnall.{{Cite web |title=LIANZA Russell Clark Award |url=https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/russell-clark-award |access-date=20 May 2026 |website=Christchurch City Libraries |language=en-NZ}}{{Cite web |title=Children's books winners |url=https://nzbooks.org.nz/2003/literature/childrens-books-winners/ |access-date=21 May 2026 |website=New Zealand Review of Books |language=en}} She collaborated with [[Jenny Bornholdt]] on the children's picture book ''The Longest Breakfast.''{{Cite web |last=Esterman |first=Sue |date=2 November 2017 |title=Book Review: The Longest Breakfast, by Jenny Bornholdt, illustrated by Sarah Wilkins |url=https://booksellersnz.wordpress.com/2017/11/03/book-review-the-longest-breakfast-by-jenny-bornholdt-illustrated-by-sarah-wilkins/ |access-date=20 May 2026 |website=Booksellers New Zealand's blog |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Kehoe Rowden |first=Thalia |date=2017 |title=Five New Picture Books From Aotearoa |url=https://www.thesapling.co.nz/2017-10-06-five-new-picture-books-from-aotearoa/ |access-date=20 May 2026 |website=[[The Sapling]]}}{{Cite web |date=5 June 2018 |title=The Longest Breakfast — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children's Book 2018 FINALIST |url=https://www.bookdesignawards.co.nz/the-longest-breakfast-scholastic-new-zealand-award-for-best-childrens-book-2018-finalist/ |access-date=20 May 2026 |website=PANZ Book Design Awards |language=en-US}} Wilkins has illustrated the covers of books including ''Nine Girls'' by [[Stacy Gregg]],{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=Interview: Stacy Gregg on Nine Girls |url=https://www.thesapling.co.nz/interview-stacy-gregg-on-nine-girls/ |access-date=20 May 2026 |website=The Sapling}} ''All Her Lives'' by [[Ingrid Horrocks]],{{Cite web |title=All Her Lives |url=https://teherengawakapress.co.nz/products/all-her-lives |access-date=20 May 2026 |website=Te Herenga Waka University Press |language=en}} ''Delirious'' and ''Chemistry'' by [[Damien Wilkins (writer)|Damien Wilkins]].{{Cite web |title=Delirious |url=https://teherengawakapress.co.nz/products/delirious |access-date=20 May 2026 |website=Te Herenga Waka University Press |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Chemistry (B format) |url=https://teherengawakapress.co.nz/products/chemistry-b-format |access-date=20 May 2026 |website=Te Herenga Waka University Press |language=en}} In 2025 ''Poem for Ataahua'' by [[Alistair Te Ariki Campbell]], illustrated by Wilkins, was shortlisted for the Russell Clark Award for Illustration in the [[New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults]]. The book was also shortlisted for the AOI World Illustration Awards.{{Cite web |last=Mabey |first=Claire |date=5 June 2025 |title=All the finalists in the 2025 NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults |url=https://thespinoff.co.nz/books/05-06-2025/all-the-finalists-in-the-2025-nz-book-awards-for-children-and-young-adults |access-date=20 May 2026 |website=[[The Spinoff]] |language=en}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Sarah Wilkins |url=https://theaoi.com/projects/sarah-wilkins-illustrations-from-poem-for-ataahua-by-alistair-te-ariki-campbell |access-date=20 May 2026 |website=The AOI World Illustration Awards}} She illustrated ''Race to the South Pole'' by Alexandra Stewart and published by [[Thames & Hudson]] in 2025.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Race to the South Pole |url=https://www.slj.com/review/race-to-the-south-pole-a-twosided-story-100005329 |access-date=20 May 2026 |website=School Library Journal}} One reviewer commented that, "Stewart's narrative is vivid, fast-paced, and informative, while Wilkins' artwork is clear, detailed, realistic, and engrossing, with labeled bird's-eye and cross-section perspectives and maps that immerse readers in the surroundings".{{Cite web |title=Review: Race to the South Pole |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/alexandra-stewart/race-to-the-south-pole/ |access-date=20 May 2026 |website=[[Kirkus]]}} == References == {{reflist}}