Hilary Bell (born 19 July 1966) is an Australian writer of stage, fiction, radio, screen, and theatre.
[1] She grew up in Sydney and attended high school with fellow Sydney writer Justine Ettler.
[2] She is a graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art, the Australian Film, Television and Radio School, and the Juilliard Playwrights' Studio in New York City.
[2] 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.
Hilary is married to Phillip Johnston.