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Helen Garner

Helen Garner (née Ford; born 7 November 1942) is an Australian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist. Garner's first novel, Monkey Grip, published in 1977, immediately established her as an original voice on the Australian literary scene—it is now widely considered a classic. She has a reputation for incorporating and adapting her…

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Education
University of Melbourne
Born
Helen Ford (1942-11-07) 7 November 1942 (age 83) Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Children
Alice Garner
Notable awards
Walkley Award (1993) Victorian Honour Roll of Women (2001) Baillie Gifford Prize (2025) New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Victorian Premier's Literary Awards Queensland…
Notable works
Monkey Grip The First Stone Joe Cinque's Consolation This House of Grief
Occupations
Novelist, short-story writer, journalist

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Helen Garner

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related to Non-fiction · 37
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Helen Garner → Allen, Australian Writers, Craven, Goldsworthy, Helen, Hilary, How Ten Australian Novels, ISBN, Kate, Kerryn, Making Stories, Meanjin, Melbourne, Of, Other People's Words, Oxford University PressGrenville, Peter, Picador, Power, Some Questions About Sex
related to Selected critical studies and reviews of Garner's work · 21
Helen Garner → American, August, Australian Book Review, David, Felicity, Garner, Grief, In October, John Powers, July, NPR's, Our, Parker, Plunkett, Quadrant, Review, September, The, The Children's Bach, This Australian
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Helen Garner → IMDb, Open LibraryHelen Garner, Works
Born · 1
Helen Garner → Helen Ford (1942-11-07) 7 November 1942 (age 83) Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Children · 1
Helen Garner → Alice Garner
Education · 1
Helen Garner → University of Melbourne
Notable awards · 1
Helen Garner → Walkley Award (1993) Victorian Honour Roll of Women (2001) Baillie Gifford Prize (2025) New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Victorian Premier's Literary Awards Queensland…
Notable works · 1
Helen Garner → Monkey Grip The First Stone Joe Cinque's Consolation This House of Grief
Occupations · 1
Helen Garner → Novelist, short-story writer, journalist

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Helen GarnerBornHelen Ford (1942-11-07) 7 November 1942 (age 83) Geelong, Victoria, Australia1.00infobox
Helen GarnerChildrenAlice Garner1.00infobox
Helen GarnerEducationUniversity of Melbourne1.00infobox
Helen GarnerNotable awardsWalkley Award (1993) Victorian Honour Roll of Women (2001) Baillie Gifford Prize (2025) New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Victorian Premier's Literary Awards Queensland…1.00infobox
Helen GarnerNotable worksMonkey Grip The First Stone Joe Cinque's Consolation This House of Grief1.00infobox
Helen GarnerOccupationsNovelist, short-story writer, journalist1.00infobox
Helen GarnerSpouse(s)Bill Garner (1967–71) Jean-Jacques Portail (1980–85) Murray Bail (1992–2000)1.00infobox
Helen Garnerrelated to External linksWorks0.60section
Helen Garnerrelated to External linksOpen LibraryHelen Garner0.60section
Helen Garnerrelated to External linksIMDb0.60section
Helen Garnerrelated to Non-fictionLa Mama0.60section
Helen Garnerrelated to Non-fictionHistory0.60section

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