Helen Garner
Helen Garner (born 1942) is an Australian journalist, novelist and screenwriter.
Helen Garner
- Full name
- Helen Ford.
- Born
- 1942. · Geelong.
- Nationality
- ["Australia"].
- Occupation
- ["journalist", "novelist", "screenwriter" and "writer"].
- Education
- ["University of Melbourne", "Fitzroy High School" and "Janet Clarke Hall"].
- Known for
- ["Monkey Grip"].
- Honours
- ["Victorian Honour Roll of Women", "Windham–Campbell Literature Prizes", "Christina Stead Prize for Fiction" and "Banjo Award for Fiction"].
- Languages
- ["English"].
In this article
Biography
Recorded at birth as Helen Ford.
Helen Garner studied at University of Melbourne, Fitzroy High School and Janet Clarke Hall. The recorded working language is English. Works named in the authority record are Monkey Grip. Work by Helen Garner is recorded in the collections of Harvard Film Archive. Distinctions recorded are Victorian Honour Roll of Women, Windham–Campbell Literature Prizes, Christina Stead Prize for Fiction and Banjo Award for Fiction.
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 24 August 2026.
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