Helen Humphreys

Helen Humphreys

Helen Humphreys (born 29 March 1961) is a Canadian writer who has written a handful of books. She was Born in London, England, and now lives in Kingston, Ontario. When she was younger she had been kicked out of high school and had to attend an alternative school to finish her education. [ [http://www.canadianauthors.net/h/humphreys_helen/ Biography at Canadian Authors] ] Helen's Humphreys' first novel was Leaving Earth and was a New York Times Notable Book in 1998. It had also won the Toronto Book Award. [ [http://januarymagazine.com/profiles/humphreys.html Interview with Helen Humphreys] ]

Bibliography

Poetry

* "Gods and Other Mortals" - 1986
* "Nuns Looking Anxious, Listening to Radios" - 1990
* "The Perils of Geography" - 1995
* "Anthem" - 2000

Novels

* "Ethel on Fire" - 1991
* "Leaving Earth" - 1998 (winner of the City of Toronto Book Award)
* "Afterimage" - 2000 (winner of the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize)
* "The Lost Garden" - 2002
* "Wild Dogs" - 2004
* "The Frozen Thames" - 2007 is her latest novel

References

External links

* [http://db.archives.queensu.ca/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?AC=MENU_QUERY&XC=/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll&BU=http%3A//archives.queensu.ca/dbtw-wpd/fondsdb/wiki.htm&TN=fonds&SN=humphreys&RF=HTML+-+Fonds+Display&EF=&DF=HTML+-+Fonds+Display&MR=20&RL=1&EL=1&DL=1&NP=0 Helen Humphreys fonds] at [http://archives.queensu.ca/ Queen's University Archives]


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