Helen Garner 1 credits

Born November 7, 1942 in Geelong

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 personal experiences in her fiction, something that has brought her widespread attention, particularly with her novels Monkey Grip and The Spare Room (2008). Throughout her career, Garner has written both fiction and non-fiction, and her works have covered a broad range of themes and subject matter.

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