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Garner, Helen (1942 - )

Journalist and Writer

Born: 7 November 1942 Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Helen Garner is an award-winning Australian novelist, short story writer, screenwriter and journalist. After graduating from the University of Melbourne in 1965 she worked as a high school teacher. While teaching, she contributed to journals and worked in theatre. Her first novel Monkey Grip was published in 1977. It was an instant success, winning a National Book Council award in 1978 and being filmed in 1982.

Garner has successfully written both fiction and non-fiction. Considerable controversy attended the 1995 publication of The First Stone: Some Questions about Sex and Power, an examination of allegations of misconduct in a University college. In 1993, she won a Walkley award for her feature article on the sad death of a small child, Daniel Valerio.

Career Highlights

URL: The home page for this entity is located at http://www.unimelb.edu.au/150/150people/garner.html

Events
1993
Walkley Award (Print) - Best Feature Writing, ' Why Did Daniel Have To Die?', Time Australia
2005
Walkley Award (Literary) - Non-Fiction Book, 'Joe Cinque's Consolation', Pan Macmillan

Sources used to compile this entry: Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (Australia) - records of the W.G. Walkley Awards, 1956 - 1999, 1956 - 1999, MLMSS 6898; Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (Australia); Australian Journalists' Association; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales; http://www.walkleys.com/winners/database.html.

Published Resources

Australian Women Exhibitions

The Women's Pages: Australian Women and Journalism since 1850, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2008, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/cal/cal-home.html. [ Details... ]

Magazine articles

Garner, Helen, 'Why Did Daniel HaveTo Die?', Time Australia, March 8, 1993. [ Details... ]

Structure based on ISAAR(CPF) - click here for an explanation of the fields.

Prepared by: Nikki Henningham
Created: 14 November 2007
Modified: 27 May 2008

Published by National Foundation for Australian Women on Australian Women's Archives Project Web Site
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Updated: 3 December 2008
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