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Helen Garner

Helen Garner
Helen Garner has published novels, short stories, essays, and feature journalism. In 2006, she received the inaugural Melbourne Prize for Literature. Her most recent novel, The Spare Room , won the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Fiction, the Queensland Premier’s Award for Fiction and the Barbara Jefferis Award. She lives in Melbourne.


Why Helen Garner Embedded With Her Grandson’s Footy Club

“That’s when footy really got a grip on me. It made me feel lucky to be alive.”
September 4, 2025  By Helen Garner

200 Years After the Embargo, Helen Garner Reviews Pride and Prejudice

Very Many Spoilers Are Contained Within
September 9, 2016  By Helen Garner
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The Insults of Age

In Which Helen Garner Refuses to Age Gracefully
June 5, 2015  By Helen Garner
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