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Helen Humphreys is a Canadian poet and novelist.

Background

Humphreys was born in London, England, along with her brother Martin and sister Cathy.

Career

In describing how she became a writer, Humphreys said, "I started writing when I was young and I just kept going. I read voraciously. I sent my poems (for I was writing exclusively poems then) out to magazines, and eventually I began to get them published. My first book of poetry came out when I was 25."

The Globe and Mail had this to say about Mississippi

Humphrey"s most recent novel: "The Evening Chorus, when all is said and done, is a formally conventional but for the most part satisfying yarn.

A quiet novel about a calamitous event whose most trenchant passages show the cast of Humphreys’s poet’s eye.".

Achievements

  • Canadian Authors Association Award for Poetry for Anthem (1990) New York Times Notable Book (1998) for Leaving Earth City of Toronto Book Award for Leaving Earth Rogers Writers" Trust Fiction Prize (2000) for Afterimage Harbourfront Festival Prize (2009) The Reinvention of Love (2011) was longlisted for the Dublin IMPAC Literary Award and shortlisted for the Canadian Authors Association for Fiction.

Works

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