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Atwan, Helene was born on July 2, 1953 in Paris. Naturalized American citizen, 1980.
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Helene Atwan
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Helene Atwan, American Publishing executive. Founder, New York University Public Institute/ Publishers' Publicity Association Scholarship Fund; chair American Foundation Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Research Benefit, 1989; co-chair Goddard Riverside Project for Homeless, 1990, Union Settlement Association, 1991 (Publishers' Publicity Association Benefits). Member Publishers' Publicity Association (board directors 1983-1993).
Education
Bachelor, University of Southern California, 1975; Master of Arts in English Literature, University of Virginia, 1976.
Career
Assistant editor, Random House College Division, New York City, 1976; publicity associate, Alfred A. Knopf, New York City, 1977-1979; associate director publicity, The Viking Press, New York City, 1979-1981; director publicity, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York City, 1981-1983; vice president, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York City, 1987-1993; associate publisher, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York City, 1991-1993; vice-president, director marketing, Pocket Books, New York City, 1993-1995; publisher, Beacon Press, Boston, since 1995. Lecturer University of Virginia, Radcliffe Publishing Procedures, New York University Publishing Institute, University of Pennsylvania Seton Hall U., Emerson College, Boston College.
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Founder, New York University Public Institute/ Publishers' Publicity Association Scholarship Fund. Chair American Foundation Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Research Benefit, 1989. Co-chair Goddard Riverside Project for Homeless, 1990, Union Settlement Association, 1991 (Publishers' Publicity Association Benefits).
Member Publishers' Publicity Association (board directors 1983-1993).
Connections
M. Robert Atwan; children: Gregory, Emily.
