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Helena Fox

Helena Fox

Helena Fox Biography

Helena Fox has a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Warren Wilson College in the US. She has travelled widely, living in Peru, Spain, the U.K, Samoa, and the US.

Helena lives in Wollongong, Australia, where she runs creative writing workshops for young people. How It Feels to Float is her debut novel.

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    Before becoming a writer, Jeff Garvin acted in films and TV and was the front man of a nationally touring rock band. He is the author of Symptoms of Being Human, which was a Lambda Literary Award finalist and was also named ... (more)

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    How It Feels to Float

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    by Jeff Garvin

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    Kelly Loy Gilbert

    Kelly Loy Gilbert believes deeply in the power of stories to illuminate a shared humanity and give voice to complex, broken people. She is the author of Conviction, a William C. Morris Award finalist, Picture Us in the Light,... (more)

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