Helen Humphreys

Helen Humphreys (born 13 June 1961) is a Canadian poet and novelist who has written several books. She was born in London, England, and now lives in Kingston, Ontario. When she was younger she was kicked out of high school and had to attend an alternative school to finish her education. Humphreys' first novel, Leaving Earth, and was a New York Times Notable Book in 1998 a winner of the City of Toronto Book Award.

Awards

 * New York Times Notable Book (1998) for Leaving Earth
 * City of Toronto Book Award for Leaving Earth
 * Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize for Afterimage
 * Harbourfront Festival Prize (2009)

Poetry

 * Gods and Other Mortals - 1986
 * Nuns Looking Anxious
 * Listening to Radios
 * The Perils of Geography - 1995 (Brick Books)
 * Anthem

Novels

 * Ethel on Fire - 1991
 * Leaving Earth - 1998 (winner of the City of Toronto Book Award)
 * Afterimage - 2000 (winner of the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize)
 * The Lost Garden - 2002
 * Wild Dogs - 2004 (also adapted for the stage by Anne Hardcastle in 2008)
 * The Frozen Thames - 2007
 * Coventry - 2008
 * The Reinvention of Love - 2011