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Text also publishes books for young adults and younger readers. We run an annual competition for the best unpublished manuscript, The Text Prize.
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Helen Garner was born in Geelong in 1942. She has worked extensively as a journalist, reviewer and scriptwriter. She has published numerous works of fiction, non-fiction and short-stories. The Spare Room is her first work of fiction in fifteen years.
Helen in conversation with Jennifer Byrne at the Wheeler Centre
True Stories Helen Garner
The Spare Room Helen Garner