Helen Garner writes novels, stories, screenplays and works of non-fiction. In 2006 she received the inaugural Melbourne Prize for Literature, and in 2016 the Windham–Campbell Prize for non-fiction. In 2019 she was honoured with the Australia Council Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature. In 2023 Helen was awarded the ASA Medal for her outstanding contribution to Australian literature. Her works include Monkey Grip, The First Stone, The Spare Room, This House of Grief and three volumes of diaries. She lives in Melbourne.