Helen Phillips

Helen Phillips is a renowned author, known for her work in the dystopian fiction genre. She is a graduate of Yale University, and her writing has been described as extraordinary and captivating. Phillips developed a love for writing at a young age, after an autoimmune disease left her hairless and she turned to writing poems as a form of solace. This early writing practice has likely contributed to the smooth flow and exceptional quality of her stories.

Phillips has written a total of six books, including the novel "The Need" and the collection "Some Possible Solutions," which received the 2017 John Gardner Fiction Book Award. Her work has also been recognized with several other prestigious awards, such as the Iowa Review Nonfiction, the Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers Award, and the Italo Calvino Prize. In addition to her original fiction, Phillips has also written a children's adventure novel called "Here Where the Sunbeams Are Green."

In addition to her work as an author, Phillips is also an associate professor at Brooklyn College. She currently resides in Brooklyn with her husband and son. Despite her many accomplishments, Phillips remains a humble and dedicated writer, continually producing high-quality work that captivates and engages readers. Her contributions to the world of dystopian fiction have been significant, and she will likely continue to be a major player in the genre for many years to come.
Standalone Novels
# Title Year
1 Here Where the Sunbeams Are Green 2012
2 Upside Down in the Jungle 2013
3 The Beautiful Bureaucrat 2015
4 The Need 2019
5 And Yet They Were Happy 2023
Short Stories/Novellas
# Title Year
1 The Knowers 2013
Short Story Collections
# Title Year
1 The Doppelgängers 2016
2 Some Possible Solutions 2016
Helen Phillips Anthologies
# Title Year
1 Pen America: A Journal for Writers and Readers: 13 Lovers 2009
2 Unstuck #1 2011