David Helwig

David Helwig (born April 15, 1938 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian poet, novelist and essayist.

He earned a B.A. from the University of Toronto in 1960, and an M.A. from the University of Liverpool in 1962. He subsequently taught at Queen's University from 1962 to 1974.

He was subsequently a literary manager for CBC Television's drama department from 1974 to 1976, and then returned to Queen's as a part time instructor until 1980, when he left to become a full-time writer.

His daughter, Maggie Helwig, is also a noted Canadian writer.

Works by David Helwig

Poetry

• Figures in a Landscape, 1968
• The Sign of the Gunman, 1969
• The Best Name of Silence, 1972
• Atlantic Crossings, 1974
• Book of the Hours, 1979
• The Rain Falls Like Rain, 1982
• Catchpenny Poems, 1983
• The Hundred Old Names, 1989
• The Beloved, 1992
• A Random Gospel, 1996
• This Human Day, 2000
• Telling Stories, 2000
• The Day One, 2004

Fiction

• The Streets of Summer, 1969 (short stories)
• The Day Before Tomorrow, 1971 (titled Message from a Spy in some printings)
• The Glass Knight, 1976
• Jennifer, 1979
• The King's Evil, 1981
• It Is Always Summer, 1982
• A Sound Like Laughter, 1983
• The Only Son, 1984
• The Bishop, 1986
• A Postcard from Rome, 1988
• Old Wars, 1989
• Of Desire, 1990
• Blueberry Cliffs, 1993
• Just Say the Words, 1994
• Close to the Fire, 1999
• The Time of Her Life, 2000
• The Stand-In, 2002
• Duet, 2004

Other

• A Book About Billie, 1972
• Last Stories of Anton Chekhov, 1991 (as translator)
• The Child of Someone, 1997
• Living Here, 2001

External links

• David Helwig