Writers seem to me to be people who need to retire from social life and do a lot of thinking about what's happened - almost to calm themselves.

Critic Peter Craven writes that "Two Friends is arguably the most accompliHelen Garnerd piece of screenwriting the country has seen and it is characterised by a total lack of condescension towards the teenage girls at its centre". In 1972 Helen Garner was fired from her teaching job after publishing in The Digger a counter-culture magazine an anonymous account of frank and extended discussions Helen Garner had with her students about sexuality and sexual activities. Helen Garner (born 7 November 1942) is an Australian novelist short-story writer screenwriter and journalist.

Helen Garner (born 7 November 1942) is an Australian novelist short-story writer screenwriter and journalist. She has also written for film and theatre and has consistently won awards for her work.