Helen Asher Explained

Helen Asher
Birth Name:Waltraud Helene Rosalie Ulrich
Birth Date:1927
Birth Place:Germany
Death Date:19 October 2001[1]
Death Place:Australia
Occupation:Novelist and short story writer
Language:English
Nationality:Australian
Notableworks:Tilly's Fortunes

Helen Asher (also known as Helen Ulrich, 1927 – 19 October 2001) was an Australian novelist and short story writer.

Biography

Born Waltraud Helene Rosalie Ulrich, Asher migrated to Australia from Germany as a post-World War II refugee.[2] Asher and her husband Mervyn were active in the Australian literary scene.[3]

Asher published Tilly's Fortunes through Penguin in 1986.[4] She also wrote under the name Helen Ulrich, and her short stories were featured in numerous anthologies.[5]

Asher bequeathed money to the Australia Council for the establishment of a biennial prize to be awarded to “a female author whose work carries an anti-war theme”. The $12,000 Asher Award was administered by the Australian Society of Authors from 2005 to 2017.[6]

Bibliography

Novels

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cemetery record . centennialpark.discovereverafter.com . 9 August 2021.
  2. Web site: Asher Award 2017 shortlist announced Queensland Writers Centre. en-AU. 2019-05-17. 17 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190517015056/https://qldwriters.org.au/2017/10/25/asher-award-2017-shortlist-announced/. dead.
  3. Web site: The Asher Literary Award - Australian Society of Authors (ASA). www.asauthors.org. 2019-05-17. 17 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190517014337/https://www.asauthors.org/services/asher-award. dead.
  4. Web site: Deakin University / All Locations. library2.deakin.edu.au. 2019-05-17.
  5. Web site: The Asher Literary Award - Australian Society of Authors (ASA). www.asauthors.org. 2019-05-17. 17 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190517014337/https://www.asauthors.org/services/asher-award. dead.
  6. Web site: The Asher Literary Award - Australian Society of Authors (ASA). www.asauthors.org. 2019-05-17. 17 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190517014337/https://www.asauthors.org/services/asher-award. dead.
  7. Web site: Deakin University / All Locations. library2.deakin.edu.au. 2019-05-17.
  8. Book: Asher, Helen. Tilly's fortunes. 1986. Ringwood, Vic., Australia ; New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Penguin Books. 9780140084412. English. registration.

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