Helen Chandler

Helen Chandler is a writer from Ireland currently based in Charlottesville. She is the author of the novel Study for a Portrait, which is forthcoming from Penguin Sandycove in 2027. Prior to joining the team in the creative writing program, she taught fiction and non-fiction writing at the Young Writers Workshop, Sweet Briar College, and at Writer House, a Charlottesville nonprofit. Her short stories, essays, reviews, and interviews have appeared in The Dublin Review, The Stinging Fly, Literary Hub, and other outlets. For more information, see helenchandler.co