Helen Collins

Helen Collins was born in New London, Connecticut and attended the University of Connecticut where she majored in English. She earned an M.A.at UConn, specializing in 18th and 19th century English literature. Next she lived in Manhattan and taught English at Brooklyn College. She has been a professor in the English Department at Nassau Community College, where her teaching included Women Writers and Science Fiction. Collins has been a member of a number of professional organizations, including SFRA, Science Fiction Research Association, SFWA, Science Fiction Writers of America, IAFA, International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts and MLA the Modern Language Association. Some of her other interests have included mentoring at a local women's prison, advising a student SF club, yoga and - one of her favorites painting.