Helen Walsh
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BSR Contributor Since March 23, 2018
Helen Walsh (she/her pronouns) is a writer, translator, and central Pennsylvania native. She received undergraduate degrees in History and Italian from Wellesley College, and taught abroad before moving to the City of Brotherly Love. She currently lives in West Philadelphia and enjoys the novelty of SEPTA trolleys and running in the city.
Helen Walsh is a Philadelphia-based writer and translator whose interests include American fiction and contemporary Italian fiction by female authors. She spent several years in Italy in various capacities, including Università di Bologna student, Vatican Museums intern, au pair, and geography teacher. Her eclectic background has impressed upon her the value (and occasional difficulty) of communication, and she is committed to provoking thoughtful, real-world engagement through writing.
Helen studied History and Italian at Wellesley College, and moved to Philadelphia in the summer of 2017 to pursue Spanish language studies. While still working on her español, in her free time she also translates short fiction from Italian to English, plays the viola, and dreams of the Allegheny Mountains. She can often be seen running along the banks of the Schuylkill River.
