About Me

I fell in love with the written word at five years old and the love affair has been life-long.

After graduating in English at London university I worked in the UK communications department of IBM (UK) Ltd. Subsequent full-time roles ranged from engineering and local government to British Rail. In each post I had dedicated experience of copywriting, editing, and preparing manuscripts for publication.

Since 1998 I have worked as a freelance writer; editing and writing for clients in education, the public sector, IT and tourism. I am also a published author with seven titles in print, and have in-depth experience of all stages of book production; writing, editing, proof-reading and typesetting to final print stage.

I was first published by Highland Books in 2002 and some of my titles are listed below. I adopted Shropshire as my home county in 1990 and now couldn’t live anywhere else.

My books (written as Helen Porter and Helen Wilkinson)

*NEW * Lucy’s Rainbow with Judy Hopkins – biography Lucy’s Rainbow by Judy Hopkins with Helen Porter

Dying to Live – biography Dying to Live by Fran Burke with Helen Wilkinson

The Missing Peace – Kids age 8 – 12 The Missing Peace by Helen Wilkinson

Peter’s Daughter – best-selling novel Peter’s Daughter by Helen Wilkinson

Chinks – shortlisted for a children’s book award, Kids age 10 – 14  Chinks by Helen Wilkinson

Apostle to the Gypsies – biography Email Helen to find a copy

The Divided Kingdom – teens The Divided Kingdom by Helen Wilkinson

*NEW * Lucy’s Rainbow with Judy Hopkins – biography Lucy’s Rainbow by Judy Hopkins with Helen Porter

Signed books are available from Helen and can be requested by email. P&P is free.