Robert Hellenga Mailing Address: 343 N. Prairie St. Galesburg, IL 61401 Summers: 168 215th Avenue Monmouth, IL 61462 County: Knox/Warren E-mail: rhelleng@knox.edu Phone: Galesburg home: 309-343-8957 Knox College office: 309-341-7359 Monmouth home (summer): 309-734-8758 Genre: Fiction

Periodical Publications:

• Recent fiction and reviews have appeared in such journals as Chicago Tribune book section, National Geographic, New York Times Magazine, Illinois Library Association Newsletter, Black Warrior Review, The Writerüs Journal, Sky (Delta Airlines in-flight magazine), Washington Post Book World, TriQuarterly, others.

Book Publications:

• The Fall of a Sparrow (novel), Scribner, 1998; London: Viking, 1999; Paperback editions, USA 1999, UK 2000. Translations into Spanish, Dutch, German, Italian, Croatian.
• The Sixteen Pleasures (novel), Soho, 1994; London: Hodder/Headline, 1994; Dell, 1995 (paperback). Translations into German, Swedish, Italian, Dutch.

Forthcoming Publications:

• Blues Lessons (novel), Scribner, January 2002
• "A Writer's Christmas" (essay), Gettysburg Review, December 2001

Awards, Fellowships, Grants and Honors:

• Illinois Arts Council Fellowship
• Illinois Arts Council Artistüs Grants (3)
• Illinois Arts Council Finalistüs Award
• Finalist in the PEN Nelson Algren Competition
• PEN Syndicated Fiction Award
• NEA Artist's Fellowship
• Society of Midland Authors 1995 Award for Fiction
• Los Angeles Times list of "Best Fiction of 1998"
• Publisher's Weekly "Best '98 Books"
• others/li>

Recent Readings, Performances and Productions:

• Illinois Public Library, Springfield, 2001
• Moravian College, 2001
• Gurnee, Illinois Public Library, 2000
• Galesburg, Illinois Public Library, 2000
• Western Illinois University, 2000
• Westminster College, 2000
• Heartland Literary Society, Chicago, 1999
• Junior League of Chicago, 1999
• Many others

Recent Workshops:

Present Employment:

Preferred Audience:

• All audiences

Willing to travel:

• yes, throughout the state