Gene Helfman

Gene Helfman, PhD, is an animal behaviorist turned conservation biologist. He has authored four reference books on fish and marine conservation. His 2021 novel, Beyond the Human Realm-about love, loss, and redemption among killer whales-won the 2022 NIEA Award and 2022 Readers' Favorite Award for Animal Fiction. Gene and his wife Dr. Judy Meyer live on Lopez Island in Washington State.