Author and writing tutor, UK
Helen Jukes is a British writer and writing tutor. She is the author of two books, A Honeybee Heart Has Five Openings (2018) and Mother Animal (2025). Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Port Magazine and Aeon, among others. She teaches at Faber Academy and for the University of Oxford, and lives in Derbyshire, UK.
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Animals and humans
To build a nest
Throughout the animal kingdom, the parents of newborns must strive to create snug sanctuaries in a hazardous world
Helen Jukes
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Animals and humans
The accidental beekeeper
The gift of a half-wanted hive took me into the world of bees, kept and wild: a place of generosity and attentiveness
Helen Jukes