AS the medals mount up in at the Olympic Games in Paris, one York author is celebrating clinching a literary equivalent.
Helen Reynolds, 50, from Holgate, beat more than 400 entries from 23 countries to win a prestigious gold medal for the first chapters of her as yet unpublished novel.
The founder of Ink Gardener Copywriting by day, Helen says she is crafting a series set in the turbulent years following the Civil War.
She spent her teenage years near Scarborough and Pickering and credits York and North Yorkshire as having as having a huge influence on her writing.
“Walking through Shambles, Stonegate and the snickelways of York as well as exploring the timeless North York Moors and Yorkshire Wolds really helps me step back in time," said Helen.
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