[2] During these years, she began publishing poetry in literary supplements of the time, such as the Juvenil do Diário de Lisboa under the aegis of Mário Castrim.
[1] After a period working as a high school teacher, Hélia Correia undertook postgraduate studies in Classical Theatre.
Her literary career started in earnest in the 1981 with the publication of her debut work titled O Separar das Águas.
She reinterpreted ancient Greek myths from the view point of female heroines, such as Antigone in Perdition, Helen of Troy in Hatred, and Medea in Boundless.
[4] In 2001, her most popular book, Lillias Fraser, appeared, set between 1746 and 1762 and ranging across Scotland and Portugal, covering the earthquake of Lisbon.