question: Were Helen Dunmore and Virginia Woolf ever alive at the same time?
answer: no
context: Title: Virginia Woolf
  Passage: Adeline Virginia Woolf (née Stephen; 25 January 1882 – 28 March 1941) was an English writer who is considered one of the foremost modernists of the twentieth century, and a pioneer in the use of stream of consciousness as a narrative device.  Born in an affluent household in Kensington, London, she attended the King's College London and was acquainted with the early reformers of women's higher education.
  Title: Helen Dunmore
  Passage: Helen Dunmore FRSL (12 December 1952 – 5 June 2017) was a British poet, novelist and children's writer.
  Title: The Mark on the Wall
  Passage: "The Mark on the Wall" is the first published story by Virginia Woolf.  It was published in 1917 as part of the first collection of short stories written by Virginia Woolf and her husband, Leonard Woolf, called "Two Stories".  It was later published in New York in 1921 as part of another collection entitled "Monday or Tuesday".
  Title: A Spell of Winter
  Passage: A Spell of Winter is a 1995 gothic novel by Helen Dunmore, set in England, around the time of World War I.  The novel was the first recipient of the Orange Prize for Fiction, in 1996.
  Title: Jane de Gay
  Passage: Rev Dr "Jane de Gay" is a British academic and lecturer who has earned a reputation as an expert on the life and works of Virginia Woolf.  Dr de Gay's works on Woolf include a series of articles and a 2006 book, "Virginia Woolf's Novels and the Literary Past", published by Edinburgh University Press.  Her work has been recognised by the Virginia Woolf Society of Great Britain.  She has co-edited four books on gender and theatre, including "Languages of Theatre Shaped by Women" (with Lizbeth Goodman).
  Title: The Crossing of Ingo
  Passage: The Crossing of Ingo is a children's fantasy novel by Helen Dunmore, first published in 2008.  It is the fourth and final volume in the "Ingo" tetralogy.
  Title: Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
  Passage: Me!  I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf is a 1978 television play by Alan Bennett, produced by London Weekend Television and directed by Stephen Frears.  The title of the play is a parody of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ", which in turn plays on the title of the Disney song "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? ".
  Title: Zennor in Darkness
  Passage: Zennor in Darkness, was the debut novel from English author Helen Dunmore, published in 1993.  It won the 1994 McKitterick Prize.  which is awarded for debut novels for writers over 40.  Until that point Dunmore was primarily a poet though had published short stories and books for children.  As a result of winning the prize, Penguin offered her a two-book deal and fiction became her focus.
  Title: Ingo tetralogy
  Passage: The Ingo tetralogy is a series of four children's novels, set in Cornwall, by British author Helen Dunmore.  The four books are, in chronological order, "Ingo", "The Tide Knot", "The Deep" and "The Crossing of Ingo".  The first book was nominated for the 2008 Booktrust Teenage Prize.
  Title: Moments of Being
  Passage: Moments of Being is a collection of posthumously-published autobiographical essays by Virginia Woolf.  The collection was first found in the papers of her husband, used by Quentin Bell in his biography of Virginia Woolf, published in 1972.  In 1976, the essays were edited for publication by Jeanne Schulkind.  The second edition was published in 1985.  The original texts are now housed at Sussex University and in the British Library in London.
citations: Helen Dunmore Virginia Woolf