Author Archive: Hazel Edwards
An avid reader (who read under the bedclothes and in the bath), as a young girl, Hazel Edwards wrote her first novel in grade six, a mystery about adventurous children stuck in a mine. This passion for writing and character development continued and after working as a secondary school teacher, at twenty-seven, Hazel published her first novel, ‘General Store’, a book based on life in a rural town.
It is Hazel’s third published work however that is her most well known, the children’s picture book classic,‘There’s a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake’.
Published titles include ‘f2m:the boy within’, a co-written, young adult novel about gender transition, picture book Stickybeak and the Frequent Flyer Twins series.
Hazel has collaborated with experts in various fields to publish adult non-fiction titles such as such as ‘Difficult Personalities’, ‘Friends’, ‘Committeeitus’ and ‘Simply Events’ and helps people craft interesting stories about their ancestry in her popular workshop based on her book ‘Writing a Non- Boring Family History”.
Hazel Edwards (www.hazeledwards.com) has published 200 books for adults and children, with mainstream and small publishers and now has her own eBookstore on her website. Hazel also runs book-linked workshops on ‘Authorpreneurship’ and ‘Writing a Non-Boring Family History’.
A recipient of the 2009 ASA Medal, Hazel is a 2012 Year of Reading National Ambassador. She is married with two adult children and grandkids for whom she writes a story each birthday. Recently she updated her business card from writer to ‘Authorpreneur’.
‘Authorpreneurship;The Business of Creativity’ published by Keesing Press is her most recent book. E-pub version available from her online bookstore
Follow Australian author Hazel Edwards on Twitter @muirmoir.
Challenging Typecasting as an Author
“You’ve co-written a YA novel about transitioning gender! But I thought you only wrote nice children’s picture books like ‘There’s a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake’?” I’m seen as a mainstream, Australian children’s author, especially as I’m now a grandmother. I have been typecast as a children’s picture book writer, and my regular readers […]
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