Hazel Edwards
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Hazel Edwards

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Meet the Author Hazel Edwards OAM has always been keen on books and ideas. Her anecdotal memoir 'Not Just a Piece of Cake;Being an Author' is about being a longterm author with a family and taking cultural or physical risks such as being an Antarctic expeditioner. Her over 200 books, have been translated into ten languages. ( not every book in every language!) and adapted for screen. 'Wasted?' the latest YA novel, explores challenges faced by innovative asylum seekers when they create a new state on the Garbage Patches mid ocean. They trade bio-fuel and issue visas. Teenager Kit illustrates how you can draw a new future as activists turn to science. 'Celebrant Sleuth: I Do or Die' is first in an adult mystery series with Quinn, a celebrant of diverse gender who performs wedding and funerals but who also solves mysteries.The sequel 'Wed Then Dead on The Ghan', an Agatha Christie role-play was commissioned for adaptation for screen by the ABC. 'Difficult Personalities', co-written with Dr Helen Mc Grath (Penguin) has been reprinted with Polish, Russian Chinese,Vietnamese, Korean, American and Canadian audio translations available. Her co-written YA novel about transitioning gender 'f2m;the boy within' has inspired a comic graphic novel 'The Boy Within' with transguys Ryan Kennedy and Sam Orchard. Best known for 'There's a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake' picture book series , illustrated by Deborah Niland with its 46th anniversary in 2026, toured nationally as a Garry Ginivin musical. Included in top 50 Australian picture books by The Guardian poll (2025) Hazel writes across media, for adults & children. Her educational script collections such as 'Authorpreneurship' are published by Amba Press. Hazel mentors 'Non Boring Writing' and 'Complete Your Book in a Year' online workshops for genealogists.
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