Hazel Edwards

Hazel is a readaholic but also an author and Reading Ambassador.Her unconventional memoir is 'Not Just a Piece of Cake-Being an Author' .' Hijabi Girl' is her latest junior chapter book.Although Hazel mentors her 'Hazelnuts' and helps people craft their ancestry in her popular workshops ‘Writing a Non- Boring Family History’,she’s best known for the children’s classic ‘There’s a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake’ which is celebrating its 36th year with ' Hippo! Hippo!'the Big, New Musical Adventure' produced by Garry Ginnivan National venues, dates, times and bookings via hypertext link .http://tinyurl.com/hc4grmr . Hazel has collaborated with experts to publish adult non- fiction titles such as ‘Difficult Personalities’, and the YA novel ‘f2m;the boy within’ on transitioning gender. 'Authorpreneurship; the Business of Creativity' is her latest. Hazel’s 2001 Antarctic expedition inspired the young adult eco-thriller 'Antarctica's Frozen Chosen', picture book ‘Antarctic Dad’ and the memoir, ‘Antarctic Writer on Ice’. But she also likes reading about Antarctica , as a hobby..'Trail Magic: Going Walkabout for 2184 Miles on the Appalachian Trail' was co-written with her son Trevelyan Quest Edwards.A fan of unusual locations, Hazel has been a guest writer in residence at the former Fremantle Prison , Pasir Ridge International School in East Kalimantan, Indonesia and an author ambassador in Nanjing, ChinaRecently many of her titles have been re-issued as e-books, with new covers.'Married, with two adult children , Hazel writes a new story for her two grandsons each birthday.