Australian Children's Author and Eco Blogger

Welcome. My name is Helen Edwards and I am an award-winning blogger and author. I adore writing stories for children and teens. I like to include themes of nature and our environment in my books. I also love writing non-fiction books about sustainability, eco-living and wellbeing. I am a freelance writer, blogger and speaker.

I am Mama to 3 sons and live in Adelaide with my family and 2 cats. I have been writing and reading since before I went to school. I wanted to be a writer for as long as I can remember. So, I went off and became a social worker. Seriously not writerly. But in fact it was, because most of my work was about people's stories.

I have lived with type 1 diabetes since 1979. I have multiple, chronic, hidden disabilities and conditions, alongside my type 1 diabetes. I manage all of these with grace and resilience. In 2001 I founded an award-winning online diabetes counselling service to support people living with diabetes. It was a hit. I ran this for more than 16 years and won many awards for this work. You can see more here.

In 2013 I started a blog called Recycled Interiors, which is now the Sustainable Home Hub. I am passionate about our beautiful planet. You can see more here.

I have successfully built an online platform of over 140,000 people following me and joining with me, in my words.

I have written and published 2 books and a number of ebooks. I have written hundreds of blog posts, magazine articles, social media posts and stories. I am completing my PhD in Psychology, due to submit in July 2019 (wish me luck!).

When I am not writing or reading, I enjoy watching quality drama, comedy and nature programmes, listening to music, walking in nature, being near the ocean, roadtrips with my family, and caring for my many potted plants.

I have some exciting book projects underway. I have completed a middle-grade manuscript which is an Australian family drama set in rural NSW, and am working on getting my second middle-grade novel, 'The Forest Keepers - Secrets of The Emerald Stone', published. It is book 1 of a fantasy series based in a world of trees.  I am also available for all sorts of freelance writing and speaking work  - see more here.