Helen Edwards

Dr Helen Edwards is an Australian author and speaker who writes stories of nature, magic and history. She has a PhD in Psychology and a long background working in mental health.

Helen is a mid-career SA Literary Fellow in 2025, supported by Writers' SA and the State Library of South Australia. Her fellowship project - A Light on the Rocks - features the true history of the wreck of the S.S Admella and the Cape Jaffa lighthouse, as well as exploring themes of ocean conservation. It will be published on 28/1/26 with Riveted Press. This project was also supported by the History Trust of South Australia’s South Australian History Fund.

Set across two timelines, connected by place, mystery, and magic, A Light on the Rocks is a haunting tale, abou

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