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Donna Hay is Australia’s leading food editor and bestselling cookbook author.
Donna Hay's food, recipes and styling focuses on basic ingredients, simply prepared and beautifully photographed – hallmarks of her work that have set the benchmark for food publishing worldwide and inspired a whole new generation of cooks.
Donna’s career as a freelance food writer and stylist started when she was 19. She was appointed food editor of marie claire at age 25 and soon became food editor of both marie claire and marie claire lifestyle.
Donna is also the editor-in-chief of the bi-monthly donna hay magazine, a highly acclaimed and top-selling food magazine with enormous local success and far-reaching international appeal. She also has a popular weekly column in the Sunday editions of News Limited newspapers around Australia and New Zealand, reaching over 8 million people each week.
Her simple and stylish approach has also seen her produce 11 bestselling cookbooks including off the shelf, modern classics book 1, modern classics book 2, the instant cook, Christmas and instant entertaining. Her book sales are now in excess of 3 million copies worldwide.
The strength of the donna hay name has also given rise to a successful homewares brand available in the UK and Australia.
Donna has also received a number of international awards including:
Winner Best Food Stylist/Best Food Photographer – donna hay magazine
The Vittoria Food Media Awards 2004 (Australia)
Best Cookbook Design in the World – modern classics book 1
Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2002 (Spain)
Nominee for Best Food Photography – flavours
James Beard Foundation/Kitchen Aid Book Awards 2001 (USA)
Winner Cookery Book of the Year – flavours
Glenfiddich Food and Drink Award 2001 (UK)
Best Cook Book – flavours
The Guild of Food Writers Awards 2001 (UK
Best Soft Cover Recipe Book – dining
Australian Food Writers’ Award 1999 (Australia)
The Design Award – cooking
International Association of Culinary Professionals Cookbook Awards 1998 (USA)
(formerly the Julia Child Cookbook Awards)
She was also named one of the ‘Magnificent Seven cookbook authors' by the international Gourmand Awards in January 2007.
Donna Hay is an Australian success story, a household name, regularly appearing on radio and television all over the world. She lives in Sydney with her husband Bill and children Angus and Tom.
