Hazel Rowley


Literary Fund

In Australia:


A sub-fund has been established with the Australian Communities Foundation and aims to commemorate Hazel’s life and her writing legacy through activities that support biography and writing in general. The sub-fund will:

  • Support an annual lecture to be given in Hazel’s name by a notable biographer or writer. This will be held in Australia each March at the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne and at the Adelaide Writers Festival.


  • Assist a writer with a Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship to encourage a writing proposal by funding travel and research. The focus will be on, but not restricted to, biography.

    • Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship


Article: Sydney Morning Herald:
Sisterly love continues Rowley's legacy


How to donate



You can make a tax deductible donation online or by cheque. Credit card donations can be made online at: http://www.communityfoundation.org.au/donate-hazel-rowley

Start to enter the fund name (Hazel Rowley Literary Fund) and just follow the prompts. A tax deductible receipt will be issued to your email address.

Make your cheque payable to “Australian Communities Foundation” and state that it is for the Hazel Rowley Literary Fund (click here for form) and provide your name and address so that a tax deductible receipt can be issued. Please send cheques to: PO Box 1011, Collingwood, 3066.

In the United States:


  • The Biographers International Organisation (BIO) has honoured Hazel with a scholarship fund in her name which will help with attendance at their annual conference.
    "BIO is the first-ever international organisation to represent the everyday interests of practicing biographers: those who’ve already published the stories of real lives, and those working on biographies – in every medium, from print to film."
    • http://www.biographersinternational.org

  • There will be a soiree for Hazel in New York on Thursday 9th February 2012 held at Roosevelt house, 47-49 East 65th St. The evening will begin with a reception at 6:00 pm. At 6:30 pm William Vanden Heuvel will speak in memory of Hazel, and then Jodi Kantor, the author of The Obamas, will talk about her newly released biography. The evening will end with a dinner for invited guests.

    • The Hazel Rowley Memorial Lecture Invitation
    (Please note: event is by invitation only)

How to donate:


To donate to these activities, please send a check made out to the American Australian Association (Attn: Debbie Chappel and noting that it is to be for the Hazel Rowley fund) to 50 Broadway/ Suite 2003, New York NY 10004. This fund has 501 (C) 3 tax exempt status and you will be sent a receipt.

Other news:


  • The National Library of Australia has archived Hazel’s website in perpetuity for future researchers. Even when technology changes this material will be transferred to the new technology. Hence we are making sure the National Library has all of Hazel’s material (please help in sending any audio recordings you have of Hazel’s presentations). The current material can be found on http://pandora.nla.gov.au/index.html


Keeping in touch


Contact: dellarowley@bigpond.com
Della Rowley (Hazel’s sister)

Plaque at Eleanor Roosevelt statue, 72nd St and Riverside Drive, New York