Donna Hay Bio

Donna Hay is an Australian food stylist, author, magazine and newspaper editor, businesswoman and television presenter, who has presented her own programs.

Hay is best known as the author of 27 bestselling cookbooks, including the new easy, the new classics, fresh and light, fast, fresh, simple, off the shelf, modern classics (books 1 and 2), the instant cook, “Basics to Brilliance” and Basics to Brilliance: Kids. Selling over 6 million copies worldwide, her books are known for their simple recipes and beautiful photography. She was named one of the ‘Magnificent Seven’ cookbook authors by the judges of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in January 2007. Her most recent book, Too Easy, was released in October 2024.

Hay also served as Editor-in-Chief of Donna Hay Magazine, a bi-monthly magazine launched in 2001, which closed after 100 issues in July 2018. She was the Food Editor for Marie Claire magazine when it launched in Australia, as well as six months as Food Editor at The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.