Hopfield is Writing

About Little Old Me

Who am I? What do I do?

My name is Edald Hopfield and I am a writer in Meanjin | Brisbane, Australia. Though I proudly declare I am a writer, I am unpublished (,,>﹏<,,) but I am working hard to change that!

I am Polynesian-Australian and was born on Darkinjung land. I am also trans non-binary and use they/them pronouns. Thank you (*ˊᗜˋ*)/

I am currently taking a break from the writing/publishing industry to focus on myself and my writing but my background is in editing and Young Adult fiction.

I have more interests than can fit in my filing cabinet ⸜(｡˃ ᵕ ˂ )⸝

Ed’s Bookshelf

Reading

Dracula, Bram Stoker

Cycle 25 Reading List

Design, Alison Page & Paul Memmot
Solitaire, Alice Oseman
The Woman in the Window, A.J. Finn
Memoirs of a Geisha, Arthur Golden
The Dictionary of Lost Words, Pip Williams
Children of Virtue and Vengenace, Tomi Adeyemi

I was born in the middle of December in 1995, so the ages are what I likely was when reading these

  • Before 9 Years Old

    • I started reading around 4 but I don’t recall what titles. My first series was at 7, fantasy.
    • My memory isn’t my strongest feature and so this will gradually be updated as the memories load in.

  • 9 Years Old, 2005

    • Tomorrow, When the War Began, John Marsden (1993)
    • The Dead of the Night, John Marsden (1994)
    • The Third Day, The Frost, John Marsden (1995)
    • Darkness, Be My Friend, John Marsden (1996)

  • 10 years old, 2006

    • The Twits, Roald Dahl (1980)
    • Burning for Revenge, John Marsden (1997)
    • The Night Is for Hunting, John Marsden (1998)
    • The Other Side of Dawn, John Marsden (1999)

  • 11 years old, 2007

    • Eragon, Christopher Paolini
    • Eldest, Christopher Paolini
    • Deltora Quest: The Forests of Silence, Emily Rodda (2000)
    • Deltora Quest: The Lake of Tears, Emily Rodda (2000)
    • Deltora Quest: City of the Rats, Emily Rodda (2000)
    • Deltora Quest: The Shifting Sands, Emily Rodda (2000)
    • Deltora Quest: Dread Mountain, Emily Rodda (2000)
    • Deltora Quest: The Maze of the Beast, Emily Rodda (2000)
    • Deltora Quest: The Valley of the Lost, Emily Rodda (2000)
    • Deltora Quest: Return to Del, Emily Rodda (2000)

  • 12 years old, 2008

    • The Power of One, Bryce Courtenay
    • Deltora Shadowlands: Cavern of the Fear, Emily Rodda (2002)
    • Deltora Shadowlands: The Isle of Illusion, Emily Rodda (2002)
    • Deltora Shadowlands: The Shadowlands, Emily Rodda (2002)
    • Dragons of Deltora: Dragon’s Nest, Emily Rodda (2003)
    • Dragons of Deltora: Shadowgate, Emily Rodda (2004)
    • Dragons of Deltora: Isle of the Dead, Emily Rodda (2004)
    • Dragons of Deltora: The Sister of the South, Emily Rodda (2004)
    • The Ellie Chronicles: While I Live, John Marsden (2003)
    • The Ellie Chronicles: Incurable, John Marsden (2005)
    • The Ellie Chronicles: Circle of Flight, John Marsden (2006)
    • Not Without My Sister, Kristina Jones
    • Two Weeks with the Queen, Morris Gleitzman
    • Boy, Roald Dahl (1984)

  • 13 years old, 2009

    • Brisingr, Christopher Paolini (2008)
    • Hush Hush, Becca Fitzpatrick (2009)
    • Parvana, Deborah Ellis
    • The Hobbit, J.R.R Tolkien
    • The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, John Boyne
    • Holes, Louis Sachlar

  • 14 years old, 2010

    • The Diviner’s Son, Gary Crew
    • Room, Emma Donoghue
    • Crescendo, Becca Fitzpatrick (2010)
    • To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
    • Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment, James Patterson (2005)
    • Maximum Ride: School’s Out Forever, James Patterson (2006)
    • Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports, James Patterson (2007)
    • Maximum Ride: The Final Warning, James Patterson (2008)
    • MAX: A Maximum Ride Novel, James Patterson (2009)
    • Hamlet, William Shakespeare
    • A Midsummer’s Night Dream, William Shakespeare
    • Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare
    • Checkers, John Marsden (1996)

  • 15 years old, 2011

    • Inheritance, Christopher Paolini (2011)
    • Frankenstein, Mary Shelley
    • The Skull Beneath the Skin, PD James
    • To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee

  • 16 years old, 2012

    • Silence, Becca Fitzpatrick (2011)
    • Finale, Becca Fitzpatrick (2012)
    • Fang: A Maximum Ride Novel, James Patterson (2010)
    • Angel: A Maximum Ride Novel, James Patterson (2011)
    • Nevermore: The Final Maximum Ride Adventure, James Patterson (2012)
    • Othello, William Shakespeare

  • 17 years old, 2013

  • 18 years old, 2014

  • 19 years old, 2015

    • Maximum Ride Forever, James Patterson (2015)

  • 20 years old, 2016

  • 21 years old, 2017

    • Their Brilliant Careers, Ryan O’Neill (2016)
    • Oranges are not the Only Fruit, Jeanette Winterson (1985)
    • Citizen, Claudia Rankine (2014)
    • This House of Grief, Helen Garner (2014)
    • Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen (1811)

  • 22 years old, 2018

    • The Road, Cormac McCarthy (2006)
    • The Secret River, Kate Grenville (2005)
    • Dark Emu, Bruce Pascoe

  • 23 years old, 2019

    • The Whisper Man, Alex North (2019)
    • It, Stephen King

  • 24 years old, 2020

    • Laurinda, Alice Pung

  • 25 years old, 2021

    • The Martian, Andy Weir
    • Children of Blood and Bone, Tomi Adeyemi
    • Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen

  • 26 years old, 2022

    • For Today, I am a Boy, Kim Fu

  • 27 years old, 2023

    • Heartstopper Volume 1, Alice Oseman (2019)
    • Heartstopper Volume 2, Alice Oseman (2019)
    • Heartstopper Volume 3, Alice Oseman (2020)

  • 28 years old, 2024

    • Iron Widow, Xiran Jay Zhao
    • A Song for the Dying, Stuart McBride
    • Heartstopper Volume 4, Alice Oseman
    • Nick & Charlie, Alice Oseman
    • The Autistic Trans Guide to Life, Yenn Purkis & Wenn Lawson

  • 29 Years Old, 2025

    • Raven Black, Anne Cleeves
    • Heartstopper Volume 5, Alice Oseman
    • Murderbot: All Systems Red, Martha Wells
    • Songlines, Margo Neale & Lynne Kelly

  • 30 Years Old, 2025

    • The Caves of Steel, Isaac Asimov