Zee Edgell
| Zelma I. Edgell | |
|---|---|
| Born |
21 October 1940 Belize City, Belize |
| Pen name | Zee Edgell |
| Occupation | novelist, short story writer |
| Nationality | Belize |
| Period | 1982–present |
| Genre | Young adult, women |
Zelma I. Edgell, better known as Zee Edgell, MBE (born 21 October 1940), is a Belizean-born American writer who has had four novels published. She was an associate professor of English at Kent State University.
She was born and raised in Belize City, Belize. After attending St. Catherine Academy in Belize City (the basis for St. Cecilia's Academy in her novel Beka Lamb), Edgell studied journalism at the school of modern languages at the Polytechnic of Central London (1965) and continued her education at the University of the West Indies (1990). She worked as a journalist, serving as the founding editor of The Reporter.
She has also lived for extended periods in such diverse places as Jamaica, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Somalia, working with development organizations and the Peace Corps. She has been director of women's affairs for the government of Belize, lecturer at the former University College of Belize (forerunner to the University of Belize) and she was an associate professor in the department of English at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, where she taught creative writing and literature. Edgell also tours internationally, giving book readings and delivering papers on the history and literature of Belize. She is considered Belize's principal contemporary writer.
Edgell is married to American educator Al Edgell, who had a decades-long career in international development. They have two children, Holly, a journalism professor at the Missouri School of Journalism, and Randall, a physician specializing in stroke treatment and prevention.
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