Ulrika Hedquist

Ulrika Hedquist is a writer, journalist and health coach, living in Auckland. Horses, coffee, salt liquorice and snow are some of her favourite things.

Ulrika’s first book, White Night Mysteries at Wendelby Horse Camp, was published in 2022. It is a mystery novel for 9-12-year-olds, set at a horse riding camp in her native Sweden. The second book in the Wendelby series, The Christmas Treasure Hunt, is set to be published in May 2023.

Ulrika has worked as a journalist and content producer for over twenty years. She has a Master’s degree in Comparative Literature from University of Linköping, Sweden. She also works as a health and fitness coach, something she is as passionate about as writing. 

Ulrika is married to John, has two children and a dog, named Freeze.