Ali Hazelwood is the pen name of an Italian romance novelist and neuroscience professor.^[1] Many of her works center on women in STEM fields and academia. Her debut novel, The Love Hypothesis, was a New York Times best seller.^[2]

Hazelwood's first novel, The Love Hypothesis, was published in September 2021. It was on The New York Times Best Seller list for more than 40 weeks.^[3] The story was originally written as Star Wars fan fiction about Rey and Kylo Ren, which Hazelwood first published on Archive of Our Own in 2018^[4] In 2020, Hazelwood was approached by a literary agent about the story, who then helped her prepare it for publication.^[5] In 2022, Hazelwood published her second full-length novel, Love on the Brain, as well as three novellas: Under One Roof, Stuck with You, and Below Zero.^[6]

In 2023, Hazelwood compiled her three novellas into a book titled Loathe to Love You.^[7] That same year, she released her third adult novel, Love, Theoretically, as well as her first young adult novel, Check & Mate.^[6][8] In 2024, she released the paranormal romance Bride.^[9] Her seventh book, Not in Love, is scheduled for release in June 2024.^[10]

Hazelwood was born and raised in Italy^[5] and lived in Japan and Germany before moving to the United States to pursue her Ph.D. in neuroscience.^[3][11] During her graduate study, Hazelwood researched brain simulation and cognitive neuroscience.^[12]

Hazelwood worked as a professor up until 2023, when she took a break from academia to focus on her writing career.^[3]