Jaclyn Crupi is a book editor, author, event moderator, awards judge and bookseller. She is the Fiction Editor at News & Reviews and the curator of the event series Body of Work and Eat the Book. Jaclyn has worked in publishing and bookselling since 2002. She has a Bachelor of Arts (English and Cinema Studies) from Melbourne University and a Graduate Diploma in Editing and Publishing from RMIT.

Jaclyn has written numerous books for both children and adults. Her book, Garden Like a Nonno, was shortlisted for an Indie Book Award and longlisted for an Australian Book Industry Award. Jaclyn’s latest book, Planting for Native Birds, Bees and Butterflies, was shortlisted for an Indie Book Award and an ABIA. Her most recent children’s book, The ABC Kids Guide to Loving the Planet, won the Environment Award for Children’s Literature. Her work has appeared in The Guardian, SBS Voices, The Canberra Times, PIP Magazine and Frankie, as well as the anthology Family.