2026 Festival
Speaker Profile
Jaclyn Crupi
Jaclyn Crupi is a book editor, author, event moderator and bookseller. She has written numerous books for children and adults. Garden Like a Nonno was shortlisted for an Indie Book Award and longlisted for an ABIA. Her most recent children’s book, The ABC Kids Guide to Loving the Planet, won the Wilderness Society's environment award for children's literature. Her latest book is called Planting for Native Birds, Bees and Butterflies.
Write A Bestseller, Quit My Job? How authors find the courage to write full-time
Thursday April 23
Sorrento Bowls Club
10.30am
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60 mins
Sarah Bailey, Kate Mildenhall and Heather Rose with Jaclyn Crupi
Melbourne’s Hidden Interiors
Thursday April 23
The Ballroom, The Continental
1.30pm
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60 mins
Stephen Crafti and Kristine Slawinski with Jaclyn Crupi
This session is supported by The Natural Flooring Company
The Family Dynamic: Literature’s gift that keeps on giving
Friday April 24
Ellen Grant Hall
10.30am
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60 mins
Tim Ayliffe, Toni Jordan and Anna Snoekstra with Jaclyn Crupi