Jackie Tritt, a retired teacher, lives in the hills outside Melbourne. She has been writing, studying writing and working in writing groups for some years. She also writes regularly for children's magazines. She is a founding member of the Lazy River Writers.
Tritt's non-fiction work, including articles on gardening, education, careers, and travel, has appeared in The Age, The Advertiser, the Herald Sun, the West Australian and the Women's Weekly. Her short stories have been successful in many competitions, including the 2004/5 Herald Sun/Collins $5,000 award, the Campbell River (Canada), the Judah Waten, Fifty Plus News (2002, 2006, 2007), artsnet Gippsland, and ABC Perth. Her stories for children have been published in the magazines Comet, Pursuit, Challenge, and the New South Wales School Magazine - Blast Off . She was shortlisted in the Midlands children's story competition for 2004, and the Silver Brumby children's story competition 2005. Her work in Comet now appears in Canada.
