Jacqui Lofthouse is the author of four novels: 'The Temple of Hymen' (Penguin 1995), 'Bluethroat Morning' (Bloomsbury, 2000 and Blackbird 2018), 'Een Stille Verdwijning' (De Bezige Bij 2005) and 'The Modigliani Girl' (Blackbird Digital Books 2015). Her novels have sold over 100,000 copies in the UK, the USA and Europe and have been widely reviewed.

Jacqui began her career as an actor touring India as Sheila in J.B. Priestley's 'An Inspector Calls'. She went on to study Drama and English at the University of Bristol and subsequently worked in radio production and media training. In 1992 she studied for her MA in Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia under Sir Malcolm Bradbury and Rose Tremain.

Jacqui has taught creative writing in a broad variety of settings including from City University to Feltham Young Offenders Institution. She has also taught English and Drama in London secondary schools.

In 2005, Jacqui founded The Writing Coach, a coaching and mentoring organisation for writers (www.thewritingcoach.co.uk). She is currently working on her first YA novel and returning to actor training at Identity School of Acting.