Jaclyn Moyer grew up in northern California’s Sierra Foothills. Her essays and journalism have appeared in The Atlantic, High Country News, Salon, Guernica, Orion, Ninth Letter and other publications. She's received fellowships and support from Fishtrap, Wildbranch Writing Workshop, The Elizabeth Kostova Foundation, Community of Writers, and Spring Creek Project, and was a finalist for the PEN/Fusion Emerging Writers Prize. Her book, On Gold Hill, won the 2025 Oregon Book Award. She's worked as a vegetable farmer, bread baker, teacher, and native seed collector. Jaclyn lives in Corvallis, Oregon.