Lucia Cardillo (born October 29, 1958, Rodi Garganico, Foggia, Italy), administrative assistant at the Conservatorio di Musica Umberto Giordano. Began writing haiku in 2016 and has won awards in Italian, Japanese, Polish, and American contests and publications. Her haiku collection, All’ombra del gelso (In the Shade of the Mulberry Tree), was published in 2019. Lives in Rodi Garganico, Italy.