Simone Lappert, born in Aarau in 1985, studied at the Swiss Literary Institute in Biel. Her debut novel, Shadows Cast, was shortlisted for the ›Aspekte Prize‹, while her novel Jump was shortlisted for the ›Swiss Book Prize‹. She was awarded the ›Wartholz Prize‹ as best newcomer and the ›Heinz Weder Prize‹ for her poetry. She is president of the Basel International Poetry Festival and was the Swiss curator for the poetry project Babelsprech.International. She lives in Zurich.