Simon Lappert (1985) studied literary writing at the Swiss Literature Institute. She currently lives in Zürich and works as writer. Her debut book “Wurfschatten” (Overshadowings) was published in 2014 and was nominated for the ZDF award. Her sophomore novel “Der Sprung” (The Jump, publ. by Diogenes, 2019) was nominated for the Swiss Grand Award for Literature. Simon Lappert is president of the Basel International Poetry Festival and co-curator of the poetry project Babelsprech International.