Simone Marcuzzi was born in Pordenone in 1981. He has a degree in engineering and works for a major company. He is the author of the short story collection Cosa faccio quando vengo scaricato e altre storie d’amore crudele (Zandegù) and the novels Vorrei star fermo mentre il mondo va (Mondadori), Dove si va da qui (Fandango), Ventiquattro secondi (66thand2nd) and Fratelli (DeA Planeta).