Monique Schwitter studied acting and directing and performed in theaters throughout Germany, Austria, and Switzerland before publishing her first book, the story collection Wenn’s schneit beim Krokodil (2005), which won the Robert Walser Prize. ** ** She is also the author of the story collection Goldfish Memory (Parthian Books, 2015, trans. Eluned Gramich); the novel Ohren haben keine Lider (2008); and a play, Himmels-W (2008). Her most recent novel, One Another (Persea Books, 2019, trans. Tess Lewis), was shortlisted for the German Book Prize and won the Swiss Book Prize in 2015. Born in Zurich, Schwitter heads the Free Academy of Arts in Hamburg and teaches creative writing to design students at HAW University Hamburg. (updated 10/2024)