Federica Manzon was born in Pordenone. She is the author of the novels Come si dice addio (2008), Di fama e di sventura (2011, Premio Rapallo Carige, Premio Campiello Selezione Giuria dei Letterati, Premio Asti d’Appello) and La nostalgia degli altri (2017). In 2015, she edited the book I mari di Trieste. Her writings have appeared in severals magazines, anthologies and collections. She has worked as foreign fiction editor at Mondadori, and is currently in charge of the development of educational projects at Scuola Holden. She is editor of the literary magazine Nuovi Argomenti and contributes to the festival Pordenonelegge. She lives in Milan, sometimes in Trieste. Her most recent book is Il bosco del confine (2020).