Giulia Caminito was born in 1988 and lives in Rome. Her first novel La grande A (Giunti, 2016) won the Premio Bagutta Opera Prima, the Premio Berto and the Premio Brancati Giovani. She writes novels, short stories and children’s books. She published for Bompiani Un giorno verrà, L'acqua del lago non è mai dolce (winner of the Premio Campiello 2021 and finalist for the Premio Strega 2021) and Il male che non c'è (2024). Her books are translated in over 20 countries. She writes for magazines and newspapers and also works in publishing.