Leonardo San Pietro was born in Turin in 1997, where he attended the Scuola Holden. He worked as a reader for Einaudi Editore. He is currently attending the Master of Linguistic Sciences in Bologna, where he lives. He published his first short stories in "Domani" and in "'Tina," Matteo B. Bianchi's magazine dedicated to debut writers. His short story Fuori dalle mura was published in Meridiano Zero's series, a collection of writings by the finalists for the Premio Italo Calvino.