Simona Baldanzi was born in Florence and lives in the Mugello area. She is a labour and Apennines activist. She has written Figlia di una vestaglia blu (Fazi 2006, Alegre 2019), Mugello sottosopra (Ediesse 2011), Il Mugello è una trapunta di terra (Laterza 2014), Maldifiume (Ediciclo 2016), Corpo Appennino (Ediciclo 2021), Pietra Pane e il mondo che c’è (Rrose Sélavy 2021), and Se tornano le rane (Alegre 2022). Her short stories have been published in numerous anthologies and magazines. She is part of the editorial team of Jacobin Italia and of the organising committee of the Working-Class Literature Festival. Her website is: www.simonabaldanzi.it.