Born in 1983 in Zurich, Switzerland, I have studied Communication at Zurich University of Applied Sciences (BA), English and German Literature and Linguistics at the University of Bern (BA) and English Literature and Linguistics as well as Comparative Literature at the University of Zurich (MA). I am currently working on a dissertation project in literary journalism. Apart from my research, I have been publishing as a freelance journalist in Swiss media for more than ten years, co-founded and edited the online magazine Coup, taught English at a Swiss vocational high-school, and played and coached floorball at an elite level.