Michelle Steinbeck was born in Lenzburg, Switzerland in 1990, studied creative writing in Biel, and lives in Basel and Zurich.
She works as an editor at Fabrikzeitung, a periodical focussing on cultural, social and political themes, and is organizer of Babelsprech, a forum for young German-language poets.
Her prose, poetry, and dramas have been widely published in anthologies and magazines, performed on stage, and broadcast. (2018)