Naja Marie Aidt, born in Greenland, moved to Copenhagen at seven years of age. She debuted in 1991, and has written many poetry and short-story collections as well as plays, children’s books, song lyrics, and the screenplay for the feature film Strings (2005). In 2008 she received the Nordic Council’s Literature Award for Bavian (Baboon), which has been translated worldwide. Currently she lives in Brooklyn.