Deborah Levy writes fiction, plays, and poetry. Her work has been staged by the royal Shakespeare Company, and she is the author of highly praised books including Beautiful Mutants, Swimming Home (Shortlisted for Man Booker Prize 2012, Specsavers National Book Award 2012, and Jewish Quarterly Wingate Prize 2013), and Black Vodka: Ten Stories (Shortlisted for BBC International Short Story Award).