Marco Nardini grew up on the island of La Maddalena until 2000, when he moved to Bologna. The founder of the Otago Literary Agency, he has worked for more than twenty years in the publishing and cultural sectors. He graduated from the University of Bologna with a thesis in Arabic literature and attended specialization courses in business management, communication, marketing 2.0, and sustainable events. He works in publishing brokerage, is the editor of several fiction and non-fiction publications, and has taught in advanced training courses on publishing professions.