Thilo Reffert, born 1970 in Magdeburg, writes theatre plays, audio plays, and novels. His audio plays received, among others, the most prestigious award Hörspielpreis der Kriegsblinden (2010 for Die Sicherheit einer geschlossenen Fahrgastzelle) and the Deutscher Kinderhörbuchpreis (German Children's Audio Book Award; 2011 for Nina and Paul). His theatre plays also received multiple awards: Leon and Leonie won the 2011 Berliner Kindertheaterpreis; Nina and Paul, for which he had already received the German/Dutch Kaas & Kappes Award, won the 2013 Mülheimer KinderStückePreis (Children's Play Award).