Authors Biography
Mavisel Yener
Mavisel Yener was born in Ankara in 1962. She graduated from the Dentistry Faculty in Ege University in 1984. She started writing early in her teens and continued to pen many stories for 20 years before she quit her private practice to pursue her calling as an author. Today, she is one of the most renowned contemporary Turkish authors who has written over 100 childrenโs, young adult and adult books. Besides writing, Mavisel has worked as an editor for many childrenโs and young adult books. She conducts workshops on childrenโs literature, attends symposiums on childrenโs literature all around the world and gives lectures at universities. Her literary works have been translated into many languages.