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 children’s, young adult and adult books. Besides
writing, Mavisel has worked as an editor for many children’s and young
adult books. She conducts workshops on children’s literature, attends
symposiums on children’s literature all around the world and gives
lectures at universities. Her literary works have been translated into
many languages.
