Şebnem İşigüzel was born in 1973 and studied Anthropology. Her first book, Hanene Ay Doğacak, was published in 1993 and awarded the Yunus Nadi Short Story Prize. Her other books are: Öykümü Kim Anlatacak?, Eski Dostum Kertenkele, Neşeli Kadınlar Arasında, Kaderimin Efendisi, Sarmaşık, Çöplük, Resmigeçit, Kirpiklerimin Gölgesinde, Venüs, Gözyaşı Konağı Ada 1876, Ağaçtaki Kız, Bir Puding Hikayesi, İyilik, and Istanbullu Amazonlar 1809. In 2024, her latest novel Memorai was published by Everest Publishing.