Isabel Camblor was born in Madrid and spent her early years and childhood in Tarragona, going on to study Humanities at university in Alicante. She currently lives in Madrid. She also has post-graduate degree in Clinicl psychology and has been closey linked to the world of education: she was vice-director of the Colegio Mayor Universitario in Alicante and has worked as a teacher for the IMEFE (Instituto Municipal para el Empleo y la Formación Empresarial) and for different official organisms of Madrid managing numerous educational projects. She has contributed to the press writing literary criticism and has published stories and articles in various publications since 1998. Her first novel, 'Perdona el desorden ', was recognised by the jury of the Joven y Brillante prize, and with 'Mistela con Aristóteles' (Algaida, 2002) she was shortlisted for the IV Río Manzanares prize, Her third novel was Maldita Cenicienta(Algaida, 2005).