María José Sánchez was born on the 3rd of April 1982 in the city of Mar del Plata, Argentina. From an early age literature played a fundamental part in her life. She learnt to read and write at age 5, and from then on she started writing stories. She studied Cultural Management and History in her home city, where she has always lived. She has published two books of poetry, Last Desert and Today, Like This. She is currently working on her second novel and writes comment articles for various media.