Mayte Karransa

Maite Carranza (Barcelona, 1958) is a well-known Spanish writer and screenwriter. According to the author, the humanities have interested her since childhood, and she developed a love of reading thanks to classical English, French, and Russian literature. It is hardly surprising that when choosing her future profession, Maite Carranza opted for the fascinating and highly engaging field of anthropology.

After graduating from Juan Martorell University, the future writer worked as a teacher of Spanish language and literature at one of Barcelona’s schools. She successfully combined teaching with scientific research and sports. Maite Carranza defended her dissertation and earned an academic degree, and her love of sport prompted her to write her first book. In the autobiography published on her official website, Carranza writes:

“At that time I was passionate about skiing and mountaineering. In picturesque Cerdanya (a mountainous region of Catalonia) I wrote my first novel for teenagers, ‘Oh my God, what a mess!’ (Ostres tu, quin cacao!). It was published in 1986 and was praised by critics. For this book I received the Critica Serra d’Or Prize.”

In the early 1990s, another twenty books by Maite Carranza were published, including bestsellers that received prestigious European awards. In 1987 the writer was awarded the Folch i Torres Prize for the book “Oh my God, what a mess!”, in 1989 the Joaquim Ruyra Prize, and in 2002 Maite Carranza became the laureate of one of Spain’s leading publishing houses, EDEBÉ, for the book “Do You Want to Be My Sister’s Boyfriend?” (Quieres el novio de mi hermana?).

Emotional, profound, written sincerely and vividly, Maite Carranza’s works quickly won popularity. Her books have been translated into English, French, German, Danish, Portuguese, Greek, Slovak, and Russian. Moreover, in Russia Carranza’s bestsellers will be published for the first time by OLMA Media Group.

The difficult and rewarding craft of writing compelled Maite Carranza to leave teaching and retrain as a screenwriter. This work required less time and effort, which allowed the author to devote her free hours to writing books.

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