Martina Borger, born in Bavaria in 1956, worked as a journalist, script editor and film critic, before turning to screenwriting. She has worked as a storyliner and head writer on several tv series. In collaboration with Maria Elisabeth Straub she published her first novel, Cats’ Tongues, in 2001, followed by Little Sister (2002), In the Ring (2004) and Summer with Emma (2009). She is the sole author of her 2007 novel Dear Luca. Martina Borger lives in Munich.