Ana Martins Marques was born in Belo Horizonte in 1977. She has a degree in Literature from the Federal University of Minas Gerais and has a PhD in Comparative Literature from the same institution. She is the author of two poetry collections, A vida submarina (Scriptum, 2009) and Da arte das armadilhas (Companhia das Letras, 2011). She received the most important literary award from the Brazilian National Library for Da arte das armadilhas and was shortlisted for the Portugal Telecom Literary Award.