A. M. Tactuk

Aurora Tactuk is an author/lawyer/professor who finds writing in the third person like this slightly awkward. She lives in Madrid, Spain, with her husband, Adrián, daughter, Amanda (and a another girl on the way!).

She is a product of the 80s and she was raised in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where she also graduated from Law School. After that, she moved to Spain, where she validated her Law Bachelor’s degree to the Spanish equivalent, got a Master’s degree in Intellectual Property, and then obtained an Advance Studies Diploma, which allowed her to get her PHD on Intellectual Property. While studying, she used to work at a local Law Firm in Madrid, but then –a few years ago- she started working at the Business and Legal Affairs Department at a major record company (where she still works nowadays while enjoying the music concerts and the occasional artist sighting that comes with the job). At the same time, she is a Professor in the Intellectual Property Masters Programme of Madrid’s Carlos III University.

Although her life hasn't exactly revolved around the literary field, some of her legal papers have been published, as well as a couple of her short stories. She also won an essay award in the Dominican Republic (published), and her first short novel won the "Valentín García Yebra" Award for Young Writers in Spain, which has been recently published by Nostrum. Her latest work, “Little Max Parker and the Secret of Oblivion” is a children’s fantasy story and rumour has it it's amazing.

Read more about her and her books on her website www.auroratactuk.com