Nataly Savina was born in Riga in 1978 and grew up in Finland and Germany. After earning a diploma in Applied Cultural Studies in Hildesheim and studying screenwriting at the German Film and Television Academy in Berlin, she successfully launched her career as a novelist with the young-adult novel Herbstattacke. Since 2009 she has also worked as a screenwriter and dramaturge for various film-funding agencies and independent production companies in Germany and abroad. Nataly Savina lives with her family in Berlin.