(born 1947, Ankara) published 4 collections of short stories that explore issues of feminism and gender before publishing her first novel, Dagin Oteki Yuzu (The Other Side of the Mountain), in 1996. The novel won the prestigious Orhan Kemal Prize that year, and is currently being translated into English. Her latest short story collection is titled Tas Ustune Gul Oymasi (Roses Engraved on Marble), and experiments with the short story genre in the context of feminist discussions of art, history and social change. Dr. Atasü currently works as a free-lance writer, and was formerly a professor in the Faculty of Pharmacy at Ankara University, where she received both her B.A. and her Ph.D. Her participation in the IWP is supported by the United States Information Agency.