Nadia Marks was born in Nicosia, Cyprus, but grew up in north London. When she arrived in England with her family at the age of twelve, she spoke no English and had never been outside her own country.

Nadia studied graphic design at Harrow School of Art for four years. Her family was always planning to return to Cyprus when she completed her studies but while at art school Nadia met fellow art student Graham Marks, got married, and decided to stay in England. Her first job was in the art department of the Readers Digest and she went on to work on women’s magazines. Over the next twenty years Nadia worked on many mainstream magazines, starting with Cosmopolitan, and she has been instrumental in launching two of the most successful women’s magazines in the UK – Company and She. Nadia has worked, and continues to work, closely with some of the world’s leading photographers, like David Bailey and Mario Testino.

Recently Nadia has made the transition from creative director to writer/journalist and now works on a freelance basis for many leading national newspapers and magazines. She writes mainly about art, culture, travel, social issues and does celebrity interviews. Her work has appeared in The Independent on Sunday, The Mail on Sunday (Night and Day section), The Guardian, Sunday Express, In Style magazine, Red, The Royal Photographic Society Journal and she is a regular contributor to the leading Greek Sunday newspaper Vima.

Nadia wrote the immensely popular Making Sense. She lives in north London with her husband, Graham, and two sons, Leo and Pablo.