Karina Sainz Borgo

Karina Sainz Borgo (Caracas, Venezuela, 1982) is a writer and journalist.

She has lived in Madrid for two decades and is the author of the novels La hija de la española (2019), El tercer país (2021), La isla del doctor Schubert (2023) and Nazarena (2026).

Her work has been translated into more than thirty languages, and “La hija de la española” was adapted for the cinema under the title “Aún es de noche en Caracas.”

She is a columnist for the newspaper ABC and contributes to various Spanish and international media outlets.

Her honours include the Grand Prix de l’Héroïne Madame Figaro (2020), the Prémio David Gistau de Jornalismo (2023), the Prémio Jan Michalski de Literatura (2024) and the Prémio Mariano de Cavia (2026).