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Vanessa Cruz-Zapanta was born and bred in Bulacan. She finished elementary and high school at St. Mary’s Academy where she started to write short essays. She is a graduate of psychology at the University of Santo Tomas. She received her certification in interior design from New Zealand. She joined Claret Seminary as their psychometrician.

In 1991, she started to work in sales at the oldest pharmaceutical company in the world, Merck Inc. She was a columnist for the first newsletter of Merck, Merck Ink. She became the editor-in-chief of Merck’s digital magazine called ePro Philippines. Her tablescapes were featured in the Life Style Network in their campaign: Living Your Passion. Aside from writing, she loves to sing and play golf. She believes that regret is the only thing that the soul never recovers from thus the book.

The book Mga Sulat Na Para Sana Sa ‘Yo is her first book.