Melara Mvogdobo was born in Lucerne in 1972. After studying education and giving birth to three sons, she lived in the Dominican Republic, Cameroon and back in Switzerland. 
In addition to her writing, she taught traumatized young people and led workshops on textile handicrafts and tropical cuisine. In 2022, she moved to Andalusia with her family. 
In 2023, her first novel "Von den fünf Schwestern, die auszogen, ihren Vater zu ermorden" (Edition 8, Zürich) was published. Her second novel, "Großmütter", was published in German in 2025 by Transit Verlag.