CF Yetmen began her career as an Editorial Assistant in the English department of Prestel Books in Munich, Germany, where she worked with editors and authors to facilitate publication of exhibition catalogues and artist monographs. She then worked as a freelance German translator and book researcher focusing on art history and architecture texts. She was credited as a translator on Christo: The Reichstag and Urban Projects, edited by Jacob Baal-Teshuva. After nearly a decade as Publisher of Texas Architect magazine; she transitioned to a successful career as an independent architectural writer and consultant working with design professionals around the country.

Her first book, The Owner’s Dilemma: Driving Success and Innovation in the Design and Construction Industry co-written with Barbara White Bryson, was published by Ostberg Design Library in August 2010.

Canan received her Bachelor’s degree in English with a minor in German from the University of Texas at Austin. She has given presentations on architectural communications to the Texas Architects Convention; AIA chapters in Austin, San Antonio, Houston, and Albuquerque; and the Lower Rio Grande Valley Regional Building Communities Conference. Her writing appears regularly in Texas Architect and has been included in Interiors Texas, SMPS Marketer, Austin Home and Tribeza. She lives in Austin with her husband and daughter. The Roses Underneath is her first novel.
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