Robin Mimna’s first book Hating Jesse Harmon won the 2019 Young Adult Gold Metal and Best Unpublished Book of the Year at the Florida Writers Association’s Royal Palm Awards. Her poems have been published in Calliope Magazine and Deep South Magazine. Robin lives in the historic city of Lake Helen, Florida with her dog Harley and two lazy cats. She’s an enthusiastic history nerd and blogger. When she’s not writing she works as a service coordinator and is currently finishing her BA in creative writing at the University of Central Florida. She has served as a board member for the Autism Society of Greater Orlando, a volunteer for the Enterprise Museum, and currently serves on the board for the West Volusia Historical Society, the Lake Helen League for Better Living and Lake Helen Pride.