Mima Tipper

Mima Tipper is an award-winning author of Children’s fiction. She’s published YA fiction in several literary magazines, and her debut novel Kat’s Greek Summer (ISBN-978-1684633067) won the 2025 Vermont Book Award for Children’s Literature, as well as winning silver medals for YA fiction in the 2025 Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards, and for Best New Voice in the 2026 IBPA Book Awards. Her new novel Channeling Marilyn (ISBN-979-8896363200) is a YA paranormal, freshly released on June 2, 2026 in time to celebrate Marilyn Monroe’s 100th birthday. Beyond devoting most of her time to writing and being an author, Mima helps at Inklings Children’s Books in Waitsfield, VT, volunteers at her local library, and is committed to promoting literacy and supporting the writing community. Mima lives in Vermont with her family: find her on Facebook, X/Twitter, Substack, and Instagram.