Mima Mihajlović was born in 1974 in Kollbelmoor, Germany. Until she was eighteen, she lived in Zenica, Yugoslavia. Since 1992 and during the war in her homeland, she moved forcibly and not forcibly twenty-three times around the countries of the former Yugoslavia and the Netherlands. Since 2000 Mima has been living and working in Rotterdam, in the Netherlands. Everyday Stories is Mima’s first book. In addition to writing, Mima is involved in singing, songwriting, vintage hairstyles, and human rights.