A. S. Mink was born in the Netherlands and grew up in rural Ireland during the 1970s. She has published a short non-fiction piece in Silver Apples literary magazine, chronicling her experiences as a young immigrant living in a traditional cottage in Ireland. Her work has been recognised in several writing competitions, including being shortlisted in the Mslexia novella competition for the second half of her debut novel, A History of Love and Now.