Robin Lee Lovelace is a mixed-race African-American writer from Indiana who usually writes short fiction.
In 2017, Robin won the grand prize in a one-act play contest, presented by the 30XNinety theatre in Mandeville, a suburb of New Orleans.
In March 2019, she won the Etchings Press annual competition for novellas for her novella Savonne, Not Vonny
Robin was named as an honoree in the Emerging Author category for the Indiana Authors Awards in September 2020.
Robin was one of the three finalists for the Don Belton Fiction Prize for 2021 for her collection of stories titled A Wild Region and a Stowe Story Labs SAG Indie Finalist for Savonne, Not Vonny in 2021.
In 2021, she won the Marguerite McGlinn short fiction prize for my story Uncle, awarded by Rosemont College and Philadelphia Stories.
Robin was a Wildacres Retreat Diversity Scholarship winner in July 2023.
A non-fiction essay that she wrote, called Different Times, Different Degrees, Same Shit appeared in the 2023 summer edition of Indiana Review.
In August 2024, Robin was a semi-finalist in the James Jones First Novel Fellowship competition for her novel-in-progress called The Professional Mute.
In September 2025, Robin won the Tusculum University Chapbook Competition for her story Snakebite.
Robin has also placed or was shortlisted for numerous short story competitions.
Robin’s collection of short stories titled A Wild Region is currently available only on used book websites and in a few bookstores. Be aware, the price has doubled from $12.99 on some websites since the book went out of print.
Robin’s novella Savonne, Not Vonny can be purchased at any of the below listed websites. Click any of the links below to order today!
