Novelist and poet Lang Leav was born in a Thai refugee camp as her family fled the Khmer Rouge regime. She grew up in the predominantly migrant town of Cabramatta, a suburb of Sydney, Australia. Leav is the winner of a Churchill Fellowship, a Qantas Spirit of Youth Award, and a Goodreads Reader’s Choice Award. According to Publisher’s Weekly, her first poetic volume, Love & Misadventure (2013), presaged the poetry renaissance that has been in the ascendant in the publishing world. Her later books, including her first novel, Sad Girls, are international bestsellers as well. With a combined social media following of 2 million, her messages of love, loss, and female empowerment continue to resonate with her many readers. Leav currently lives in New Zealand with her partner, fellow author Michael Faudet.
This excerpt is from The Book of Awesome Women Writers by Becca Anderson, which is available now through Amazon and Mango Media.
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