Lang Leav is an Australian novelist and poet. Born on September 8, 1980, she entered the world in a refugee camp while her family was fleeing the Khmer Rouge Regime. She spent her formative years in Sydney, Australia, in the predominantly migrant town of Cabramatta.

Among her many achievements, Lang is the winner of a Qantas Spirit of Youth Award, a Churchill Fellowship, and a Goodreads Reader’s Choice Award. Her work has been featured on CNN, SBS Australia, Intelligence Squared UK, Radio New Zealand, and in various renowned publications, including Vogue, Newsweek, The Straits Times, The Guardian, and The New York Times.

Lang currently resides in New Zealand with her partner and fellow author, Michael Faudet.