![]() ![]() While Leav is known for being a writer, she initially established a cult fashion label Akina which earned her a Qantas Spirit of Youth Award. Her undergraduate thesis in college, titled "Cosplaying Lolita" granted her a Churchill Fellowship Award. The refugee community she belonged to was critical of her decision as the field was perceived as financially unstable and therefore impractical. Leav attended the College of Fine Arts in Sydney. She would transcribe her poetry into books she made by hand, which she then passed around to her peers at school. Leav's interest in literature started at a young age. Leav was raised in the refugee town of Cabramatta, Sydney. ![]() Her mother worked as a seamstress whilst her father was an acupuncturist. In 1981, her family migrated to Australia. Leav was born at a refugee camp in Thailand where her parents were seeking refuge from the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. She is the author of Lullabies which won the Goodreads Choice Award in the category of Best Poetry (2014). ![]() Lang Leav (born September 8, 1980) is a New Zealand novelist and poet. ![]()
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