Evelyn Lau

Evelyn Lau has authored thirteen books. Her memoir Runaway: Diary of a Street Kid (HarperCollins, 1989), published when she was eighteen, was made into a CBC movie starring Sandra Oh. Evelyn’s prose books have been translated into a dozen languages; her poetry has received numerous awards. She has been writer-in- residence at UBC, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, and Vancouver Community College, as well as Distinguished Visiting Writer at the University of Calgary. Evelyn was Poet Laureate for the City of Vancouver (2011-2014). Author of Pineapple Express.

Appears in Poetry Podcast

Interviewed in Q&A with Evelyn Lau

Hosted Evelyn Lau Poetry Consult