Laken was born in Toronto, Canada, and decided from a very early age that though winter
was not for her, books certainly were. Her love of words began when she won a poetry
contest in the fourth grade, something her parents entirely forgot about until her high school
creative writing teacher asked them in for a chat. From there, she studied English and other
book-related subjects in university (somehow finding 'History of Reading' to be a thrilling
class), before taking a large leap to move to Melbourne, Australia and study creative writing
for real. Laken had a slew of strange jobs in between, from trying not to overdose on baklava
at a Lebanese restaurant to collecting fun burn stories as a cook in a camp kitchen. But
through it all, she never stopped writing, so surely nothing is going to stop her now.
Laken currently lives in Melbourne, Australia with her three favourite boys: husband, son and
cat. Not always in that order.