Karen Shui-wan Leung was born and raised in Hong Kong. She earned a BA in Contemporary English Studies from the Lingnan University, where she first began writing non-academic English poems and started constantly contributing to the annual English literary journal published by the university’s English Department. In her spare time Karen, as an art lover and a keen traveler, often marks her footsteps around the globe where she immersed herself in different art and culture that later adds color to her poems.