In 1989, EVELYN LAU became a best-selling author with her first book: Runaway: Diary of a Stre...

2: In 1989, EVELYN LAU became a best-selling author with her first book: Runaway: Diary of a Street Kid (Harper Collins), a memoir of her years on the streets as a suicidal drug addicted teenage prostitute. She also wrote two books of her poetry: You Are Not Who You Claim and Oedipal Dreams. LAU's latest is a collection of short stories titled Fresh Girls and Other Stories. It's been released in the United States by Hyperion. It was released by Harper Collins in 1993 but its distribution was limited. The 23 year old writer lives in Vancouver, Canada.