Born in Hong Kong to a Singaporean doctor and staff nurse who then returned to the country, Leonora Liow Kim Choo is a Singaporean writer. She studied law at the National University of Singapore and won the Golden Point award in 2003 with her short story, "Pentimento". 'Moth Stories' (2015) is her debut collection. Liow is married to a lawyer and has two grown daughters. She was educated at the Convent of the Holy Jesus Infant and has written short stories since she was in secondary school.