Priya Hein was born in Mauritius. She has published several children’s books and short stories, and has contributed to a number of anthologies. In 2017 she was nominated by the National Library of Mauritius for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. In 2019 she was selected for the Women’s Creative Mentorship Project for the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program.
Her debut manuscript Riambel won the 2021 Jean Fanchette Prize, chaired by J.M.G Le Clézio, winner of the Nobel Prize for literature. Riambel has been awarded with the Prix Athéna 2023.