Peggy Frew (born 1976) is an Australian novelist.

Background

Frew was born in 1976 and grew up in

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, Australia and attended RMIT University.

Works

Frew's writing often explores relationships between women within an Australian setting. Published works by Frew include ''Hope Farm'' (2015, Scribe) and ''House of Sticks'' (2011, Scribe). Short stories by Frew have been included in ''New Australian Stories 2,'' ''Women of Letters: Reviving the Lost Art of Correspondence'' (2011, Penguin), and ''Summer Shorts'' (2011, Scribe). She has also been published in ''The Big Issue,'' and literary magazines ''Kill Your Darlings'' and ''Meanjin''. Frew's novel ''Islands'' was published by Allen & Unwin in March 2019.

Music

Frew is a member of the Melbourne-based indie rock band,

Art of Fighting is a fighting video game trilogy that were released for the Neo Geo platform in the early 1990s. It was the second fighting game franchise created by SNK, following the ''Fatal Fury'' series and is set in the same fictional universe as a pr ...

. She plays bass and vocals. She formed the band in 1995 with Ollie Browne, whom she first met while at highschool. The band's album, ''Wires'', won the 2001 ARIA Award for Best Alternative Release.

Awards

In 2008, her short story "Home Visit" won

The Age Short Story Award ''The Age'' Short Story Award is a competition that is run in conjunction with International PEN, the international writers' association. It was established in 1979. From 1979 to 1984 it was run in conjunction with ''Tabloid Story'' and was know ...

. Her novel ''House of Sticks'', won the 2010

Victorian Premier's Unpublished Manuscript Award The Victorian Premier's Unpublished Manuscript Award is a literary award for an unpublished manuscript. It can be entered by any author from the Australian State of Victoria that has not published a project based on fiction. The Award was establis ...

. In 2016, her novel ''Hope Farm'' won the

Barbara Jefferis Award The Barbara Jefferis Award is an Australian literary award prize. The award was created in 2007 after being endowed by John Hinde upon his death to commemorate his late wife, author Barbara Jefferis. It is funded by his $1 million bequest. Origi ...

and was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award and the Stella Prize. ''Islands'' was shortlisted for the 2020 Miles Franklin Award.

References

External links

Official page for Art of Fighting
{{DEFAULTSORT:Frew, Peggy Living people 1976 births Australian fiction writers 21st-century Australian novelists Australian women novelists Australian musicians RMIT University alumni People from Melbourne 21st-century Australian women writers