Peggy Frew
Peggy Frew | |
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Born | 1976 (age 41–42) |
Occupation | Author, musician |
Nationality | Australian |
Alma mater | RMIT University |
Genre | Fiction |
Notable works | Hope Farm, House of Sticks |
Notable awards | Barbara Jefferis Award (2016), ARIA Award for Best Alternative Release (2001 for Wires) |
Peggy Frew (born 1976) is an Australian novelist.
Background
Frew was born in 1976 and grew up in Melbourne, Australia and attended RMIT University.[1][2]
Works
Frew's writing often explores relationships between women within an Australian setting.[1]
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,[3] Women of Letters: Reviving the Lost Art of Correspondence (2011, Penguin),[4] and Summer Shorts (2011, Scribe).[5] She has also been published in The Big Issue,[6] and literary magazines Kill Your Darlings[7] and Meanjin.[8]
Music
Frew is a member of the Melbourne based indie rock band, Art of Fighting.[8] She plays bass and vocals. She formed the band in 1995[1] with Ollie Browne, whom she first met while at highschool.[9] The bands album, Wires, won the 2001 ARIA Award for Best Alternative Release.[10]
Awards
In 2016, her novel Hope Farm won the Barbara Jefferis Award[11] and was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award[12] and the Stella Prize[13]
Her novel House of Sticks, won the 2010 Victorian Premier's Unpublished Manuscript Award.[14]
In 2008, her short story "Home Visit" won The Age Short Story Award.[8]
References
- 1 2 3 Morris, Linda (25 October 2016). "Winner of Barbara Jefferis award Peggy Frew writes a new song of hope". Camden Haven Courier. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ↑ "Interview with Peggy Frew". Rose Mannering. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ↑ Tuffield, Aviva (Ed.) (2011). New Australian Stories 2. Scribe Publications. ISBN 1921640863.
- ↑ McGuire, Michaela (2011). Women of Letters. Penguin Group Australia,. ISBN 0670076090.
- ↑ Frew (Et al.), Peggy (2011). Summer Shorts. Scribe Publications. ISBN 1921942355.
- ↑ "Fiction Edition 2015". The Big Issue. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ↑ "Peggy Frew — Kill Your Darlings". killyourdarlings.com.au. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Peggy Frew". Penguin Books Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ↑ "The art of not fighting". The Age. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ↑ "Best Adult Alternative Album". Aria Awards. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ↑ "The Barbara Jefferis Award - Australian Society of Authors (ASA)". www.asauthors.org. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ↑ Tan, Monica (29 May 2016). "Women and Melbourne writers dominate Miles Franklin 2016 shortlist". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ↑ "2016 · The Stella Prize". The Stella Prize. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ↑ "2010 Winners & Shortlists". The Wheeler Centre. Retrieved 10 November 2017.