Michelle Law is a writer and actor working across print, theatre, film and television. She wrote the smash-hit play Single Asian Female, which has sold out seasons in Australia and was staged in New Zealand in 2021. Her screenwriting work includes the SBS show Homecoming Queens, which she co-created, co-wrote and stars in. Michelle contributes to Australian publications and anthologies. She has been awarded a Queensland Premier’s Young Publishers and Writers Award, and two Australian Writers Guild awards.
They discuss:
- The Contemporary Asian Australian Performance program she participated in
- Her essay in Growing up Asian in Australia edited by Alice Pung
- Her play Single Asian Female – Check out the upcoming Adelaide show here
- Homecoming Queens
- Asian Girls Are Going Places
Michelle recommends reading Only A Monster by Vanessa Len and Severance by Ling Ma.
ID: Four photos of a Cantonese – Chinese Australian woman. She is wearing a white shirt and standing in front of a white rendered brick wall. A sparse looking shrub is visible behind her. Photography by Tammy Law.
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