Michelle Law

Michelle Law is a writer and actor based on Gadigal Land. She writes for print, screen and stage. She is best known for the play, Single Asian Female (La Boite Theatre Company), which gained 5-star reviews, had sold out seasons across Australia and New Zealand, and is currently on the NSW Drama syllabus. Her latest plays include Miss Peony (Belvoir Street Theatre), which toured Australia in 2023, and Top Coat (Sydney Theatre Company). Her most recent play, Cake, is a finalist for the 2026 Queensland Premier’s Drama Award. Michelle was the co-creator, co-writer, and co-lead of the AACTA nominated SBS series Homecoming Queens. She has also written on the award-winning SBS series Safe Home. Her accolades include two Australian Writers’ Guild AWGIE awards and a Queensland Premier’s Young Publishers and Writers Award. More recently, she was named the winner of the Arts & Culture category at the Most Influential Young Asian-Australian Awards. Her first book Asian Girls are Going Places was published in 2022. Michelle is a prolific speaker and regularly appears on panels and at festivals. Currently, she is working on several new screen and stage works.