Alice Pung OAM (born 1981[citation needed]) is an Australian writer, editor and lawyer.

[6][7] Fleeing the killing fields of the Khmer Rouge, her parents sought asylum in Australia in 1980.

It was adapted for an American audience in 2016,[14] and a collection of high school students' stories inspired by the novel was published in 2016.

[16] She is a regular writer for The Monthly on topics such as race discrimination, class, cultural stereotypes, and experiences of living in Melbourne, Victoria.

[17] In November 2020, the Melbourne Theatre Company announced that it will adapt Pung's novel, Laurinda, for the stage.