Frew was born in 1976 and grew up in Melbourne, Australia and attended RMIT University.
[5] She has also been published in The Big Issue,[6] and literary magazines Kill Your Darlings[7] and Meanjin.
[10] Frew is a member of the Melbourne-based indie rock band, Art of Fighting.
[11] The band's album, Wires, won the 2001 ARIA Award for Best Alternative Release.
[8] Her novel House of Sticks, won the 2010 Victorian Premier's Unpublished Manuscript Award.