She lives in Fremantle, Western Australia and teaches Creative Writing at Murdoch University.[when?
][citation needed] Lazaroo's first novel The World Waiting to be Made won the TAG Hungerford award and was published in 1994.
The World Waiting to be Made was inspired by Lazaroo's own experiences and is about a woman who is searching for belonging in Australia, Singapore, and Malacca.
[citation needed] Lazaroo's narrative themes often address issues of racial identity and cultural heritage, belonging and dislocation.
Her work has been widely studied by literary scholars, particularly those interested in Asian Australian writing.