I had my own studio. Well, I called it a studio. In the garage where we rented, at the cold end, next to the cans of lawn mower...
Peter Farrar
‘The Distance Between Loves’ is Peter’s new short fiction collection, due for publishing in the first half of 2026 by In Case of Emergency Press.
This collection offers a variety of stories. People with marriages ending struggle to take the next steps of their lives. War veterans strive to recover from trauma. A desperate artist replaces Andy Warhol pictures with his own work. Dance classes go wrong. A wife who died from cancer is mourned. Two brothers discover their grandfather is a war criminal. Family members attempt to reconnect at their mother’s wedding. A man rediscovers a lost love late in life. A tightrope walker prepares for performance. Along the way suburban backyards, war zones, a lighthouse, cherry orchard and fishing boat are visited.
‘The Distance Between Loves’ is a snapshot of Australia. It explores our vulnerabilities, values, joys and hopes. Some of these short stories have won awards. Others chosen for publications in Australia and overseas. Many are offered for the first time in this collection.
The book will be launched on 28th June 2026 at Beaumaris Life Saving Club. A couple of speeches, short reading, some bayside views and of course books for sale. Accompanied by a complementary Shiraz, Chardonnay, beer or something soft. Limited copies of Peter’s first book ‘The Nine Flaws of Affection’ will be available.
Beaumaris Life Saving Club’s address is Ricketts Point, Beach Road, Beaumaris.
If you can’t make the launch, the book will be available on the publisher’s website. A link will be provided as soon as that’s organised.
ABOUT PETER
Peter Farrar would tell you he’s been writing stories forever. From making them up using stick figures as a child to the pieces of fiction he now creates. ‘The Distance Between Loves’ is Peter’s second book. It’s a collection of short stories that has been a long time coming. His first, ‘The Nine Flaws of Affection’ was published in 2010. Peter’s short fiction has been featured in a range of literary journals and magazines in Australia as well as the United States, some winning awards. He has dabbled in feature article writing on a range of topics including his love of test match cricket.
Peter is also pursuing interests in writing plays. You can read about his first full length play ‘Who I’m Doing This For’ here
As well, his short play ‘Worse than Here’ was performed at the Board Shorts Festival in Ferntree Gully during 2023. In March 2025 his short one person play ‘The Most Alive Part of Me’ was staged along with other monologues at The Meat Market in North Melbourne as part of the Metropolis Monologues. A further short play, ‘Salmon’ was performed as part of the First Curtain Festival in 2026.
Through his writing life Peter also worked in a succession of mainly Human Resources positions. His corporate career was never described as stellar or meteoric. He is originally from Sydney, moving to Melbourne where he pursued unemployment, a Sunday morning breakfast shift on community radio and travelling.
Two greyhounds provide his muse and occasionally check in on him while he works.
Events
Book launch
Meet the writer and buy a signed book. ‘The Distance Between Loves’ will be launched at Beaumaris Life Saving Club on Sunday 28th June at 3pm. Enjoy a complementary drink […]
Theatre Play: “Who I’m Doing This For”
This was Peter’s full length play, written by him over three years. It won first prize in the 2026 Amethyst Award, offered annually by Melbourne Writers’ Theatre for a new […]