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Favel Parrett

Favel Parrett

Australian novelist

Favel Parrett (born 1974)[1] is an Australian writer.

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Career

Parrett's first novel, Past the Shallows, was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award in 2012[2] and also that year won the Dobbie Literary Prize and Newcomer of the Year at the Australian Book Industry Awards.[1] She was awarded the Antarctic Arts Fellowship, allowing her to travel to Antarctica to complete research for her second novel, When the Night Comes.[3] Her latest adult novel, There Was Still Love, was published in September 2019 by Hachette Australia.

Her first children’s book, Wandi, was published in September 2021. It is a fictional retelling of the true story of a purebred Alpine dingo cub that survived being dropped by an eagle into the backyard of a home in the small town of Wandiligong, in Victoria’s alpine valleys, and later became the subject of a successful research and breeding program for the threatened species.[4]

Parrett also writes short stories, which have been published in journals and anthologies including Meanjin, Island, Best Australian Stories and Griffith Review.[1]

Bibliography

Novels

  • Past the Shallows (2011)
  • When the Night Comes (2014)
  • There Was Still Love (2019)
  • Wandi (2021)
  • Kimmi: Queen of the Dingoes (2023)

Awards

  • 2012 winner of the Dobbie Award[1]
  • 2012 shortlisted Booksellers Choice Award[1]
  • 2012 finalist Melbourne Prize — Best Writing Award[1]
  • 2012 shortlisted Miles Franklin Literary Award[1]
  • 2012 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Australian Literary Fiction Book of the Year[1]
  • 2012 winner Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Australian Newcomer of the Year[1]
  • 2015 longlisted Miles Franklin Literary Award[1]
  • 2015 shortlisted ASAL Awards — ALS Gold Medal[1]
  • 2015 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Australian Literary Fiction Book of the Year[1]
  • 2015 shortlisted The Indie Books Awards[1]
  • 2015 shortlisted ABA's Booksellers Choice Award[1]
  • 2020 shortlisted Stella Prize[5]
  • 2020 winner Indie Book Awards Book of the Year and Fiction Book of the Year[6]
  • 2020 shortlisted for ALS Gold Medal[7]
  • 2022 shortlisted for Indie Book Awards Children's Book[8]
  • 2024 shortlisted for Indie Book Awards Children's Book[9]

References

  1. [1]
    "Favel Parrett". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. [2]
    Lee, Nicole (26 August 2014). "When the Night Comes by Favel Parrett review – in awe of Antarctica". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  3. [3]
    "When the Night Comes by Favel Parrett". www.readings.com.au. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  4. [4]
    "Two years after falling from the sky, Wandi the dingo is changing attitudes to his species". the Guardian. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Stella Prize 2020 shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  6. [6]
    "Australian Independent Bookseller - News & Features". Australian Independent Bookseller. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  7. [7]
    "ALS Gold Medal 2020 shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  8. [8]
    "Indie Book Awards 2022 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  9. [9]
    "Indie Book Awards 2024 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.


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