Favel Parrett

Favel Parrett
Born
Favel Parrett

1974 (age 50–51)
Australia
NationalityAustralian
Occupationwriter
Known forPast the Shallows (2011)
There Was Still Love
Websitehttp://www.favelparrett.com.au/

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

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 Magazine, 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

  • 2022 shortlisted for Indie Book Awards Children's Book[5]
  • 2024 shortlisted for Indie Book Awards Children's Book[6]
Year Work Award Category Result Ref
2012 Past the Shallows Australian Book Industry Awards Newcomer Won [1]
Literary Fiction Shortlisted [1]
BookPeople Booksellers' Choice Award — Shortlisted [1]
Dobbie Literary Award — Won [1]
Indie Book Award Debut Fiction Shortlisted
Melbourne Prize for Literature — Shortlisted [1]
Miles Franklin Award — Shortlisted [1]
2015 When the Night Comes ALS Gold Medal — Shortlisted [1]
Australian Book Industry Awards Literary Fiction Shortlisted [1]
BookPeople Booksellers' Choice Award — Shortlisted [1]
Indie Book Award Fiction Shortlisted [1]
Miles Franklin Award — Longlisted [1]
2020 There Was Still Love ALS Gold Medal — Shortlisted [7]
Australian Book Industry Awards Literary Fiction Shortlisted
Barbara Jefferis Award — Shortlisted
Indie Book Award Fiction Won [8]
Stella Prize — Shortlisted [9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Favel Parrett". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  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. ^ "When the Night Comes by Favel Parrett". www.readings.com.au. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  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. ^ "Indie Book Awards 2022 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Indie Book Awards 2024 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  7. ^ "ALS Gold Medal 2020 shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Australian Independent Bookseller - News & Features". Australian Independent Bookseller. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Stella Prize 2020 shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.


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