Favel Parrett

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

Favel Parrett
Born
Favel Parrett

1974 (age 48–49)
Australia
NationalityAustralian
Occupationwriter
Known forPast the Shallows
There Was Still Love
Websitehttp://www.favelparrett.com.au/

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)

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]

References
  1. "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. "Stella Prize 2020 shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  6. "Australian Independent Bookseller - News & Features". Australian Independent Bookseller. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  7. "ALS Gold Medal 2020 shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  8. "Indie Book Awards 2022 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. Retrieved 26 January 2022.


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