Favel Parrett

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Favel Parrett
Born
Favel Parrett

1974 (age 47–48)
Australia
NationalityAustralian
Occupationwriter
Known forPast the Shallows
There Was Still Love
Website http://www.favelparrett.com.au/

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

Awards

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "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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