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Australian fantasy novelist

Shelley Parker-Chan is an Australian fantasy novelist best known for their debut novel, She Who Became the Sun and its sequel, He Who Drowned the World, which form The Radiant Emperor Duology.

Early life

Parker-Chan was born in New Zealand to a Malaysian-Chinese mother and a white father. Parker-Chan uses they/them pronouns, is queer and genderqueer, and was named after Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. They did graduate work on the subjects of war crimes and restorative justice, and previously worked as a diplomat, representing the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Timor-Leste, and as an international development adviser for gender equality and LGBTQ rights in Indonesia.

Personal life

As of 2023, they live in Melbourne, Australia. They are married and have a daughter.

Awards

Parker-Chan won the 2022 Astounding Award for Best New Writer and the British Fantasy Award (the Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy Novel and the Sydney J. Bounds Award for Best Newcomer).

Year Work Award Category Result Ref
2021 She Who Became the Sun Aurealis Award Fantasy Novel Shortlisted
Goodreads Choice Awards Debut Novel Nominated—6th
Fantasy Nominated—4th
Indie Next List August —
Otherwise Award — Honor List
2022 Astounding Award — Won
British Book Award Debut Book of the Year Shortlisted
British Fantasy Award Fantasy Novel (Robert Holdstock Award) Won
Newcomer (Sydney J. Bounds Award) Won
Ditmar Award Novel Shortlisted
Dragon Award Alternate History Novel Shortlisted
Hugo Award Novel Shortlisted
Lambda Literary Award Transgender Fiction Shortlisted
Locus Award First Novel Nominated—2nd
2023 He Who Drowned the World Indie Next List ? —
2024 Dragon Award Fantasy Novel Shortlisted
Locus Award Fantasy Novel Nominated

Biblio

The Radiant Emperor Duology

References

  1. https://famouswritingroutines.com/interviews/interview-with-shelley-parker-chan/ Famous Writing Routines. Interview with Shelley Parker-Chan: “Absorb the vibe through osmosis.” March 3, 2023.
  2. ^ South China Morning Post. 'Keanu Reeves was all we had': literary fantasy author Shelley Parker Chan on growing up without role models as a queer Asian kid in Australia., by James Kidd, in the South China Morning Post; published November 20, 2021; retrieved August 21, 2023
  3. “Interview #205, Shelley Parker-Chan"; by Annie Zhang; in Liminal Magazine; published 12 September 2022.
  4. ^ ‘Everyone is going to be gay and terrible’: The first Australian novel nominated for a Hugo, by Kat Wong, in the Sydney Morning Herald; published May 2, 2022; retrieved May 27, 2023
  5. Fantasy Hive interview. “Interview With Shelley Parker-Chan (She Who Became the Sun).” By Bethan Hindmarch'; at Fantasy Hive. Published June 2022.
  6. “Spotlight on Shelley Parker-Chan.”, in Locus Magazine. July 20, 2021.
  7. Interview with Shelley Parker-Chan, at Famous Writing Routines. March 30, 2023.
  8. "2022 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. 2022-09-04. Archived from the original on 2022-09-05. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  9. ^ “Shelley Parker-Chan Wins British Fantasy Award.”, in Starburst; published September 18, 2022.
  10. aaconvenor (6 April 2022). "2021 Aurealis Awards Shortlist Announcement". Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  11. "Best Debut Novel 2021". Goodreads. 28 June 2022. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  12. Wong, Kat (2 May 2022). "'Everyone is going to be gay and terrible': The first Australian novel nominated for a Hugo". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  13. "Best Fantasy 2021". Goodreads. 28 June 2022. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  14. ^ "British Fantasy Awards 2022: Winners announced". The British Fantasy Society. 17 Sep 2022.
  15. "2022 Hugo Award Finalists Announced". The Hugo Awards. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  16. "Current Finalists". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  17. "2022 Locus Awards Winners". Locus. 25 June 2022. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

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