Shelley Parker-Chan Explained
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.[1]
Recognition
Parker-Chan won the 2022 Astounding Award for Best New Writer[2] and the British Fantasy Award (the Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy Novel and the Sydney J. Bounds Award for Best Newcomer).[3]
Personal life
Parker-Chan was born in New Zealand to a Malaysian-Chinese mother and a white father.[4] Parker-Chan uses they/them pronouns, is queer and genderqueer,[5] [6] and was named after Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.[7] They did graduate work on the subjects of war crimes and restorative justice,[8] 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.[6]
As of 2023, they live in Melbourne, Australia.[9] They are married and have a daughter.
Biblio
The Radiant Emperor Duology
External links
Notes and References
- 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.
- Web site: 2022 Hugo Awards . 2022-09-04 . World Science Fiction Society . 2022-09-04 . 2022-09-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220905072855/https://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2022-hugo-awards/ . live .
- https://www.starburstmagazine.com/shelley-parker-chan-wins-british-fantasy-award/ “Shelley Parker-Chan Wins British Fantasy Award.”
- https://amp.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/books/article/3156555/keanu-reeves-was-all-we-had-literary-fantasy-author 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.
- https://www.liminalmag.com/interviews/shelley-parker-chan “Interview #205, Shelley Parker-Chan"
- https://www.smh.com.au/culture/books/everyone-is-going-to-be-gay-and-terrible-the-first-australian-novel-nominated-for-a-hugo-20220429-p5ah5j.html ‘Everyone is going to be gay and terrible’: The first Australian novel nominated for a Hugo
- https://fantasy-hive.co.uk/2022/06/interview-with-shelley-parker-chan-she-who-became-the-sun/ Fantasy Hive interview. “Interview With Shelley Parker-Chan (She Who Became the Sun).”
- https://locusmag.com/2021/07/spotlight-on-shelley-parker-chan/ “Spotlight on Shelley Parker-Chan.”
- https://famouswritingroutines.com/interviews/interview-with-shelley-parker-chan/ Interview with Shelley Parker-Chan
