Favel Parrett (born 1974) is an Australian writer.
Parrett's first novel, Past the Shallows, was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award in 2012 and also that year won the Dobbie Literary Prize and Newcomer of the Year at the Australian Book Industry Awards. She was awarded the Antarctic Arts Fellowship, allowing her to travel to Antarctica to complete research for her second novel, When the Night Comes. Her latest adult novel, There Was Still Love, was published in September 2019 by Hachette Australia.
Her first childrenâÂÂs 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 VictoriaâÂÂs alpine valleys, and later became the subject of a successful research and breeding program for the threatened species.
Parrett also writes short stories, which have been published in journals and anthologies including Meanjin, Island Magazine, Best Australian Stories and Griffith Review.