Shelley Parker-Chan

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]

Parker-Chan was born in New Zealand to a Malaysian-Chinese mother and a white father.^[2] Parker-Chan uses they/them pronouns, is queer and genderqueer,^[3]^[4] and was named after Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.^[5] They did graduate work on the subjects of war crimes and restorative justice,^[6] 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.^[4]

As of 2023, they live in Melbourne, Australia.^[7] They are married and have a daughter.^[2]

Parker-Chan won the 2022 Astounding Award for Best New Writer^[8] and the British Fantasy Award (the Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy Novel and the Sydney J. Bounds Award for Best Newcomer).^[9]

More information Year, Work ...

Year	Work	Award	Category	Result	Ref
2021	She Who Became the Sun	Aurealis Award	Fantasy Novel	Shortlisted	^[10]
		Goodreads Choice Awards	Debut Novel	Nominated—6th	^[11]
		Goodreads Choice Awards	Fantasy	Nominated—4th	^[12]^[13]
		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	^[9]^[14]
		British Fantasy Award	Newcomer (Sydney J. Bounds Award)	Won	^[9]^[14]
		Ditmar Award	Novel	Shortlisted
		Dragon Award	Alternate History Novel	Shortlisted
		Hugo Award	Novel	Shortlisted	^[15]
		Lambda Literary Award	Transgender Fiction	Shortlisted	^[16]
		Locus Award	First Novel	Nominated—2nd	^[17]
2023	He Who Drowned the World	Indie Next List	?	—
2024		Dragon Award	Fantasy Novel	Shortlisted
2024		Locus Award	Fantasy Novel	Nominated

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The Radiant Emperor Duology

2021 She Who Became the Sun
2023 He Who Drowned the World

[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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[1] [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.

[Keanu-2] [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

[Liminal-3] [3]
“Interview #205, Shelley Parker-Chan"; by Annie Zhang; in Liminal Magazine; published 12 September 2022.

[SMH-4] [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] [5]
Fantasy Hive interview. “Interview With Shelley Parker-Chan (She Who Became the Sun).” By Bethan Hindmarch'; at Fantasy Hive. Published June 2022.

[6] [6]
“Spotlight on Shelley Parker-Chan.”, in Locus Magazine. July 20, 2021.

[7] [7]
Interview with Shelley Parker-Chan, at Famous Writing Routines. March 30, 2023.

[Hugo22-8] [8]
"2022 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. 2022-09-04. Archived from the original on 2022-09-05. Retrieved 2022-09-04.

[Starburst-9] [9]
“Shelley Parker-Chan Wins British Fantasy Award.”, in Starburst; published September 18, 2022.

[10] [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] [11]
"Best Debut Novel 2021". Goodreads. 28 June 2022. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[Eigtbgat-12] [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] [13]
"Best Fantasy 2021". Goodreads. 28 June 2022. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[BFA2022-14] [14]
"British Fantasy Awards 2022: Winners announced". The British Fantasy Society. 17 Sep 2022.

[:47-15] [15]
"2022 Hugo Award Finalists Announced". The Hugo Awards. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-18.

[:46-16] [16]
"Current Finalists". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2022-03-16.

[17] [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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