Fawn Parker
Canadian writer
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Fawn Parker is a Canadian writer from New Brunswick.[1]
Career
Parker's novel What We Both Know was longlisted for the 2022 Giller Prize.[2] Her essay "The Prescription" appeared in Maisonneuve Magazine and was a finalist for the 2023 National Magazine Awards.[3] In 2020, her short story "FEED MACHINE" was nominated for the Writers' Trust of Canada/McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize.[4] Her poem "Woof" was shortlisted for a 2024 National Magazine Award.[5]
Parker holds an MA in creative writing from the University of Toronto and is studying at the University of New Brunswick to obtain her Ph.D.[6] Her published works include the short story collection Looking Good and Having a Good Time (2015), the poetry collection Weak Spot (2018), the novels Set-Point (ARP 2019)[7] and Dumb-Show (ARP 2021), her novel What We Both Know (McClelland & Stewart, 2022), and the poetry collection Soft Inheritance (Palimpsest 2023)[8] which won both a 2024 New Brunswick Book Award[9] and a 2024 Atlantic Book Award.[10]
Her latest novel Hi, it's me[11] was released by McClelland & Stewart in September 2024 and was a finalist for the 2024 Atwood Gibson Writer's Trust Fiction Prize.[12] It is currently a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award.[13]
Parker is the 2024-2026 Poet Laureate of the City of Fredericton, New Brunswick.[14]
Awards
| Year | Work | Prize | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | "Feed Machine" | Writers' Trust of Canada/McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize | Shortlist | [4] |
| 2022 | What We Both Know | Scotiabank Giller Prize | Longlist | [2] |
| 2023 | "The Prescription" | National Magazine Award | Shortlist | [3] |
| 2024 | Soft Inheritance | New Brunswick Book Awards Fiddlehead Poetry Prize | Won | [9] |
| 2024 | Soft Inheritance | Atlantic Book Awards JM Abraham Poetry Prize | Won | [10] |
| 2024 | "Woof" | National Magazine Award | Shortlist | [5] |
| 2024 | Hi, It's Me | Atwood Gibson Writer's Trust Fiction Prize | Shortlist | [12] |
| 2025 | Hi, It's Me | Governor General's Literary Award | Finalist | [14] |
Bibliography
Novels
- Set-Point. ARP Books, 2019. ISBN 978-1-9278-8625-0.
- Dumb-Show. ARP Books, 2021. ISBN 978-1-9278-8656-4.
- What We Both Know. McClelland & Stewart, 2022. ISBN 978-0-7710-9673-0.
- Hi, It's Me. McClelland & Stewart, 2024. ISBN 978-0-7710-0515-2.[15]
Short stories
- Looking Good and Having a Good Time. Metatron Press, 2015. ISBN 978-0-9939-4645-5.
Essays
- "The Prescription." Maisonneuve Magazine, 2022.[16]
Poetry
- Soft Inheritance. Palimpsest Press, 2023. ISBN 978-1-9902-9352-8.
