Chloe Michelle Howarth
Chloe Michelle Howarth | |
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| Born | July 1996 (age 29–30) |
| Alma mater | IADT |
| Years active | 2022–present |
| Website | www |
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Chloe Michelle Howarth (born July 1996) is an Irish novelist based in Brighton. Her debut novel Sunburn (2023) was shortlisted for a number of accolades.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Howarth grew up in Rosscarbery, County Cork with her two brothers.[1] She graduated from the Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology.[2]
Career
[edit | edit source]At the end of 2022, Verve Books acquired the rights to publish Howarth's debut novel Sunburn in 2023.[3] Howarth came up with the idea at the end of 2019 and began writing it at her family's house during the COVID-19 lockdown.[4] Set in a fictional Cork village amid the 1993 decriminalisation of homosexuality in Ireland, the novel follows the clandestine relationship between characters Lucy and Susannah from 1989.[5][6] Sunburn was shortlisted for a Nero Book Award in the Debut Fiction category,[7] Discover Book of the Year at the British Book Awards[8] and the Polari First Book Prize.[9] It was also a runner-up for the adult Readers' Choice award at the Diverse Book Awards.[10]
Howarth reunited with Verve Books for the publication of her second 1960s-set Gothic novel Heap Earth Upon It in 2025.[11]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Howarth is queer.[12] She moved to Brighton after the COVID-19 lockdown.[11]
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Sunburn (2023)
- Heap Earth Upon It (2025)
Accolades
[edit | edit source]| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result | Ref. |
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| 2023 | Nero Book Awards | Debut Fiction | Sunburn | Shortlisted | [7] |
| 2024 | British Book Awards | Discover Book of the Year | Shortlisted | [8] | |
| Polari First Book Prize | Shortlisted | [9] | |||
| Diverse Book Awards | Readers' Choice – Adult | Runner-up | [10] | ||
References
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