Chloe Michelle Howarth in Conversation

The author of Sunburn visits Foyles for the launch of her searing tale of sapphic obsession set in rural Ireland, Heap Earth Upon It.

Lyrical, gorgeously written and emotionally intense, Heap Earth Upon It is a portrait of queer love and longing, interlaced with guilt and shame, set in a beautifully rendered Irish countryside, from a writer at the forefront of her generation of young Irish writers.

Chloe Michelle Howarth was born in 1996 and grew up in the West Cork countryside, which has served as an inspiration for her writing. She attended university at IADT in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, where she studied English, Media and Cultural Studies. Chloe currently lives in Brighton. Her debut novel, Sunburn, was nominated for numerous prizes including the 2023 NERO Book Award for Debut Fiction and the 2024 Book of the Year: Discover Award at the British Book Awards. Heap Earth Upon It is her second novel.

A chairperson for this event will be announced shortly. The discussion will be followed by an audience Q&A and book signing.