Claire Kohda | |
|---|---|
| Born | Claire Lyokho Kohda Hazelton 1990 |
| Other names | Claire Kohda Hazelton |
| Years active | –present |
Claire Lyokho Kohda Hazelton (born 1990) is an English literary critic and author. She is known for her debut fantasy novel Woman, Eating (2022).
Early life
editBorn to a Japanese mother and an English father, Kohda is from the Thanet District of Kent.[1][2] She attended Clarendon House Grammar School in Ramsgate.[3]
Career
editUnder the name Claire Kohda Hazelton, she began her career writing literary reviews for The Guardian and The Spectator.
In January 2021,[4] HarperVia (a HarperCollins imprint) acquired the rights to publish Kohda's debut novel Woman, Eating in spring 2022. The novel follows a vampire named Lydia.
Bibliography
editNovels
edit- Woman, Eating (2022)
Short stories
edit- "Tygress" in Furies: Stories of the Wicked, Wild and Untamed (2023)
References
edit- ^ Silvers, Isabella (13 June 2022). "Claire Kohda: "I wouldn't change being mixed-race for anything"". Mixed Messages. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ Varno, David (7 January 2022). "Writers to Watch Spring 2022". Publishers' Weekly. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "A-level results - who in Thanet has made the grade?". Kent Online. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ Deahl, Rachel (8 January 2021). "Harper Tucks in to Kohda's 'Woman, Eating'". Publishers' Weekly. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
Category:British Asian writers
Category:English fantasy writers
Category:English horror writers
Category:English people of Japanese descent
Category:People from Thanet (district)
Category:Writers from Kent