Zoë Howe

Zoë Howe is a music writer, biographer, broadcaster, visual artist and extremely occasional drummer whose novel Shine On, Marquee Moon was shortlisted for the Virginia Prize in 2016. She broadcasts the radio show ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Witch’ on Soho Radio every month. Her renowned biographies include 'Typical Girls? The Story of The Slits', 'Barbed Wire Kisses - The Jesus and Mary Chain Story', 'Stevie Nicks – Visions, Dreams & Rumours', 'Lee Brilleaux – Rock ‘n’ Roll Gentleman' and 'Wilko Johnson - Looking Back At Me'. Current projects include a documentary and biography of X-Ray Spex star Poly Styrene (Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché and Dayglo: The Poly Styrene Story, Omnibus Press, 2019) - both collaborations with Poly’s daughter Celeste Bell. Zoë’s latest book, ‘Witchful Thinking: The Wise Woman’s Handbook to Creating A Charmed Life’ was published in 2022 by Llewellyn Worldwide. Further details can be found here: www.zoehowe.com