Sara Baume

Sara Baume (born 1984) is an Irish novelist.

Her father is of English descent while her mother is of Irish descent. As her parents travelled around in a caravan, Sara Baume was born "on the road to Wigan Pier". When she was 4, they moved to County Cork, Ireland. She studied fine art at Dun Laoghaire College of Art and Design and creative writing at Trinity College, Dublin from where she was awareded her MPhil. She has received a Literary Fellowship from the Lannan Foundation in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her books are published by Tramp Press in Ireland and Heinemann in Britain.

In 2015, she participated in the International Writing Program's Fall Residency at the University of Iowa, in Iowa City, IA.

Novels

• Spill Simmer Falter Wither (2015)
• A Line Made by Walking (2017)

Awards

• Davy Byrne’s Short Story Award for Solesearcher1, 2014
• Hennessy New Irish Writing Award, 2015
• Rooney Prize for Literature, 2015
• Irish Book Award Sunday Independent Newcomer of the Year for Spill Simmer Falter Wither, 2015
• Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize, for Spill Simmer Falter Wither, 2015
• Kate O’Brien Award for Spill Simmer Falter Wither, 2016