Latest news

Less Than made the Times/Chicken House children’s fiction competition Longlist for the Broken Binding Prize!!

Over the moon to announce that my debut novel ‘Less Than’ has been longlisted for The Times/Chicken House Longlist for the Broken Binding Prize (Under the name Heidi Howarth, not Heidi Sinton)

Congratulations to all the other longlisters, keeping my fingers crossed for the shortlist announcement!

Books

Less Than <

Evie Lawson is an anomaly.

Fifteen years old and nearly powerless in a world shaped by four extraordinary abilities called Docers, she’s ostracised and labelled a Less Than - a class pushed to the margins of society.

Segregated to a special school for those deemed unworthy of a proper education, Evie and her tight-knit group of friends must navigate growing up in a world built to keep them down. But, when one of their own dares to rise above their station, they’ll discover that true strength goes beyond what you can do.

Artefact

A collection of short stories and poems from over 20 authors (Credited as Heidi Howarth)

News and Events

*

News and Events *

Previous events

  • Cirencester Book Extravaganza

    I’ll be at Cirencester Bingham Hall on Saturday, 16th May.

  • Bream Book Fair

    Sunday 17th August 2026 11am - 4pm

    Bream Sports Club, Bream. Gloucestershire GL15 6JF

    I’ll be signing copies of Less Than - plus come and meet some other indie authors.

  • Book Launch

    2nd August 2025 12pm - 4pm

    The Old Department store, The Marketplace, Cirencester

    Join me for my first event to celebrate the launch of my debut YA science fiction novel Less Than

  • Logo of the Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard newspaper

    Artefact Anthology Book Launch

About Heidi

Follow Heidi on instagram @heidisinton_writes

I write science fiction and fantasy for young adults, often drawn to underdogs, quiet rebels, and the beautifully average. By day, I work as a QA engineer, testing what developers have built — but by night, I build for myself: strange new worlds and characters for readers to fall in love with.