Claire Askew (born 10 March 1986) is a Scottish novelist and poet.
Claire Askew was born on 10 March 1986. She attended the University of Edinburgh, completing her undergraduate degree, postgraduate degree, and her PhD, before taking on the role as Writer in Residence at the institution. In 2017 her first two novels were bought by Hodder & Stoughton, with the first, All the Hidden Truths, being released in 2018. Her latest book, How to Burn a Woman, is a collection of poems featuring outcast women through history, including witches, which Askew herself identifies as.