Her debut poetry collection The language of bees was shortlisted for the Wales Book of the Year award in 2023.
[2] This win was followed by another prize the next year, when 'The Winter-King' took first place in The Rialto's Nature Poetry Competition.
[3] Both of these poems would eventually appear in Howells' first full collection The language of bees, published by Parthian Books in April 2022.
Prior to her first full collection, she published Bloom & Bones: a collaborative poetry pamphlet with fellow Swansea poet Jean James.
[6] The pamphlet was published by Hedgehog Press, and launched at The Swansea Fringe festival on 24 October 2021.