Col Howarth - Writer
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Col Howarth is a writer of short fiction, poetry and scripts.
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​​​​​He is the co-writer of the successful scripted podcast series Moonkarta - a hilarious family-friendly story produced over a series of ten episodes. On its release the podcast entered the Apple Podcasts top-40 and has since been streamed in over 70 countries. It was a Best Podcast of the Week in The Guardian which described it as a 'surreally inventive children's podcast' with 'an almost Mighty Boosh-like quality...whimsical comic moments and oddball comic references...' It was also a Radio Times Pick of the Best Audio On-Demand​​​. The Radio Times said: 'this is some achievement - a comic drama that doesn't patronise children or irritate adults...' As well as this the podcast won a Silver Award for producer Terry Mynott at the national Audio Production Awards for Best Drama or Fiction.
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Col also co-wrote, researched and co-presented an episode of the podcast Uncommon Folk with stand-up and writer Dan Mitchell. The episode is about the Mari Lwyd tradition in Wales and Col interviewed people from around the world who practice the tradition.
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As well ​​as fiction, under the guise of standupforcomedy.co.uk, Col has conducted interviews and written and produced countless articles which can be found on this site. Interviews are from the world of stand-up comedy and with some of the biggest names in the UK: with the likes of Tony Law, Craig Campbell, John Moloney, Mike Gunn, Romesh Ranganathan, Nathan Caton, Dave Spikey, Iain Stirling and many more. ​​Col has contributed to the Indie Comedy Mag where some of these interviews are available to read in print including: Tony Law - 'My Pure Funny' and Lloyd Langford - 'Why the Big Face?'.
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Currently, Col is a member of Ghost Writers, a creative writing group based at the Wales Millennium Centre which is working with actors and producers on a series of ghostly monologues which will be performed at the venue on Halloween night to a live audience.
He is also a member of the Chapter Arts Centre Writers Circle which provides creative responses to programmed performances.
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Finally, Col has an MA in Creative Writing and is currently writing his first novel and a screenplay.
