Cath Howe

Cath Howe is an award-winning author and London teacher. She loves working with writers of all ages and often leads creative writing workshops in schools. 

She grew up in Scotland and spent many holidays in remote island places watching the seabirds and combing the beaches. “Call the Puffins!” is her first series for younger readers. Set on the island of Egg, the stories introduce a team of young puffin cadets in training to join a search and rescue team. The second book is “Tiny’s Brave Rescue”. The 3^rd book in the series, “Muffin and the Shipwreck”, will be published in March 2024 with more to follow.

Cath is known for writing stories with a big heart. Her stories for 9-12 year-olds resonate with the voices of today’s children as they explore tough choices in their friendships and families and build vital resilience. Her latest novel, “My Life on Fire” was selected as Book of the Month by Bookshop.org

Festival schools programme

Join Cath Howe as she introduces you to Muffin, Tiny and the rest of the rescue puffins on the island of Egg. The island is a place of adventures where the team learn to live and work together. Discover the lives of real puffins, how to draw your own puffin and learn to sing the puffin promise.