Faculty
Frank Golden, BA (UCD)
Head of
Creative Writing
Frank Golden was born in Dublin and has been living in the Burren for almost twenty years. His latest poetry collection In Daily Accord was published in 2008 by Salmon Publishing. His other poetry collections include The Interior Act (Salmon), In Partial Settlement (Wiffle Press), On Route To Leameneh (Raven Arts), and his novel The Two Women Of Aganatz (Wolfhound Press). He has written two screenplays WHERE TWO ROADS MEET, and THE CALLER both of which received Arts Council and Film Board funding. With co-writer G V Whelan and in conjunction with RTE he developed a series called THE GATEWAY and worked as script supervisor on the SURVIVOR SERIES. In recent years he has worked on TV and film projects and has had a number of solo exhibitions of his paintings and video installations, the most recent being Living through Air at the Courthouse Arts Centre 2009 . He has received a number of awards including Film &Video Award (Arts Council), Bursary in Literature (Arts Council), Development Funding (Film Board). A new novel and book of poems are forthcoming.
Teaching Philosophy -
“My method is to get writers to generate writing, to invent, and to do so in conjunction with an examination of form, to look at the dynamics of style and the work-shopping of sample drafts in an environment where writers learn to critique honestly and rigorously.”
