• Source: Michael Harding

      • Michael Harding (born 1953) is an Irish writer.


      Biography


      Harding was born and raised in Cavan, Ireland. He went to St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, initially graduating as a lay graduate. He then taught for two years in St. Patrick's College in Cavan Town, then worked as a social worker in a prison. He returned to Maynooth as a seminarian and was ordained in 1980, after which he went to work in a parish in Fermanagh. He left the priesthood in 1985, then spent seventeen years practising Buddhism.
      He is married to the sculptor Cathy Carman (whom he first met in 1984) and they have a daughter Sophia and a son, Simon. He lives in Tarmon, County Leitrim.


      Work


      He is an active writer of novels and poetry. He is a regular columnist with The Irish Times. He was Writer in Association with The Abbey Theatre in 1993 and was Writer in Residence at Trinity College Dublin, in 1999.


      Publications




      = Novels

      =
      Priest (1986)
      The Trouble With Sarah Gullion (1988)
      Bird in the Snow (2008)


      = Plays

      =
      Strawboys, Peacock Abbey Theatre, 1987
      Una Pooka, Peacock Abbey Theatre, 1989
      Misogynist, Abbey Theatre, 1990
      Burying Brian Boru, Theatre Omnibus, 1990
      Where the Heart is, Project Arts Centre, 1993
      Hubert Murray's Widow, Peacock Abbey Theatre, 1993
      The Kiss, Project Arts Centre, 1994
      Ceacht Houdini, Amharclann de hIde, 1994
      Backsides to the Wind, Red Kettle, 1995
      Sour Grapes, Peacock Abbey Theatre, 1997
      Amazing Grace, Peacock Abbey Theatre, 1998
      Bog Dances, Steve Wickham and Shake the Spear Theatre @ Dunamaise Arts Centre, 2000
      Sleeping a Lovesong, Project Arts Centre, 2002
      Talking Through His Hat, Dublin Fringe Festival @ The Focus, 2002
      Swallow, Gare St Lazare Players @ Dublin Fringe Festival, 2003
      Birdie Birdie, for Blue Raincoat Theatre, 2004
      Tearmann for Siamsa Tire, The National Folk Theatre of Ireland, 2006
      The Tinker's Curse, Livin' Dred Theatre Company, 2007.
      Is There Balm in Gilead? Pavilion Theatre Dublin, 2007


      = Other

      =
      Staring at Lakes (winner of the Bord Gais Energy Book of the Year Award
      Hanging with the Elephant
      Talking with Strangers
      On Tuesdays I'm a Buddhist (2017)
      Chest Pain, A man, a stent and camper van (2019)


      Awards


      1989 - shortlisted for the Irish Times Aer Lingus Literature Award
      1990 - Stewart Parker Trust Award for Theatre
      1990 - Bank of Ireland RTÉ award for excellence in the arts
      1980 - Hennessy Literary Award for short stories
      2004 - Best Actor, Dublin Fringe Festival for his performance in Gare St Lazare's production of Swallow.
      2006 - Nominated Best Actor in a Supporting Role – British Theatre Management Awards
      2007 - The Tinker's Curse, nominated for Best New Play at the Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards
      2013 - Staring at Lakes, Non-Fiction Book of the Year Irish Book Awards
      2000 - Member, Aosdána, Irish National Academy for Creative Artists


      References

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