Michelle Golder originates from California, coming to Cambridge via Wellington, New Zealand. She is married to a kiwi, Quentin, and their son, Lachlan (23) plays guitar with local band, Fred’s House. She worked as an editor and teacher before becoming a full-time writer/director. As well as chairing the WRiTEON committee from 2008 to 2011, Michelle has been Artistic Director for several seasons of MaD and Naked Stage and directed numerous WRiTEON plays; including Gregory Skulnick’s Jessica, Valérie Fabre’s Remembering Emptiness and Belonging and Steven Kitson’s Birthday Wish. Acting roles have included Julia Bolden’s Morning Rituals and The Telephone by Roger Mortimer-Smith (both with Robert Jezek). She also directed Is It Too Late to Save Oscar Pike? by Paul Richards, for the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe.

As a writer, she has had work performed in London, Cambridge and at the Brighton and Edinburgh Fringe Festivals, notably Sexual Ironing (2007), Hayton on Homicide (2009) and in December 2011, The Judge's Robe; a spooky dramatic monologue performed by Robert Jezek at Cambridge Folk Museum. WRiTEON performances of Michelle’s work have included Special Delivery (2009), Game for Lunch (2010) and The Wrong Muse (2011). Radio credits include the 10 part comedy soap, Hills Road for 209 Radio and Options, for the BBC, in collaboration with Menagerie (2011). She can be heard regularly on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, in conversation with Liz Rhodes.

Recently, Michelle has mainly concentrated on writing for film. Credits so far include Can’t Handle It, This is Susan and Are You Lonesome Tonight? In 2011, her short, Festival of Bruce, co-produced with Kate Madison, was chosen as a TiVo top ten in the VM Shorts competition, her feature-length screenplay, My Dead Wife was long listed for the Bafta Rocliffe Forum and her short screenplay, Birthday short listed for the LSF Four Days in August competition.