Ursula Holden is an English novelist, author of 13 novels often inspired by her time spent in Ireland. Her first novel, Endless Race, was published when she was 54. It was at a creative writing class at Chiswick Polytechnic in 1968 that she began to realize her talent for writing. After being signed by Andrew Hewson of the John Johnson Literary Agency, her first three novels were published by London Magazine Editions. Admiring her work, the editor of London Magazine, Alan Ross, fostered Holden's career. Holden's dedication to writing was recognized by the Royal Society of Literature with the award of a fellowship in 2010. In her early career, Holden's writing room was a booth in the typing room of the British Library. Over the years she benefitted from writers' retreats, and spent some time at the Millay, Yaddo, and McDowell Colony.
Ursula Holden
Studios
Schelling
Ursula Holden worked in the Schelling studio.
Marian MacDowell funded construction of this studio the year that the organization was established and the first artists arrived for residency. It was called Bark Studio until 1933, when it was renamed in honor of Ernest Schelling, a composer, pianist, and orchestral leader who served as president of what was then called the Edward MacDowell…