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Richard Monks

Liverpool Screen School

Faculty of Arts Professional and Social Studies

Email: R.J.Monks@ljmu.ac.uk

Telephone: 0151 231 4740

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Richard Monks is an award-winning writer and director with over 25 years’ experience in the film and television industry. He studied Film Direction and Scriptwriting at the Royal College of Art and was awarded a PhD in Creative Writing by Lancaster University. He has written award-winning drama for television and radio and has worked with the likes of Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spider-Man), Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave), Maxine Peake (Funny Cow), James Norton (Happy Valley) and many others. His television work includes In the Cold Light of Day, Mysterious Murders (co-written with Julian Fellowes) as well as episodes of Casualty, Heartbeat, Doctors and Dangerfield. His radio work includes Hearing Sense, which won a Sony Award, One Church, which won an IVCA award for best radio drama, and a number of critically acclaimed series, including Donor Trail, Shattered and Belgrano. He was one of the core writers on Radio 4's landmark WW1 drama serial, Home Front. He also worked with Danny Brocklehurst (Shameless) on Radio 4’s popular detective series, Stone, starring Hugo Speer.

Degrees

Lancaster University, UK, PhD (with no amendments), Creative Writing
Lancaster University, UK, MA Creative Writing (Distinction)
Royal College of Art, London, United Kingdom, MA (RCA) Film Direction & Scriptwriting (Distinction)
Exeter College of Art & Design, United Kingdom, BA (Hons) Fine Art (First Class)

Academic appointments

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer, Creative Writing, Liverpool John Moores University, 2017 - present
Associate Lecturer, Creative Writing, Lancaster University, 2013 - 2015
Associate Lecturer, School of Journalism, Media & Performance, University Central Lancashire, 2010 - 2013
Tutor, Dept. of Continuing Education, Lancaster University, Lancaster, 2008 - 2009

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