

Farran Golding is a journalist based in Leeds, West Yorkshire whose work predominantly focuses on skateboarding; documenting the culture’s history and contemporary goings-on across interviews, essays and short films.
Editorial
Quartersnacks: Correspondent (2019 – present)
Closer Skateboarding: Contributing Writer
Slam City Skates: Editorial & Content Manager (2021 – 2022), Contributing Writer (2019 – 2021)
Speedway Magazine: Editor (2015 – present)
Sidewalk Magazine: Editor-at-Large (2013 – 2018)
Design, Concept and Editorial
AVE, photo: O’Meally (Vans, 2019)
Selected Written Contributions
Other Editions — ‘Please, Don’t Forget This’ (2021)
Vague Skate Mag
The Scribe by Northern Monk Brew Co.
Video
‘Favorite Spot’ series – Quartersnacks
BUBBLEGUM: A Short Film Exploring John Carpenter’s ‘They Live’ – Rough Trade Books
Events and Screenings
Hyde Park Picure House presents ‘Favorite Spot’ – A Quartersnacks Series / Leeds, 18th March 2022
In Conversation with Craig Oldham – Louder Than Words Festival, Manchester / 9th November 2019 (Host)
BUBBLEGUM Screening and Q&A – Louder Than Words Festival, Manchester / 8th November 2019
BUBBLEGUM Premiere – Village Books, Leeds / 28th March 2019
In Conversation with Gemma Cairney – Louder Than Words Festival, Manchester / 9th November 2018 (Co-host)
Education
First Class Hons BA Multimedia Journalism – Manchester Metropolitan University (2016 – 2019)
Press
‘Farran Golding on Favorite Spots and Mark Suciu’ – Mostly Skateboarding Podcast (2021)
‘Have You Heard About This Bench?’ – New York Magazine (2021)
Contact
farrangolding@hotmail.co.uk