My YA historical fantasy novel set in 16th-century England following the tale of Eliza Spinner, a girl accused of witchcraft.

Bewitched 

My winning poem focusing on the human experience and the tiny details of the universe which achieved success in the About Us 2022 National Competition. 

Dear Human Being 

My short story set in Dublin about two teenagers with brewing love beneath their rivalry. 

A Sip of Hate

My poem published in an anthology dedicated to your inner child titled Hide & Seek. Published by Faerie Press, Ireland’s first LGBTQ+ run publishers, in their first publication. 

Chalk Rainbows 

My poem about Belfast dialect published in The Irish Times: Fighting Words in May 2024. Originally published in Fighting Words NI's Write Up Your Street. 

A Wee Poem

My poem about writing bringing me Happiness, published in the FWNI Happiness Zine in June 2024. 

Structured Melodies 

My flash fiction piece about seeing the tiny positive changes each day holds published in Issue Two of Analecta. 

Little Changes

My poem Commended in the Here and Now challenge and published by The Poetry Society. A reflection on The Troubles and the future for our youth. 

The Troubles Belong To My Da 

My short story Chemistry Soup about the philosophy of love, factual beliefs and two teenagers conducting a science experiment published in Issue Two of Writeadelic.

Chemistry Soup 

My poem Mine about the gentle recognition of falling in love in a hopelessly poetic way. Published by Iceblink Literary in Issue Five. 

Mine

My poem about reuniting with your inner child published by Trash Panda Literary. 

Afterlife 

A poem addressing the reality of homophobia through generations. 

Family Bonds

My short story published in Issue Two of The Expressionist Literary Magazine. A YA fiction piece about a trio of girls facing peer pressure in rural Ireland. 

Disco Ready

My poem addressing self-love published as part of the Words of Love anthology. 

Reflection Perfection 

My poem describing Belfast dialect published in the Write Up Your Street Zine youth magazine dedicated to the city. 

My short story, Pumpkin Head, was the First Place winner in my category of the Féile an Phobail Draíocht Short Story Competition. 

Pumpkin Head 

My poem originally performed at the iCommunity Report Launch for An Taoiseach addressing climate change, later published in their newsletter. 

Can We Say We Tried? 

A short story focusing on The Troubles in Northern Ireland from a child's perspective, published in the annual Analecta anthology. This was originally read on the Fighting Words 100 Years Podcast. 

Explosive Words

A poem dedicated to old fairytales and their damaging portrayal of romance. 

The Love Stories Lied 

My poem addressing empathy published in the Land of Poets anthology following success in the Wales Young Poets Award. 

Kaila Patterson

Books

Selected work