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Silas Mitchell

he/him | poet, writer, artist

Silas Mitchell is an autistic poet, writer, amateur tattoo artist and overall dabbler. He has been published in three Young Writers’ anthologies, including the Young Writers’ Annual Showcase 2024, and from 2023-2026 he wrote short stories, articles, and literary reviews for the local youth magazine Speak Out. In 2025, he was one of 15 winners of the Foyle Young Poets award. He also hopes to begin publishing fiction one day.

Selected work

Cover of Young Writers

Salmon Racing Upstream

Young Writers, 2024

PoetryFree Verse
Cover of The Poetry Society

I'm Going to Meet Kurt Cobain

The Poetry Society, 2025

PoetryFree Verse