
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
Salmon Racing Upstream
Young Writers, 2024
PoetryFree Verse
I'm Going to Meet Kurt Cobain
The Poetry Society, 2025
PoetryFree Verse