Mike Allen

Hello.

I’m a writer from London. I have an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia. In 2018, I was awarded an Escalator prize by the UK National Centre for Writing. In 2019, I won the Seán O’Faoláin International Short Story Competition. I’m currently working on a collection of short stories.

Get in touch at hello@mikeallen.co. If you’re feeling particularly generous, you can buy me a coffee.

2022 ‘The Weight on One Foot’, The Stinging Fly, Issue 158
2022 ‘Beirut’, The White Review, Issue 158
2022 ‘Dumka’, Granta, Issue 158
2022 ‘Razor Clams’, The Dublin Review, Issue 87
2021 Stinging Fly Summer School, Ireland
2020 ‘Come Closer’, Southword: New International Writing, Issue 38
2020 Anam Cara Writer’s & Artist’s Retreat, Ireland
2019 ‘Come Closer’ reading at Cork International Short Story Festival, Ireland
2019 First Prize, Seán O’Faoláin International Short Story Competition
2018 Escalator prize, UK National Centre for Writing
2017 MFA Prose Fiction, University of East Anglia