Michael Mullen is a queer poet, writer and spoken-word artists from Glasgow. Writing in both Scots and English, for the page and the stage. Their work has been featured in Gutter, Neu Reekie: Neu Voices, The Scotsman, Bella Caledonia and many more. Michael was the Scottish National Slam Championship runner-up 2022 and later a judge, their work has also appeared onLife and Rhymes with Benjamin Zephaniah on Sky Arts. Co-winner of the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award 2023-24 and winner of The List Best Rising Scottish Author Prize 2025. Their first collection Goonie was released with Little, Brown in June 2025 and was shortlisted for the Forward Jerwood Prize for Best First Collection.