Published Works

Below is information on where you can find Holly Pratt's previously published works, as well as information on upcoming publications.

Published Works

22nd November 2023 - To Be One With You is a sapphic short story set in the 19th Century surrounding themes of queerness, love and death. It was featured amongst many other works in Swim Press Magazine's fifth issue on the theme of 'Haunt'. The issue can be purchased on Swim Press's website here.


15th December 2023 - Flos Ignis is short fantasy story centring on a queer cast of adventuring characters. Includes themes of guilt, grief and revenge. It was published in Issue 19 of Prismatica Magazine. As the magazine is now, unfortunately, defunct the piece can be found here.


27th September 2025 - Never Let Go is a work of magical realism exploring the theme of grief and denial. It was featured amongst many other works in Carmina Magazine's September 2025 issue. The issue can be found here, and Never Let Go can be read directly here. 

19th December 2025 - The Anxious Thing Inside is a piece of poetic prose exploring feelings of growing up with anxiety, and experiences of medication helping manage anxiety. It was published on redrosethorns online journal. You can check out the piece here. 

12th January 2026 - The Girl by the Window is a piece of queer historical fiction loosely inspired by Edvard Munch's 1893 painting of the same name. It is included in WilyWinchesters' Autumn/Winter issue. You can check out the issue here. 

30th January 2026 - To Kill Myself, To Comfort Myself is a piece exploring ideas of gender, growth and change. It is included in Free Verse Revolution's upcoming Pride issue, which you can purchase from their website here. 

Upcoming Works

5th May 2026 - A Metaphor for Things I'm Not Ready to Admit is a poem about what the title suggests, a mix of feelings about gender and anxiety and how that manifests in the body. It will be published in the The Zine of Frankenstein.