K Patrick

Patrick's work has appeared in journals such as The Poetry Review,{{cite journal |title=Pickup truck sex, Walk |journal=The Poetry Review |date=2021 |volume=111 |issue=3}}{{cite web |title=Walk by K Patrick |url=https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/walk/ |website=Scottish Poetry Library |access-date=8 January 2025}} Granta, and The White Review. In 2021, Patrick was nominated for the White Review Prize in both the poetry{{cite web |title=The White Review Poet's Prize 2020/21 Shortlist |url=https://www.thewhitereview.org/prize/the-white-review-poets-prize-2020-21-shortlist/ |website=The White Review |access-date=8 January 2025}} and short story{{cite web |title=The White Review Short Story Prize 2021, Sponsored by RCW |url=https://www.thewhitereview.org/prize/the-white-review-short-story-prize-2021/ |website=The White Review |access-date=8 January 2025}} category. In 2023, their story "It's Me" was shortlisted for the 2023 BBC National Short Story Award.{{cite web |title='Outstandingly strong' shortlist featuring Patrick and Shamsie announced for BBC Short Story Award |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/outstandingly-strong-shortlist-featuring-patrick-and-shamsie-announced-for-bbc-short-story-award |website=The Bookseller |access-date=8 January 2025}}

Patrick's debut novel, Mrs S, was published in 2023.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jun/07/mrs-s-by-k-patrick-review-a-crescendo-of-sapphic-longing|title=Mrs S by K Patrick review – secret desires at boarding school|first=Joanna|last=Briscoe|date=June 7, 2023|newspaper=The Guardian}} The Guardian described it as "inventive and original" but noted that stylistic choices gave it "serious problems of pace". Kristen Arnett reviewed the book for The New York Times, saying she could "wax on about the sensuality of Patrick's narrative".{{Cite news |last=Arnett |first=Kristen |date=2023-06-20 |title=Can You Still Be a Femme Fatale if You're Butch? |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/20/books/review/k-patrick-mrs-s.html |access-date=2023-12-21 |issn=0362-4331}}

Patrick was named one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists 2023, for novelists under the age of 40.{{cite web |title=Meet the next generation of British writers |url=https://granta.com/best-young-novelists/ |website=Granta |access-date=8 January 2025}} In the same year, they were also selected as one of The Guardian's ten best debut novelists, a list that is not age-restricted.{{cite web |title=Meet the 10 best new novelists for 2023 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jan/08/meet-the-10-best-new-novelists-for-2023 |website=The Guardian |access-date=8 January 2025}}

In 2024, Patrick published a collection of poetry, Three Births, described by The Guardian as an "artful, sensual debut".{{cite web |title=The best recent poetry – review roundup |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/mar/01/the-best-recent-poetry-review-roundup |website=The Guardian |access-date=8 January 2025}}

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• {{Cite book |last=Patrick |first=K |title=Mrs S |publisher=Fourth Estate |year=2023 |isbn=9780008560997 |edition=hardcover 1st |location=London |language=en |author-mask=2}}

• {{cite book |last=Patrick |first=K |title=Three Births |publisher=Granta Poetry |year=2024 |isbn=9781915051097 |edition=paperback 1st |location=London |language=en |author-mask=2}}

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