Michael E. Diaz, Author/psychotherapist
(previously Michael Pearson)
Publications/accolades/awards
billy birch
Accepted for Publication 2026 – TBA
I watch whales fall
IN the bottom of the bucket
Our SOn’s Hair
Curtis brown creative
Brother, sister/ sister, brother
and only I remain
“Diaz takes the two-schoolmates-dealing-with-their-gayness trope and shoots it into infinity. Daring and beautifully written.” James Penha
a halo, on fire for eternity
tree stump
i do not belong here
splinters from boxes
Stir the porridge, knock the ceiling
BBC Radio, Broadcast, 2024
if a cow could hold my hand
my tangential life
Five Minute Flash, Online Publication, 2023
michael e. Diaz (michael pearson)
contact@michaelediaz.com

I began writing seriously towards the end of 2023, and was hit by the realisation that this is me – I literary and speculative fiction (others might label some of my work as upmarket, horror, absurdist, surrealism). I write about pain, because pain has its place and is never eradicated. When we talk and write about our pain, we make sense of it and, eventually, hopefully, it hurts less.
My work will stay with you. I promise you that. You might cry. You might have to pause. It’ll take something from you, but give so much more.
In 2025 I began my MA in Creative Writing at the University of Bristol, where I’m also employed. See you on the other side.
I currently have a 60-70k speculative literary fiction novel, a speculative literary fiction story collection, a trade non-fiction anxiety self-help book, that I’m seeking representation for.
Please get in touch. I’d love to talk about writing with you.