
Photography by Fran Cassidy
Thanks again to Meg Pokrass for providing the picture prompt here and judging The Pokrass Prize, which was announced at the 2025 Flash Fiction Festival. Big congratulations to the winner, Eleanor Luke and the runners up, Rachael Dunlop and Tim Collyer. Here are Meg’s comments about all the entries and her comments on the individual stories are after the text. The stories will also be published in print in the 2025 Festival anthology, the first of the second rainbow series.
Meg’s General Comments:Selecting only one winner and 2 Runners-up from so many masterful stories was an impossible task yet again! It was thrilling to read such brilliant flashes. So many were absolute standouts, making it nearly impossible to choose. Photographer Fran Cassidy’s startling photo with its quiet secrets brought out the most incredible and original narratives one could have hoped for.
Congratulations to the top three winners. Please know that I loved reading each story. These were some of the strongest contest entries I have ever had the privilege to read. Read in Full

You must be logged in to post a comment.