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Teaching Testimonials

Dec 10, 2022

You have transformed so many people's writing lives, mine included! -Frances Gapper Any micro I have ever published was born in your workshops! Eternal gratitude. – Jenny Stalter You are such an inspiring teacher. -Nadia Jacobsen I fell in love with flash in your...

Review of “Alice In Wonderland Syndrome” in Smokelong Quarterly

Aug 11, 2020

"These 29 micro stories, which can be read in one sitting, are so interconnected that the effect is of one short story, told in fragments—a fitting format for a meditation on the unraveling of a marriage, with guest stars (dogs, lovers, therapists, the tiger cat, a...

Review of The Dog Seated Next to Me in Tinderbox Poetry

Aug 10, 2020

"With multiple timelines that shift readers forward and back throughout the collection, The Dog Seated Next to Me confronts the often messy task of navigating life. This narrative structure of both united as well as standalone flashes allows readers to grapple with...

Glowing Review of “The Dog Seated Next to Me” in Rain Taxi!

Dec 14, 2019

"One of the marvels of this flash-fiction collection is Pokrass’s ability to create fully realized complex characters in the tradition of literary realism typically associated with longer narratives, even novels. She achieves so much deep characterization in such a...

“The Bug Man” in Best Small Fictions, 2019 – author reading

Nov 20, 2019

Author reading of "The Bug Man" which first appeared in Tin House, published in the collection "Alligators At Night" (Ad Hoc Fiction). Such an honor to have the story included in Best Small Fictions, 2019! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA7H1y5vwew

Winner of 3 BIFFY50 Awards!

Sep 1, 2019

"Drink Like A Bird" from Okay Donkey Magazine, "Piggish" from Five:2:One Magazine, and "Bullseye" from Fictive Dream, all 3 won the BIFFY50! See the full list here at BIFFY50! - Best Irish and British Flash Awards, 2018-2019!!! I'm honoured and thrilled beyond...

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Meg Pokrass is a transformative force for any writer of the short form. I turned to her for support on two separate projects with extraordinary results: my flash fiction chapbook, Combat Zones, won the Boudin Flash Fiction Chapbook Contest, judged by Roxane Gay, and my creative nonfiction chapbook, The Island of Ghost Ships, was accepted for publication by Finishing Line Press. Her editorial eye is surgical yet soulful. She doesn’t just edit, she helps you see what your writing is truly capable of. Whether you are writing fiction or CNF, her mentorship is the best investment you can make in your writing career.

–Jamy Bond

The nuanced tonal complexity, which can go from the whimsical to a darker irony in the turn of a phrase, has been the signature feature of the work of Meg Pokrass. investment you can make in your writing career.

–Stuart Dybek

Meg has recently been mentoring and supporting me with a manuscript of stories. I can’t recommend her highly enough. Her astute observations, suggestions and edits have, in my opinion, transformed the whole collection. Her enthusiasm and encouragement have also really helped my confidence as a writer and I’m excited to soon submit the finished collection. Great value in every sense.

–Jane Salmons

I would not be writing flash without Meg Pokrass. I found my voice in flash. I didn’t even understand what that meant—finding your voice—until, suddenly, I realized I had done it. It was because of the community Meg built, the encouragement she offered, and, maybe more than anything, explaining to me what worked when it worked—why this story was better than that one. I’ve said I would not be writing flash without Meg and that’s true. I might not even be writing at all. The encouragement and finding my feet with her help came at a critical time for me.

–Epiphany Ferrell

Taking Meg’s workshops and teaching ekphrastic workshops together has given me a window into her amazing imagination and improved my own writing immeasurably. She is a dynamite storyteller, but also has a very special gift for helping to shape a story. It is incredible how she will pull out the heart of the story and help a writer rearrange or finish it. Meg can help you bring your stories to life in a magical way.

–Lorette C. Luzajic