Working w/ Meg

If you are involved in a work-in-progress (at any stage) and would like a keen and reliable eye on on what you’re creating, consider working with me as a mentor and/or story editor. I specialize in developmental edits on hybrid manuscripts particularly flash novellas, prose poetry, flash fiction, microfiction and fragments. For 10 years as a short-form editor, I’ve been all about empowering writers to grow and bloom.

Testimonials below.

Meg Pokrass is smart, generous, and was endlessly supportive in responding to my manuscript. I am so glad I found my way to her. Her comments were specific, clear, and practical, exactly what I needed. Meg is smart and intuitive and gave me feedback on both the surface of my writing and the emotional underpulls. I love her enthusiasm and the range of her thinking. I’ve been telling everyone to read Meg Pokrass. Now I recommend everyone work with Meg Pokrass. -April Krassner, Author

A few very recent testimonials:

Meg is an elevator lifting me above my messy drafts. 

Meg is a microwave zapping my uncooked stories. 

Meg is a zoo inviting me to monkey the page.

Meg is a tulip cousin of color, shape, and fringe.

Meg is a mentor sister imagination buddy.

I adore her. And you will, too.

If you’re lucky enough to get the chance to work with MP, grab it with both hands—

fingers, and toes, too!

- Bella Mahaya Carter, Author of Raw and Secrets of My Sex

”Meg is amazing. She helped me tremendously with editing and arranging “Dressed all wrong for this” and in fact came up with the title.”

-Francine Witte, Author

Working with Meg Pokrass on my collection of micro fiction was a great experience. Her eye for detail, her ear for tone, her grasp of the individual stories and how they worked together as a collection, was immensely helpful. Meg is one of those rare individuals who is a masterful writer, teacher, and editor. And, she is kind, brilliant, honest, and funny. Her editing skill and thorough approach enhanced my craft, improved my collection, and left me buoyed and grateful.

Guy Biederman, Translated From The Original, one-inch punch fiction

Meg Pokrass is an extraordinary editor. I was overwhelmed by the intimidating task of pulling together existing pieces as well as writing new work for my memoir. In a confident and reassuring manner, Meg helped me organize a writing schedule with actionable deliverables. Within a few months, I had a working draft. She then helped me edit the pieces resulting in multiple individual publications. I’m now in the process of submitting my memoir for publication, something a year ago that didn’t seem possible. Meg has my highest recommendation and appreciation.”

-Jeff Harvey, Founding Editor, Gooseberry Pie

“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, Author

”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, Author 

“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, Founder of the Ekphrastic Review

”Meg’s workshops are incredible. She is so generous to the writing community. Her feedback is thoughtful and intuitive and I always come away feeling inspired. She is a true creative force! My writing has grown so much because of her.”

-Karen Crawford, Author

Meg's insightful comments in my manuscript draft helped me see what I needed to do next before querying. What I also appreciated the most in Meg is that she's fully transparent about her process. She tells me the turn-around timeline; she is responsive, supportive, and answered all my questions I sent her by email messages. I trust her fully, not only as an editor but as a writing coach and mentor.-Christine H. Chen, Winner of the Fractured Lit Anthology Prize

I was grateful to find an editor as accomplished and specialized in flash
as Meg Pokrass. Her wise counsel substantially improved my manuscript. She
introduced publication possibilities I hadn’t thought of, and was
encouraging and generous with advice on where I might find receptive
editors/judges/audiences for my work. It was exactly the kind of feedback
I needed. – Susan Starbird, Author

"Meg read my novella draft closely and offered many useful character-development insights. She also addressed practical details such as skillful placement of, for example, time-and-place markers. Her honest reactions, without judgment, enabled me to review scenes, characters, and objectives, with a fresh eye.”-BettyJoyce Nash, Author of Everybody Here is Kin