And the winners of the 2025 Katherine Mansfield Sparkling Prose competition are....
By Flash Frontier: An Adventure in Short Fiction | Posted: Thursday Oct 16, 2025
First
The Nawken by Lorraine Carmody
Second
A Cigarette at Taurua Stream by Anna Scaife
Third
Janus-faced Survival Mode by Sharni Wilson
Highly Commended
Father figures by Jemma Richardson
One Week to Live by Michael Botur
On the Couch by Cristín Leach
The Drowning by Jessica Le Bas
Untethered by Tania Norfolk
The prizes were announced last night in an awards presentation with judges Lynn Jenner and Gina Cole, and in conversation with Fiona Farrell and Michelle Elvy, with readings from the top three place winners.
Watch here DOUBLE LIVES: Katherine Mansfield Sparkling Prose 2025 Awards Event
The winners lists have been published today, with judges' notes:
Sparkling Prose: Katherine Mansfield story competition ~ At The Bay ~ I Te Kokoru ~ Aotearoa Stories
Coming soon - shortlisted, highly commended and winning stories.