The Prize Onion 2025
WINNER: Silvia Razakova
Silvia’s comic Pomegranate Flowers will be published by Onion Press in 2026. Pomegranate Flowers traces the lives of three generations of Crimean Tatar women — from Soviet exile to modern war. Through the lens of the author’s grandmother, mother, and self, it explores memory, displacement, multiculturalism, womanhood, and the quiet rituals of everyday life.
Exhibition and Launch
Location: La Belle Adventure, Edinburgh
Exhibition: 29 April – 17 May
Artist talk: 4-6pm on 2 May at La Belle Adventure
See more of Silvia’s work here.
2025 Winner
Silvia Razakova
2025 Runners UpSteven Affleck
Bhavani Balasubramanyam
Siwei Kang
Levi J. Richards
Ella Stovell
Kelly Zou
About the prize
The Prize Onion is an award that supports the publication of a 20-40 page narrative comic from new Scottish talent (this means you are a current resident or have recently graduated from a Scottish institution). First place recieves a £500 cash prize, publication of their work, and mentorship. This comic may already be complete or a work-in-progress at the time of submission, and will be published by Onion Press in 2026 and launched in an exhibition in Edinburgh.
The Prize Onion is now closed for submissions.