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The 2020 Summer Short Story Award for New Writers!

Welcome to July! This is one of our favorite months of the year because it means our Summer Short Story Award for New Writers is now open for submissions! This year’s finalists will be selected by the fantastic Kali Fajardo-Anstine….

New Voices: “Sorry About Your Bird” by Kathryn M. Barber

In Kathryn M. Barber’s “Sorry About Your Bird,” Libby and her wife Claire leave Claire’s grandmother’s funeral with an unexpected passenger: Captain, a parrot Claire’s grandmother had kept for years, whose favorite phrase is a string of obscenities. Dive into…

July Deadlines: 12 Writing Contests Ending This Month

Just like a dazzling firework, these wonderful contests will be gone before you know it! Take the time to check out our curated list, and find the perfect fit for your explosively brilliant writing! Richard J. Margolis Award Inspired by…

From the blog | Jul. 02, 2020

The Masters Review Volume XI Shortlist

After much deliberation, our editorial team has selected the 30 entries to this year’s Anthology contest that will be sent to Rick Bass for final consideration. We were quite pleased with how difficult the decisions were this year! Thank you to all of our wonderful submitters. Be on the lookout for our finalists announcement later this month. We can’t wait to see which of these submissions are selected! Congratulations to all on the shortlist. A Lot of Words For It,…

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The Summer Short Story Award for New Writers is open until August 30th. This year's finalists will be selected by Kali Fajardo-Anstine! The winner receives $3000, publication, and agency review. Be sure to check out or calendar page, which highlights more upcoming projects, and remember, our New Voices submission category is free to submit and pays for stories. It's all part of our mission to offer a quality platform for emerging writers.

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About The Masters Review

At The Masters Review, our mission is to support emerging writers. We only accept submissions from writers who can benefit from a larger platform. Typically, writers without published novels or story collections, or, publications with low circulation. We publish fiction and nonfiction online year round and put out an annual anthology of the ten best emerging writers in the country, judged by an expert in the field. We publish articles and book reviews on the blog and hold workshops that connect emerging and established writers.