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Featured Fiction: “Praise Rain” by Kathy Fish

With our Flash Fiction Contest wrapping up next week, we thought you might need some inspiration in the form of new fiction from this year’s judge, Kathy Fish. We are huge fans of Kathy’s, so we feel especially blessed to…

New Writing on the Net: May 2019

With our Flash Fiction Contest closing at the end of the month, we’re dedicating this month’s New Writing on the Net to the flash form. Find flash and micros published in the last month that we think are especially noteworthy!…

Craft Essay: Revision by Katey Schultz

Just in time for the close of our Flash Fiction Contest, we’re excited to share this new essay from Katey Schultz, author of Flashes of War, with some advice on how to approach revision. Apply these steps to your own…

From the blog | May. 24, 2019

One Week Remaining! Flash Fiction Contest judged by Kathy Fish — $3000 Awarded!

There’s only one week left to submit to our Flash Fiction Contest! We love flash fiction at The Masters Review. That’s why we award $3000 to the best story under 1,000 submitted to our annual flash fiction contest. This year’s winning writers will be selected by guest judge Kathy Fish, and each of the 3 finalists will earn a spot in Kathy Fish’s Fast Flash online workshop! Get your submissions in today. DEADLINE: MAY 31 Add the deadline to your…

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Fiction. Essays. Edits. Experts.

Thank you to all of our amazing submitters! Our Flash Fiction Contest is now open! Judged by Kathy Fish. Submissions close on May 31st. $3000, publication and a spot in Kathy Fish's online Fast Flash workshop awarded to the winner. 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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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.