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From the blog | Mar. 03, 2015

Submissions Information: March 31st Anthology Deadline and New Voices

Submissions for our anthology The Masters Review Volume IV close at the end of the month, so get those stories in pronto. This is one of our favorite projects each year and we’re really looking forward to reading your work. Mark your calendars, set your clock, and polish those stories. The end of the month will be here before you know it. “The Masters Review is a lovely magazine, in form and content. How awesome it is to see the…

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The Masters Review is up to a lot of cool stuff. SUBMISSIONS FOR OUR ANTHOLOGY close on MARCH 31, which is guest judged by KEVIN BROCKMEIER. The anthology is one of our favorite projects each year and acts as a major endorsement for new writers. In addition to publication in a nationally distributed journal, anthology authors are part of an exclusive mailing to editors, agents, and publishers. We also offer a ton of great opportunities for writers. Our New Voices submission category is free to submit and pays for stories. Our ONLINE WORKSHOP allows you to get detailed feedback on your story from an expert in the field and is currently instructed by ANNE VALENTE. It's all part of our mission to offer a quality platform for emerging writers.

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The Masters Review is a lovely magazine, in form and content. How awesome it is to see the next generation of writers kicking ass, taking names, and making beautiful art.
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Steve Almond, author and essayist

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The Masters Review Volume III delights with a stunningly eclectic array of voices, uniform only in their excellence. This anthology is a testament to the health of contemporary literature.
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Laura van den Berg, author of Find Me and Isle of Youth

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If these are the voices we’ll be hearing from, American literature has an awful lot to look forward to.
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Ramona Ausubel, author of No One is Here Except All of Us and A Guide to Being Born

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At The Masters Review, our mission is to support emerging writers. We do this in many ways. We only accept submissions from writers who have not yet published a novel-length work. 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.

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