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New Voices: “Mutts” by Shane Page

Introducing the third place finalist from our 2019 Summer Short Story Award for New Writers, selected by Tope Folarin: “Mutts” by Shane Page! Page was awarded publication and agency review for this breathtaking story. About the story, Tope Folarin said,…

New Writing on the Net | January 2020

In our first edition of New Writing on the Net for 2020, TMR reader Nicole VanderLinden shares her suggestions for your weekend reading list, all selected from the best new writing published online in the previous month! Happy new year!…

New Voices: “Terraforming Mars” by Emmett Knowlton

We are thrilled to share with you the honorable mention from our 2019 Summer Short Story Award for New Writers, and the first New Voices selection for 2020, “Terraforming Mars” by Emmett Knowlton. This heartbreaking story follows seventh grader Sebastian…

From the blog | Jan. 22, 2020

Literary Citizenship, pt. 1 by Katey Schultz

Have you been struggling with your outreach, or growing your audience? You’re in luck! In this special four-part series with Katey Schultz, author of Still Come Home and the collection, Flash of War, you’ll learn how to engage with the literary world in a meaningful and beneficial way. Up first: What You Care About Should be the Same as Your Social Media Feed. What You Care About Should be the Same as Your Social Media Feed Author Patricia Ann…

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Our Winter Short Story Award for New Writers, judged by Kimberly King Parsons, is open for submissions through January 31. This year's winner will receive a $3,000 prize, along with 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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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.