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New Voices: “Luces” by Ran O’Wain

Today, we are proud to welcome “Luces” by Ran O’Wain to our New Voices library. In this story, Luz, the protagonist, deals with an increasingly strained relationship with his partner. At the same time, he is working on an artistic…

June Book Review: Half Gods by Akil Kumarasamy

Today, we are proud to feature a review of Akil Kumarasamy’s debut Half Gods by our very own Will Preston. Kumarasamy’s debut follows the different members of a Sri Lankan family who flee their country’s civil war and resettle in…

Interview: Rita Bullwinkel

Today, it is our pleasure to feature an interview with the incomparable Rita Bullwinkel. Her debut collection of Short Stories, Belly Up, recently came out from A Strange Object. We chatted with Rita about her path to publication, craft, cannibalism,…

From the blog | Jun. 18, 2018

Shortlist – The Masters Review Volume VII Judged by Rebecca Makkai

We are proud to announce the shortlist for our seventh printed anthology, judged this year by the illustrious Rebecca Makkai. These thirty stories and essays represent outstanding work by emerging writers. Makkai will select ten from this list to appear in the printed anthology. Stay tuned for the finalists announcement next month! Thank you to all of the wonderful writers who submitted to this years’ anthology. It was a pleasure to read your work. The Masters Review Volume VII Shortlist…

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Fiction. Essays. Edits. Experts.

Submissions to our Summer Short Story Award for New Writers are now open! Stay tuned for the winners of our Flash Fiction Contest. Thank you to everyone who submitted to The Masters Review Volume VII with stories selected by Rebecca Makkai. This printed work is a collection of ten stories and essays by emerging writers and is sent to editors and agents across the country. We will announce the results this summer and look forward to reading an excellent group of stories. Be sure to check out or calendar page, which highlights more upcoming projects for 2018, 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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The Masters Review Volume VI With Stories And Essays Selected by Roxane Gay

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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.