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New Voices: Narada’s Ears by Sanjena Sathian

“This story is suffused with charm, and strangeness, and the author commits to the strangeness full-heartedly so I jump in too. I wouldn’t think ear wax would end up being such a doorway into our internal lives, but here it…

New Writing on the Net: June

June’s New Writing on the Net is curated by The Masters Review reader Jen Dupree, with new work from Ben Lerner, Maria T. Allocco, Kathleen Alcott, Amy Neswald, and Kristopher Jansma. Settle in with your weekend reading list below! Stories…

Shortlist – The Masters Review Volume VIII Judged by Kate Bernheimer

The shortlist is in! These thirty stories and essays are now with Kate Bernheimer, who will select the 10 finalists to include in this year’s edition of The Masters Review anthology. This list represents the best of the best work…

From the blog | Jun. 25, 2019

Tope Folarin Will Judge the 2019 Summer Short Story Award!

Caine Prize winner and author of the forthcoming novel, A Particular Kind of Black Man, Tope Folarin will be the judge of our Summer contest. The contest runs from July 1st to August 31st, with $3000, publication and agency review awarded to the winning author. Tope Folarin will judge the 2019 Summer Short Story Award! The Summer Short Story Award will open for submissions on July 1st. The winning story will be awarded $3000 and publication online. Second and third…

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Submissions for our Summer Short Story Ward open on July 1st. This year's judge is Tope Folarin, author of the forthcoming A Particular Kind of Black Man. $3000, publication and agency review 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.