Our anthology just opened for submissions, but we’ve got a year of excellent submitting opportunities ahead. Here’s a look at what you can expect (and look forward to!) from The Masters Review in 2016.
For more details, check out our calendar page.
The Masters Review Anthology – Volume V (Jan 15 – Mar 31)
Every year The Masters Review opens submissions to produce our anthology, a collection of ten stories written by the best emerging authors. The ten winning writers are nationally distributed with work exposed to top agents, editors, and authors across the country. This year’s volume is judged by Amy Hempel!
PRIZES: $5000 awarded, publication, and visibility through the journal. Ten writers published.
DEADLINE: March 31
Short Story Award For New Writers (May 15 – July 15)
Our Short Story Award for New Writers awards $2000 to the best short story written by an emerging writer. One of our most popular submission categories, the Short Story Award not only offers cash prizes, but agency review.
PRIZES: First place wins $2000, publication on the site, and agency review. Second and third place writers win $200 and $100 respectively, publication on the site, and agency review from Victoria Marini at GELFMAN SCHNEIDER / ICM PARTNERS. Additional agents will be added soon.
DEADLINE: July 15
Summer Workshop (Aug 1 – Aug 31)
Can’t afford a spendy summer workshop? Get feedback on your story from the best editors in the industry with our online manuscript evaluation. We pair with editors from the best literary magazines in the country to offer feedback and guidance on stories. Michelle Wildgen from Tin House and Jeffery Gleaves from The Paris Review will be instructors! Writers receive feedback just in time for fall, when so many lit mags open to submissions. More instructors will be added soon.
DEADLINE: August 31
Fall Fiction Contest (Sep 15 – Nov 15)
In the fall we pair with a guest judge to help select stories for our Fall Fiction Contest. The fall is literary submission season and we look forward to acknowledging three excellent stories.
PRIZES: First place wins $2000, publication on the site, and personal correspondence with our guest judge. Second and third place writers win $200 and $100 respectively, publication on the site, and letters from the judge on why your story was chosen.
DEADLINE: Nov 15
Short Story Award For New Writers – Winter! (Nov 15 – Jan 15, 2017)
Because our Short Story Award for New Writers is a favorite, the contest awards three stories in the winter as well. $2000 to the best short story written by an emerging writer. The Short Story Award not only offers cash prizes, but agency review from some of the country’s best agencies.
PRIZES: First place wins $2000, publication on the site, and agency review. Second and third place writers win $200 and $100 respectively, publication on the site, and agency review.
DEADLINE: Jan 15, 2017
New Voices – Year Round
Our New Voices category is always open and always free to submit. Selected stories are paid $0.10/word up to $200 and are published on the site. Read New Voices stories, here. For submission guidelines, click here.