//Flash Fiction Contest//

Our love of flash fiction runs deep. We are proud to  offer a contest dedicated solely to flash. The winning writer will be awarded $3000 and publication in The Masters Review. Check back in August for the shortlist. Second and third place will be awarded $300 and $200, respectively, as well as publication in The Masters Review. So here it is: a home for your very best small fiction.

//The Masters Review Anthology Volume IX//

This year’s shortlist has been announced! Every year The Masters Review opens submissions to produce our anthology, a collection of ten stories and essays written by the best emerging authors. Our aim is to showcase ten writers who we believe will continue to produce great work. The ten winners are nationally distributed in a printed book with their stories and essays exposed to top agents, editors, and authors across the country. Our third volume was awarded the Silver Medal for Best Short Story Collection through the INDIEFAB Awards in 2015, and our fourth volume was an honorable mention for best anthology. Last year, we were proud to work with the queen of fairy tales herself, Kate Bernheimer who selected the finalists for Volume VIII. Submit today to purchase your copy of Volume VIII, or check us out on Amazon!

 

//  PAST AWARD WINNERS  //

For a full calendar of submission opportunities click here.
For our annual anthology winners and information on that project, click here.

2019 Winter Short Story Award for New Writers Winners:

Judged by Kimberly King Parsons. Details on our Short Story Award page.

First Place Story:
“The Driver” by Samantha Xiao Cody

Second Place Story:
“Joe Blake” by Raeden Richardson

Third Place Story:
“The Easiest Thing in the World” by Taylor Grieshober

Honorable Mention:
“Rapture” by Chloe Seim

2019 Fall Fiction Contest Winners:

Judged by Anita Felicelli. Details on our Fall Fiction Contest page.

Winner:
“Salt Sea” by Zeeva Bukai

Second Place Story:
“Shenzhen” by Willa Zhang

Third Place Story:
“It Could Happen to You” by Trent England

Honorable Mention:
“Genealogy” by Nancy London

2019 Summer Short Story Award for New Writers Winners:

Judged by Tope Folarin. Details on our Short Story Award page.

Winner:
“Ghost Story” by Becca Anderson

Second Place Story:
“Escape Velocity” by Karisa Tell

Third Place Story:
“Mutts” by Shane Page

Honorable Mention:
“Terraforming Mars” by Emmett Knowlton

2019 Flash Fiction Contest Winners:

Judged by Kathy Fish. Details on our Flash Fiction Contest page.

Winner:
“Homecoming” by Kathryn Phalen

Second Place Story:
“The Remains” by Felicity Fenton

Third Place Story:
“Simple Physics“ by Kevin Leahy

Honorable Mention:
“Observation Tube—McMurdo Station, Antarctica” by Justin Herrmann

2018 Winter Short Story Award for New Writers Winners:

Judged by Aimee Bender. Details on our Short Story Award page.

Winner:
“Damico” by Joe Bond
EARNED REPRESENTATION FROM OUR ASSOCIATED AGENCY

Second Place Story:
“Caretaker Needed” by Meghan Daniels

Third Place Story:
“Narada’s Ears” by Sanjena Sathian

Honorable Mention:
“At This Late Hour” by Rebecca Turkewitz

2018 Summer Flash Fiction Contest Winners:

Judged by The Masters Review Staff. Details on our Flash Fiction page.

Winner:
“How to Spot a Whale” by Jacqui Reiko Teruya

Second Place Story:
“Two Kinds of Neighborhoods” by Neil Cooney

Third Place Story:
“Rieb Kear (to Marry)” by Adam Nazaroff

2018 Summer Short Story Award for New Writers Winners:

Judged by The Masters Review Staff. Details on our Short Story Award page.

First Place Story:
“Confirmation“ by Alina Grabowski

Second Place Story:
“Portrait of a Virgin“ by Rachel Cochran

Third Place Story:
“A Country Where I Am Beautiful“ by Patricia Smith

Honorable Mentions:

“Headshot” by Charles Ullmann
“We Are The Horizon” by Laura Fletcher

2018 Spring Flash Fiction Contest Winners:

Judged by The Masters Review Staff. Details on our Flash Fiction page.

2018 Winter Short Story Award for New Writers Winners:

Judged by The Masters Review Staff. Details on our Short Story Award page.

First Place Story:
“Drop Zone Summer” by Nick Fuller Googins

Second Place Story:
“A History That Brings Me to You” by Katie M. Flynn

Third Place Story:
“Birth Stories” by Sarah Harris Wallman

Honorable Mentions:
“The Visible Spectrum” by Carlee Jensen
“On My Honor,” by Benjamín Naka-Hasebe Kingsley

2017 Fall Fiction Contest Award Winners:

Judged by Brian Evenson. Details on our Fall Fiction Contest page.

First Place Story:
“If I Could Have Anything, I’d Only Choose This” by Jill Rosenberg

Second Place Story:
“Lepidomancy” by Maria Lioutaia

Third Place Story:
“Together, Maureen” by Amanda Emil Anderson

Honorable Mentions:
“The Deca-Life Crisis” by Jessi Lewis
“Fog Area” by Ben Sandman

2017 Summer Short Story Award for New Writers Winners:

Judged by The Masters Review Staff. Details on our Short Story Award page.

First Place Story:
“Demonman” by Juliacia Case

Second Place Story:
“The Devil is a Liar” by Ngwah-Mbo Nkewti

Third Place Story:
“Iron Boy Kills The Devil” by Sheldon Costa

2017 Flash Fiction Contest Winners:

Judged by The Masters Review Staff. Details on our Flash Fiction page.

2016 Winter Short Story Award for New Writers Winners:

Judged by The Masters Review Staff. Details on our Short Story Award page.

Winner
“Operation” by Scott Gloden

Second Place Story
“White Out” by Caitlin O’Neil
EARNED REPRESENTATION FROM OUR ASSOCIATED AGENCY

Third Place Story
“Malheur Refuge” by Rick Attig

2016 Fall Fiction Contest Winners:

Judged by Kelly Link. Details on our Fall Fiction Contest page.

Winner:
“Night Beast” by Ruth Joffre
STORY COLLECTION “NIGHT BEAST” SOLD TO GROVE ATLANTIC

Second Place Story:
“Family, Family” by Jeannine Ouellette

Third Place Story:
“Good Creatures, Small Things” by Cate Fricke

2016 Summer Short Story Award for New Writers Winners:

Judged by The Masters Review Staff. Details on our Short Story Award page.

Winner:
“Red” by Katie Knoll
FINALIST FOR THE SHIRLEY JACKSON AWARD FOR BEST SHORT STORY

Second Place Story:
“Ledgers” by Claire Boyles

Third Place Story:
“The First Location” by Molly Reid

2015 Fall Fiction Winners:

Judged by Jeff Vandermee. Details on our Fall Fiction Contest page.

Winner:
“Linger Longer” by Vincent Masterson
ACCEPTED IN CELEBRATED HORROR ANTHOLOGY EDITED BY ELLEN DATLOW

Second Place Story:
“Pool People” by Jen Neale

Third Place Story:
“Animalizing” by Marisela Navarro