//FLASH FICTION CONTEST//

Thank you to everyone who submitted to our Flash Fiction Contest! The winning writer will be awarded $3000 and publication on The Masters Review site. Second and third place will be awarded $300 and $200, respectively, as well as publication in The Masters Review. WE WILL ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS BY EARLY 2019.

//SHORT STORY AWARD FOR NEW WRITERS//

Our Winter Short Story Award for New Writers is now open to submissions now through January 31. The winners will be selected by the wonderful Aimee Bender! This is one of our most popular categories. The winner receives $3000, publication on The Masters Review site, and review from multiple agencies. The second and third place stories receive $300 and $200, respectively, publication, and agency review. This is a great opportunity for emerging writers. You can find all the details here.

//  PAST AWARD WINNERS  //

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

Summer Award Winners 2018:

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

Spring Flash Fiction Contest Winners 2018

Details on our Flash Fiction page.

Winter Short Story Award Winners 2018

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

Fall Fiction Contest Award Winners 2018

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

Summer Short Story Award Winners 2017

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

Flash Fiction Contest Winners 2017

Details on our Flash Fiction page.

Winter Short Story Award Winners 2016

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

Fall Fiction Contest Winners 2016

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

Summer Short Story Award 2016

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

Fall Fiction Winners 2015

Judged by Jeff Vandermeer

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