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Judged by The Masters Review staff. Details on our Featured Flash Contest page.
Winner:
“The Increasingly Unfortunate Circumstances Which Have Led Me to Wave You Off the Highway” by Austin Tucker
Runner-Up:
“The Beak” by Robbie Herbst
Winner:
“Hurmë” by Melanie Simonich
Runner-Up:
“Define: Business as Usual” by Kim Ravold
Judged by Kelly Link. Details on our Winter Award page.
Winner:
“The Sisters” by Angie Ellis
Second Place Story:
“Feu Follet” by Rebecca Meredith
Third Place Story:
“Linoleum People” by Eliza Gilbert
Honorable Mention:
“The Two Things Blassie Knows” by Clayton Bradshaw-Mittal
Judged by Matthew Salesses. Details on our Novel Excerpt Contest page.
Winner:
“Back Line” by Raf Richardson-Carillo
Second Place Excerpt:
“Curious Monster” by S. P. Donohue
Third Place Excerpt:
“A Geology” by Virginia Lee Wood
Honorable Mention:
“California Natives” by Kelly Anne Bonner
“The Natural World” by Amy Stuber
Judged by Michael Martone. Details on our Chapbook Open page.
Winner:
A Most Natural Thing by Lisbeth White
Finalists:
Little Bat Daycare by Michael Giddings
This Road May Flood by Kari Shemwell
Judged by Jai Chakrabarti. Details on our Summer Award page.
Winner:
“Elbow in Zulu by Dara Kell
Second Place Story:
“Broken Animals” by Aurora Stone Mehlman
Third Place Story:
“Dog Days” by Catherine Carberry
Honorable Mentions:
“That Chookaloski Mare” by Ashley Thorup
“Level of Emergency” by Tanya Nikiforova
Judged by The Masters Review staff. Details on our Reprint Prize page.
Winner:
“The Dowsing of Linus Spalding” by Craig M. Foster
Honorable Mentions:
“Numbers” by Éanlaí P. Cronin
“Don’t Stop Now” by Seth Fischer
Judged by K-Ming Chang. Details on our Spring Small Fiction Awards page.
Winner:
“Sandbox” by Colin Bonini
Runner-Up:
“Naz 8 Cinemas” by Aliza Ali Khan
Winner:
“Whale Song” by Jeff Martin
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Runner-Up:
“Hatching Moths” by Emily Pegg
ACCEPTED IN BEST SMALL FICTIONS
Winner:
“Immaculate” by Susanna Cupido
Runner-Up:
“Nectar” by Kerry Anderson
Judged by Morgan Talty. Details on our Winter Award page.
Winner:
“Advanced Reader” by Donovan Swift
Second Place Story:
“Where They Come From” by Casey Quinn
Third Place Story:
“The River at the End of the Road” by Hillary Millán
Honorable Mention:
“The Developer” by Sarah Walsh
Judged by Charmaine Craig. Details on our Novel Excerpt Contest page.
Winner:
“Calling Out” by Robyn Jefferson
Second Place Excerpt:
“Crybaby” by Mariah Adcox
Third Place Excerpt:
“After We Drowned” by Jill Yonit Goldberg
Honorable Mention:
“The Blood Hustle” by Alice Hatcher
Judged by Kim Fu. Details on our Chapbook Open page.
Winner:
Coats by Naomi Telushkin
Finalists:
The Duncan Deal by Rex Adams
What Happened (a Montage) by Victoria Sottosanti
Sleight by David Schwartz
Judged by Chelsea Bieker. Details on our Summer Award page.
Winner:
“Homeboy” by Nancy Garcia
Second Place Story:
“Leap Year” by Chloe Alberta
Third Place Story:
“The Distant Daughter” by Brenda Salinas Baker
Honorable Mention:
“The Sum of All Amazements” by Lyndsie Manusos
Judged by Kim Chinquee. Details on our Flash Fiction Contest page.
Winner:
“Out, Brief Candle” by Hannah Rose Roberts
Second Place Story:
“The Physiology of Arriving” by Michele Wong
Third Place Story:
“My Sister Versus Tomatoes” by Kate Barss
Honorable Mention:
“Sealskin” by Haley Kennedy
Judged by Ye Chun. Details on our Winter Award page.
Winner:
“Russian Thistle” by Laura Farnsworth
Second Place Story:
“A Single Mark” by Reena Shah
Third Place Story:
“Creeper” by Taylor Sykes
Honorable Mention:
“The Crown Prince of Koi” by Daniel Abiva Hunt
Judged by Dan Chaon. Details on our Novel Excerpt Contest page.
Winner:
“Take Warning: The Ballad of Sammy Slug” by Glenn Lester
Second Place Excerpt:
“Hakuri” by Jessica Cavero
Third Place Excerpt:
“The Slapjack” by Alan Sincic
Honorable Mention:
“Red State” by Allie Torgan
Judged by Matt Bell. Details on our Chapbook Open page.
Winner:
Love at the End of the World by Lindy Biller
Finalists:
The Potential of Radio and Rain by Myna Chang
Tiny Creatures by Eliezra Schaffzin
Judged by Kristen Arnett. Details on our Summer Award page.
Winner:
“Night Stencils” by Sherine Elbanhawy
Second Place Story:
“Wish You Were Here” by Carlee Jensen
Third Place Story:
“All This is Yours to Lose” by Marcus Tan
Honorable Mention:
“Degenerate Matter” by Jen Galvao
Judged by Stuart Dybek. Details on our Flash Fiction Contest page.
Winner:
“Agora é Sempre” by Tanya Perkins
Second Place Story:
“Play That Again” by John Glowney
Third Place Story:
“How to Develop (Film)” by Candice May
ACCEPTED IN BEST SMALL FICTIONS
Honorable Mention:
“Everywhere, All at Once” by Emily Roth
Judged by Helen Oyeyemi. Details on our Winter Award page.
Winner:
“Straight to My Heart” by Dean Jamieson
Second Place:
“Collection of the Artist” by Corey Flintoff
Third Place:
“You’re Not the Only One” by William Hawkins
Honorable Mention:
“Celestial Navigation” by Heather Marshall
Judged by Steve Almond. Details on our Chapbook Contest page.
Winner:
Masterplans by Nick Almeida
Finalists:
Deep Blue by Jay Allison
Oscillations by Tanya Perkins
Judged by Kali Fajardo-Anstine. Details on our Summer Award page.
Winner:
“Burning” by Adeline Lovell
Second Place Story:
“Matchbox” by Nancy Ludmerer
Third Place Story:
“Como La Flor” by Dayna Cobarrubias
Honorable Mention:
“Petrified” by Clare Howdle
Judged by Sherrie Flick. Details on our Flash Fiction Contest page.
Winner:
“Crocodile” by Ashleigh Pederson
ACCEPTED IN BEST SMALL FICTIONS
Second Place Story:
“Consider the Shape of Your Fist” by Leah Dawdy
ACCEPTED IN BEST SMALL FICTIONS
Third Place Story:
“Heirlooms” by Amanda Jean Akers
Honorable Mention:
“Fire Season” by Vincent Chavez
Judged by Kimberly King Parsons. Details on our Winter Award page.
Winner:
“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
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
Judged by Tope Folarin. Details on our Summer 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
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
Judged by Aimee Bender. Details on our Winter Award page.
Winner:
“Damico” by Joe Bond
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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
Judged by The Masters Review Staff. Details on our Flash Fiction Contest page.
Winner:
“How to Spot a Whale” by Jacqui Reiko Teruya
ACCEPTED IN BEST SMALL FICTIONS
Second Place Story:
“Two Kinds of Neighborhoods” by Neil Cooney
Third Place Story:
“Rieb Kear (to Marry)” by Adam Nazaroff
Judged by The Masters Review Staff. Details on our Summer Award page.
Winner:
“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
Judged by The Masters Review Staff. Details on our Flash Fiction Contest page.
Winner:
“Ebenezer, Ebenezer” by Ariel Chu
Second Place Story:
“Out of the Fields” by Bryna Cofrin-Shaw
Third Place Story:
“Spies” by Timothy Schirmer
Judged by The Masters Review Staff. Details on our Winter Award page.
Winner:
“Drop Zone Summer” by Nick Fuller Googins
EARNED REPRESENTATION FROM OUR ASSOCIATED AGENCY
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
Judged by Brian Evenson. Details on our Fall Fiction Contest page.
Winner:
“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
Judged by The Masters Review Staff. Details on our Summer Award page.
Winner:
“Demonman” by Julialicia Case
Second Place Story:
“The Devil is a Liar” by Ngwah-Mbo Nkewti
Third Place Story:
“Iron Boy Kills The Devil” by Sheldon Costa
Judged by The Masters Review Staff. Details on our Flash Fiction Contest page.
Winner:
“Out and Out” by Latifa Ayad
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Second Place Story:
“Lions in The House” by Beejay Silcox
Third Place Story:
“The Wheelchair” Mahreen Sohail
Honorable Mentions:
“Road Trip” by Rachel Attias
“Balter Cafe” by Elle Flythe
Judged by The Masters Review Staff. Details on our Winter 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
Judged by Kelly Link. Details on our Fall Fiction Contest page.
Winner:
“Night Beast” by Ruth Joffre
Second Place Story:
“Family, Family” by Jeannine Ouellette
Third Place Story:
“Good Creatures, Small Things” by Cate Fricke
Judged by The Masters Review Staff. Details on our Summer 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
Judged by Jeff Vandermeer. Details on our Fall Fiction Contest page.
Winner:
“Linger Longer” by Vincent Masterson
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Second Place Story:
“Pool People” by Jen Neale
Third Place Story:
“Animalizing” by Marisela Navarro