//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//
Thank you to everyone who submitted to our Summer Short Story Award for New Writers! The winning story will be awarded $3000 and publication online. Second and third place stories will be awarded publication and $300 and $200 respectively. All winners and honorable mentions will receive agency review. WE WILL ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS BY EARLY NOVEMBER.
// PAST AWARD WINNERS //
For a full calendar of submission opportunities click here.
For our annual anthology winners and information on that project, click here.
Spring Flash Fiction Contest Winners 2018
Details on our Flash Fiction 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
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 (forthcoming)
“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.
Winner:
“Out and Out” by Latifa Ayad
PUBLISHED BY PEN AMERICA
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
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
