The Masters Review Volume VII With Stories And Essays Selected by Rebecca Makkai! This is our seventh volume — our best anthology yet. The anthology was published in October 2018. Stories and Essays from today's best emerging writers with an introduction from one of literature's most celebrated authors, Rebecca Makkai.

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The Masters Review Volume VI With Stories And Essays Selected by Roxane Gay! Our sixth volume was published in October 2017. Stories and Essays from today's best emerging writers with an introduction from one of literature's most celebrated authors. Don't miss Roxane Gay's Volume VI selections!

Our very special fifth volume is here! The best stories by emerging writers. This year's collection showcases fiction takes us past the point of what we normally consider about the nature of our own jealousy, the fragility of our bodies, and the complications of parenthood. Selected by the incomparable Amy Hempel, our judge chose "narratives that overturned expectations..." These are the kind of stories that stick to your bones. Order now!

Work by: Josie Sigler, Eliza Robertson, AE Kulze, Katie Young Foster, Jonathan Durbin, Jonathan Nehls, Andres Carlstein, Laurie Baker, Shubha Venugopal, and Kari Shemwell.

The best short stories by emerging writers. This year's volume showcases fiction selected by bestselling author, Kevin Brockmeier. A man is hired to snuggle, teenagers grow wings, young boys embark on a road trip to steal from their mother. As Kevin Brockmeier puts it: "They all made me feel, as I sat quietly before them, that I was participating more fully in my own experience..."

“The Masters Review is a lovely magazine, in form and content. How awesome it is to see the next generation of writers kicking ass, taking names, and making beautiful art. ” -- Steve Almond

FINALIST! INDIEFAB Award for Best Short Story Collection and Best Anthology

Time magazine book critic and New York Times bestselling author, Lev Grossman, selected stories for our third volume.

A giant falls out of the sky, a mother takes her son on an African safari, and a soldier departing for war can't stop buying things. It's all here; ten stories that will amaze and entertain. Winner of the INDIE FAB Silver Medal for Best Short Story Collection.

"They're frightening, funny, sexy, restless, strange, and frequently melancholy..."
-- Lev Grossman

Women's Prize for Fiction winner and bestselling author, AM Homes, selects stories for our second volume. With work from authors in graduate programs around the world, this collection represents ten unique, talented, and diverse voices.

Explore our inaugural issue with a collection that is serious, heartfelt, and urgent. An introduction and stories selected by Lauren Groff.