The Masters Review Summer Short Story Award opens July 1st
Judged by Tope Folarin!
$3000 + Publication + Agency Review
July 1 – August 31
Submit today!
Add this contest to your calendar:
The Summer Short Story Award judged by Tope Folarin is open for submissions through August 31. 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 by: Nat Sobel from Sobel Weber, Victoria Cappello from The Bent Agency, Andrea Morrison from Writers House, Sarah Fuentes from Fletcher & Company and Samantha Fingerhut from Compass Talent. We want you to succeed, and we want your writing to be read. It’s been our mission to support emerging writers since day one.
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Winner receives $3000, publication, and agency review
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Second and third place prizes ($300 / $200, publication, and agency review)
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Stories under 6000 words
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Previously unpublished stories only
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Translations allowed, providing the story has not been published in another language
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Simultaneous and multiple submissions allowed
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Emerging writers only (We are interested in offering a larger platform to new writers. Self-published writers and writers with story collections and novels with a small circulation are welcome to submit. Writers with novels published with a circulation of fewer than 5000 copies can also submit.)
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International submissions allowed
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$20 entry fee
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Deadline: August 31, 2019
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Please no identifying information on your story
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All stories are considered for publication
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If requesting an editorial letter, please indicate on your cover letter if the submissions is fiction or creative nonfiction
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To view a list of our most commonly asked questions regarding submitting to The Masters Review, please see our FAQ page.
Winner update: Caitlin O’Neil earned representation from Victoria Marini and our Fall Fiction winner, Ruth Joffre, selected by Kelly Link sold her story collection to Grove Atlantic with our winning piece as the title story. Awesome.
// PAST AWARD WINNERS //
Winter Award Winners 2018:
Judged by Aimee Bender.
First Place Story:
“Damico” by Joe Bond
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
Summer Award Winners 2018:
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
Winter Award Winners 2017:
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
Summer Award Winners 2017:
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
Honorable Mentions:
“Private Affair” by D.S. Englander
“Bluebeard” by Rayna Jensen
Winter Short Story Award Winners 2016:
First Place Story:
“Operation” by Scott Gloden
Second Place Story:
“White Out” by Caitlin O’Neil
Third Place Story:
“Malheur Refuge” by Rick Attig
Summer Short Story Award 2016:
First Place Story:
“Red” by Katie Knoll
Second Place Story:
“Ledgers” by Claire Boyles
Third Place Story:
“The First Location” by Molly Reid
