The Masters Review https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html New Voices: “Escaping” by Tom Lakin The Masters Review Prize for New Narratives: February 2 – March 31, 2026 Book Review: Your Behavior Will Be Monitored by Justin Feinstein Past Awards The Flash Challenge: November 9 – November 15, 2026 The Reprint Prize: June 15 – June 30, 2026 The Flash Challenge Winner & Shortlist! 2026 Summer Learning Series Short Story Award Winners – Agency Review Interview with the Winner: Rachel Vogel Summer Short Story Award 3rd Place: “Will the Real Kim Novak Please Stand Up” by Rachel Vogel Summer Short Story Award 2nd Place: “The Corpse Flowers” by Thomas Heise Best Emerging Writers 2024 Best Emerging Writers 2024: “SeaWorld” by Aurora Huiza Best Emerging Writers 2024: “Driftwood” by Elizabeth Kleinfeld Best Emerging Writers 2024: “(Other Mother.)” by River Lucero Best Emerging Writers 2024: “The Real Boys of Summer” by Jillian Weiss Best Emerging Writers 2024: “Disfigured: An Essay” by Emilie Pascale Beck Best Emerging Writers 2024: “My Own True Name” by Vicky Grut Best Emerging Writers 2024: “Blades of a Feather” by Laura Price Steele Best Emerging Writers 2024: “Postictal State” by Margaret Adams Best Emerging Writers 2024: “In Praise of the Collective Noun” by Beth Richards Best Emerging Writers 2024: “Fermentation” by Jacqueline Gu Best Emerging Writers 2024: Introduction by Gina Chung 2025 Novel Excerpt Contest Finalists! Best Emerging Writers 2026 Submissions Open Soon: Ramona Ausubel Judging! Best Emerging Writers 2025: Introduction by Andrew Porter Anthology Finalists Home Best Emerging Writers 2025 Best Emerging Writers 2025: “Reach Out” by Danielle Sherman Best Emerging Writers 2025: “Not Deer” by Sena Moon Best Emerging Writers 2025: “Stargazers” by Amy Wilde Best Emerging Writers 2025: “Sermons” by Katie Henken Robinson Best Emerging Writers 2025: “Rolling Calf” by Stephenjohn Holgate Best Emerging Writers 2025: “He Said the House Was Haunted” by Amelia Christmas Gramling Best Emerging Writers 2025: “Each Other” by Cristina Chira Best Emerging Writers 2025: “Maybe Someday” by Liz Rose Shulman Best Emerging Writers 2025: “Dog Years” by Katerina Ivanov Prado Best Emerging Writers 2025: “Animal Control” by J. Stillwell Powers Best Emerging Writers Anthology: April 6 – June 7, 2026 Novel Excerpt Contest: September 1 – November 8, 2026 Submissions Summer Short Story Award for New Writers: July 1 – August 30, 2026 Summer Short Story Award 1st Place: “Ahmet Usta” by Hardy Griffin What’s New April Deadlines: 8 Contests That Are Ending Soon Interview with the Winner: Hardy Griffin Interview with the Winner: Thomas Heise New Voices: Always Open