The Masters Review https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html New Voices: “And Then?” by Sara Brody Fall Fiction Contest Honorable Mention: “Genealogy” by Nancy London Fall Fiction Contest 2nd Place: “Shenzhen” by Willa Zhang Fall Fiction Contest 3rd Place: “It Could Happen To You” by Trent England Fall Fiction Contest 1st Place: “Salt-Sea” by Zeeva Bukai New Voices: “Rereading Stephen King on the Eve of My MFA” by Steph Grossman Featured Fiction: “Woodpeckers Peck to Establish Territory in the Spring” by Sherrie Flick New Voices: “Taking Mr. Itopa” by Caleb Ozovehe Ajinomoh New Voices: “The Cultural Ambassador of North Beach” by Ezra Carlsen Book Review: Greyhounds by Emma Smith-Stevens The Masters Review Guest Editors Prize for New Narratives 3rd Place: “Global Environmental Support Hotline” by Deahna Fumarol Prize for New Narratives Honorable Mention: “The Fox and the Tree and the Thunder” by Tomiko Breland November Deadlines: 12 Competitions to Enter This Month October Deadlines: 9 Contests Ending Soon September Deadlines: 10 Contests and Prizes Only Available This Month August Deadlines: 11 Prizes Available This Month July Deadlines: 12 Contests With Prizes Available This Month Stories that Teach: “Paper Menagerie” by Ken Liu—Discussed by Brandon Williams Best Emerging Writers Anthology: April 6 – June 7, 2026 New Voices: “Cut Off” by Ioana Barbulescu Book Review: Family Night by Ani King Best Emerging Writers 2026 Finalists! The Reprint Prize: June 15 – June 30, 2026 The Masters Review Prize for New Narratives: February 2 – March 31, 2026 Past Awards Interview with the Winner: Carol Keeley Winter Short Story Award 1st Place: “Wind and Embers” by Carol Keeley Book Review: Marvelous Freaks of Nature by Alyson Mosquera Dutemple FAQ Winter Short Story Award 2nd Place: “When Women Walked on Land” by Emily Mathis New Voices: “The Monster in Back Bruly” by Kailyn McCord New Voices: “This is for My Auntie Penzi Who—” by Idza Luhumyo New Voices: “You Can’t Take it With You” by Jami Kimbrell New Voices: “The Road Takes the Shape of the Earth Beneath It” by Jeremy Packert Burke New Voices: “Sorry About Your Bird” by Kathryn M. Barber The $60,000 Discover New Art Prize for Poetry & Prose Short Story Award Winners – Agency Review Winter Short Story Award for New Writers: December 1, 2025 – February 1, 2026 Winter Short Story Award 3rd Place: “The Big Reboot” by Michael Hughes Wesner Winter Short Story Award Honorable Mention: “The Brothers” by Clare Fielder Submissions From the Archives: “Pearl (c. 1250–1400)” by Kwan Ann Tan–Discussed by Brandon Williams Writers on Not Writing: Jeremy Mauser and Kate Blakinger What Makes a Great Novel Excerpt? by B.B. Garin Best Emerging Writers 2026 Shortlist! Book Review: But for Fortune by Erin Miller Reid Novel Excerpt Contest: September 1 – November 8, 2026 Home What’s New