The Masters Review https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Book Review: The Book of Love by Kelly Link October Deadlines: 8 Contests Ending This Month From the Archives: “Terraforming Mars” by Emmett Knowlton—Discussed by Brandon Williams Book Review: One Beautiful Year of Normal by Sandra K. Griffith New Voices: “Escaping” by Tom Lakin The Masters Review Prize for New Narratives: February 2 – March 31, 2026 Submissions Writers on Not Writing: Catharine H. Murray and Sarah Boone Book Review: Everybody Needs Something by Melanie Pappadis Faranello The Flash Challenge: November 9 – November 15, 2026 Novel Excerpt Contest: September 1 – November 8, 2026 Summer Short Story Award for New Writers: July 1 – August 30, 2026 Flash Fiction Contest 1st Place: “Agora é Sempre” by Tanya Perkins New Voices: “Pearl (c.1250—1400)” by Kwan Ann Tan Summer Short Story Award Honorable Mention: “Terraforming Mars” by Emmett Knowlton 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 Anthology: April 6 – June 7, 2026 Best Emerging Writers 2024 Best Emerging Writers 2024: “Fermentation” by Jacqueline Gu Best Emerging Writers 2024: Introduction by Gina Chung Best Emerging Writers 2024: “In Praise of the Collective Noun” by Beth Richards Best Emerging Writers 2024: “Postictal State” by Margaret Adams Best Emerging Writers 2024: “Driftwood” by Elizabeth Kleinfeld Best Emerging Writers 2024: “Disfigured: An Essay” by Emilie Pascale Beck 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: “My Own True Name” by Vicky Grut Best Emerging Writers 2024: “Blades of a Feather” by Laura Price Steele Best Emerging Writers 2024: “SeaWorld” by Aurora Huiza 2025 Novel Excerpt Contest Finalists! Best Emerging Writers 2026 Submissions Open Soon: Ramona Ausubel Judging! Book Review: Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange Book Review: Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar Book Review: Metallic Realms by Lincoln Michel Summer Short Story Award Honorable Mention: “The Hurt I am Rendering” by Nathan Kimball Reprint Prize Winner: “Bristol Palin is a Realtor” by Read Cook New Voices: “Fossil” by Dave V. Riser Summer Short Story Award Honorable Mention: “UNDELIVERANCES” by Charlie M. Case New Voices: “Boundaries” by Thalia Vacha Home What’s New April Deadlines: 8 Contests That Are Ending Soon New Voices: “Bad Habit” by Robert B. Miner 2025 Novel Excerpt Contest Shortlist Interview with the Winner: Thomas Heise New Voices: Always Open