The Masters Review https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html June Deadlines: 9 Prizes Ending This Month From the Archives: “Back Line” by Raf Richardson-Carillo—Discussed by Brandon Williams Stories that Teach: “This is an Alert” by Thomas Pierce—Discussed by Brandon Williams The Flash Challenge: November 9 – November 15, 2026 Book Review: Waves of Light and Darkness by John K. Danenbarger Book Review: Invisibila by Tom Howard Book Review: Lake Effect by Hillary Behrman 2025-2026 Winter Short Story Award for New Writers Shortlist! Book Review: Fierce Pretty Things by Tom Howard New Voices: “Cortez Canyon” by Terry Engel Writers on Not Writing: Robert Miner and Howard Maximus Meh-Buh Home New Voices: “Banshee” by Lila-Rose Beckford Submissions The Reprint Prize: June 15 – June 30, 2026 New Voices: “Obedience” by Jaime Gill New Voices: “Until She Says So” by Abhijith Ravinutala Summer Short Story Award 1st Place: “Ahmet Usta” by Hardy Griffin New Voices: “Could Be” by Pirette McKamey Summer Short Story Award 2nd Place: “The Corpse Flowers” by Thomas Heise Best Emerging Writers Anthology: April 6 – June 7, 2026 New Voices: “Wild Boys” by Olivia Crandall What’s New New Voices: “That Kind of Girl” by Stephanie Wheeler New Voices: “Shootout in Prospect Park” by Chuck Nwoke New Voices: “Not Dead. Yet, (Golem Father)” by Nathan Szajnberg New Voices: “Catch and Release” by Grace Holtzclaw New Voices: “The Photograph on the Wall” by Ope Adedeji New Voices: “Different” by Sindya Bhanoo New Voices: “Inheritance” by Adam Byko New Voices: “Running From Blackness” by Allen M. Price New Voices: “The Lake Isle of Innisfree” by Rosemary Harp New Voices: “Compound Fractures” by Alice Hatcher 2026 Summer Learning Series New Voices: “What More Do You Want?” by Michael Ruby Book Review: Aliens Attack! by Dave Housley Book Review: Minerva by Keila Vall de la Ville Book Review: Hope House by Joe Bond Writers on Not Writing: Jennifer Braunfels and Jonathan Rose Short Story Award 3rd Place: “Do You Believe?” by Tina Egnoski Short Story Award 2nd Place: “The Golden Arowana” by William Pei Shih Short Story Award 1st Place: “Hildy” by Tom Howard Summer Short Story Award 3rd Place: “The First Location” by Molly Reid Summer Short Story Award 2nd Place: “Ledgers” by Claire Boyles Summer Short Story Award 1st Place: “Red” by Katie Knoll Winter Short Story Award 2nd Place: “A Portrait of a Virgin” by Rachel Cochran Summer Short Story Award 2nd Place “Escape Velocity” by Karisa Tell Past Awards Winter Short Story Award for New Writers: December 1, 2025 – February 1, 2026 Call for Readers: Summer 2026