Announcing the thirty stories and essays selected for The Masters Review Anthology Volume XII! These thirty pieces are now in the hands on Toni Jensen, who has the immensely difficult task of selecting only ten to appear in this year’s printed volume. Congratulations to the shortlisted authors, and thank you once again from the bottom of our hearts to all of our submitters. We wouldn’t be here without you! Check back at the end of August for the finalists.
Snowfall by Sarah Bradley
Beyond Reproach by Kristin Burcham
Small Shameful Acts by Katherine Cart
HOMETOWN EATS ARE ABSOLUTE FIRE! by Brandon J. Choi
The Queen of Tight Corners by Nick Dauster
Spider Tim by Leah Edwards
The Angel Queen of Harm by Chad Gusler
An Afternoon at the Edge of the World by Jenny Hayden Halper
How to Date Casually M. L. Henderson
Stability by Jennifer Hildebrandt
Yam Pepper Scatter Scatter by Ibrahim Babátúndé Ibrahim
Heat of My Hand by Jeniah Johnson
Model Home by Ana Kornblum-Laudi
YOUNG AGAIN by Will James Limón
Tsunami by Shivani Manghnani
Salim’s House by Vishal Markandey
Consolations of Halmoni by Kyung Peggy Kim
Reclamation by Erin Miller Reid
The Swans by Daniel Monzingo
If You Choose to Immigrate by Noa Raanan
Stillborn by Isabelle Shifrin
The Invisibles by Masha Shukovich
The Wedding Dress by Dyanne Stempel
Following the Flowers, Swimming with the Salmon by Fred Taylor
The Eyes of Golden Stefan by Carsten ten Brink
Sow by Allison Backous Troy
The Blond Bullfighter and The Police Parade by Viviane Vives
Baby Truck by Rebecca Wallwork
Enmeshed by Thalia Williamson
Black Box by Emily Zasada