The Masters Review Short Story Award For New Writers
Open now for fiction and nonfiction.
Last updatedThe Masters Review Short Story Award for New Writers is a bi-annual contest recognizing outstanding unpublished fiction or narrative nonfiction by emerging writers, offering publication, agency review, and cash prizes.
Response time info: Every submission will receive a response by the end of December 2026. The winners will be announced by the end of January 2027.
Read the full guidelines at mastersreview.com↗Submission calls
Summer Short Story Award for New Writers: July 1 – August 30, 2026. Submissions of fiction or narrative nonfiction, up to 6,000 words. Unpublished work only. $3,000 grand prize, publication, and agency review for winner; $300/$200 for runners-up. Open to emerging writers who have not published a…
Summer Short Story Award for New Writers: July 1 – August 30, 2026. Submissions of narrative nonfiction, up to 6,000 words. Unpublished work only. $3,000 grand prize, publication, and agency review for winner; $300/$200 for runners-up. Open to emerging writers who have not published a novel or…
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