Masters Review Winter Short Story Award 2022 For New Writers

Welcome to 2021-2022 Masters Review Winter Short Story Award for New Writers, an annual contest that recognizes the best fiction from today’s emerging

About Masters Review Winter Short Story Award 2022 

Welcome to 2021-2022 Masters Review Winter Short Story Award for New Writers, an annual contest that recognizes the best fiction from today’s emerging writers.  Judging this year’s contest is Ye Chun, author of Hao, a collection of stories recently longlisted for the 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence. 

The winning story will be awarded $3000 and publication online.

 Second and third place stories will be awarded publication and $300 and $200 respectively.

 All winning stories and any notable Honorable Mentions will receive agency review by the following: Nat Sobel from Sobel Weber, Victoria Cappello from The Bent Agency, Andrea Morrison from Writers House, Sarah Fuentes from Fletcher & Company, Heather Schroder from Compass Talent, and Siohban McBride from Carnicelli Literary Management. 

We want you to succeed, and we want your writing to be read. It’s been our mission to support emerging writers since day one.

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Submission Guidelines For The Masters Review Winter Short Story Award 2022 For New Writers

Winner receives $3000, publication, and agency review

Second and third place prizes ($300 / $200, publication, and agency review)

Stories under 6000 words

Previously unpublished stories only

Simultaneous and multiple submissions allowed

Emerging writers only (We are interested in offering a larger platform to new writers.

 Self-published writers and writers with story collections are welcome to submit.

 Writers with novels published with small circulations (around 5000 copies) can also submit.)

International English submissions allowed

$20 entry fee

Deadline: January 31st, 2022

Please, no identifying information on your story

All stories are considered for publication

If requesting an editorial letter, please indicate on your cover letter if the submissions is fiction or creative nonfiction

A significant portion of the editorial letter fees go to our feedback editor, according to the rates established by the EFA

We don’t have any preferences topically or in terms of style. We’re simply looking for the best. We don’t define, nor are we interested in, stories identified by their genre. We do, however, consider ourselves a publication that focuses on literary fiction. Dazzle us, take chances, and be bold.

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