2025 Summer Short Story Award for New Writers

Deadline: September 7, 2025

Who may enter
The competition is open to any writer who has not published a novel or memoir with a major press.

Short description

The competition is organized by The Masters Review, an American literary magazine and book publisher.

 We’re looking for spectacular stories—up to 6,000 words, fiction or creative nonfiction—that only you can tell.

Submitted work must be previously unpublished.

Entries must be written in English.

Entry fee
The entry fee is $20.

Prizes
• 1st place: $3,000
• 2nd place: $300
• 3rd place: $200

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