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The Masters Review

2025-11-04T01:28:11Z

Mwolf:

===Standard===

'''2025'''
<blockquote>Dear —,

Thank you for submitting "—" to ''The Masters Review''. Although we're passing on this submission, we appreciate the chance to consider your work. I wish you luck in placing this piece elsewhere soon.

Best,

Cole Meyer

The Masters Review</blockquote>

'''2023'''
<blockquote>Dear —,

Thank you for sending us "—" for consideration in The Masters Review. Although we're unfortunately passing on this particular submission, we appreciate the opportunity to consider your work. I wish you luck in placing this piece elsewhere soon.

Best,

Cole Meyer

The Masters Review</blockquote>

'''2021'''
<blockquote>Dear —,

Thank you for sending us '—' for consideration in The Masters Review. We are so grateful you thought of us when submitting your work. However, I’m afraid this submission isn’t a good fit for us at this time. Best of luck finding a home for it soon.

Best,
Cole Meyer
The Masters Review
</blockquote>

<blockquote>Dear —,

Thank you for the opportunity to consider "—" for New Voices. We are grateful you thought of us. However, I’m afraid it isn’t a good fit for The Masters Review at this time. Best of luck finding a home for it soon.

Best,
Cole Meyer
The Masters Review
</blockquote>

===2025 Summer Short Story Award for New Writers===

'''2025'''
<blockquote>
Dear --,

Thank you for sending us "----" for consideration in TMR's 2025 Summer Short Story Award for New Writers judged by Jennine Capó Crucet. This is one of our favorite contests because the quality of work is consistently impressive, as was the case again this year. We're grateful that you thought of us when submitting your writing.

Unfortunately, "----" was not selected for the shortlist. We always have to decline some excellent submissions, but we appreciate the opportunity to read your words.

Our mission is to support great work from new writers and every story we read is an effort toward that goal. We wish you the best of luck moving forward. We couldn’t do this without you.

Thank you again,

The Masters Review Team

</blockquote>

===Higher Tier===

'''2025'''
<blockquote>Dear —,

Thank you for submitting "—" to ''The Masters Review'' for consideration. While we enjoyed the piece and appreciate the opportunity to review your work, regrettably, we are passing on it at this time.

As writers ourselves, we understand the submission process can be frustrating and we are grateful that you chose to share your writing with us. Please keep us in mind for future submissions.

Best,

Cole Meyer

The Masters Review</blockquote>

'''2023'''

<blockquote>Dear —,
Thank you for sending us [TITLE] for consideration in The Masters Review and thank you for participating in our Fast Response option. We are so grateful you thought of us when submitting your work. While our editors enjoyed reading your work, I’m afraid this submission isn’t a good fit for us at this time.

As writers ourselves, we understand the submission process can be frustrating and we appreciate that you chose to share your writing with us. Please know that your submission was read with great care. I wish you luck finding a home for this piece soon.

Best,

Brandon Williams

The Masters Review</blockquote>

'''2022'''

<blockquote>Dear —,
Thank you for sending us "—" for consideration in The Masters Review. We appreciate that you thought of us when submitting your work. While our editors enjoyed reading your work, I’m afraid this submission isn’t a good fit for us at this time.

As writers ourselves, we understand the submission process can be frustrating and we are grateful that you chose to share your writing with us. Please know that your submission was read with much care. I wish you luck in placing this piece elsewhere soon.

Best,

Cole Meyer

The Masters Review</blockquote>

'''2021 & 2022'''
<blockquote>Dear —,

Thank you for sending us '—' for consideration in The Masters Review. We appreciate that you thought of us when submitting your work. While our editors enjoyed reading your work, I’m afraid this submission isn’t a good fit for us at this time. However, I’m afraid this submission isn’t a good fit for us at this time. I wish you luck in placing this piece elsewhere soon.

Best,

Cole Meyer

The Masters Review
</blockquote>

<blockquote>Dear xxx,

Thank you for sending us your story for consideration. We really enjoyed reading these pieces, but could only pick a select few. I'm sorry to say yours wasn't chosen for publication, though it was carefully considered. Thank you for sharing your work and I hope we'll have the chance to see more from you in the future.

Warmly,
Kim Winternheimer and The Masters Review team
</blockquote>

<blockquote>Dear xxx,

Thank you for sending us "-----" for consideration in The Masters Review. While our editors enjoyed reading your work, I’m afraid it isn’t quite right for us at this time. We think highly of your writing and wish you the best of luck placing this elsewhere.

We hope you’ll keep us in mind for future submissions.

Warmly,
Sadye Teiser
The Masters Review
</blockquote>

<blockquote>Dear ___,

Thank you for sending us ____ for consideration in The Masters Review. While our editors enjoyed reading your work, I’m sorry to say it isn’t a good fit for us at this time. It is clear you are a talented writer, and your story stood out from the group. However, we receive so many submissions that, in the end, we have to reject a lot of excellent pieces.

As writers ourselves, our editors know that the process of sending out work can be a long one. We are grateful that you chose to share your writing with us. We want you to know that your piece was read with great admiration and care. We wish you the best of luck with it, and we hope that you will keep us in mind for future submissions. Please do consider sending us more.

Warmly,
Sadye Teiser
The Masters Review
</blockquote>

<blockquote>Dear __,

Thank you for sending us ___ for consideration in our Short Story Award, and thanks for your patience while we reviewed your submission. We really enjoyed reading your writing, and are honored to be supporting so many talented new and emerging writers!

I am sorry to say that your submission was not selected for publication. It is clear that you are a very talented writer, and your piece stood out from the pack. Unfortunately, we had to decline some excellent stories, but we are grateful for the chance to read such high quality work. If you submitted more than one piece with your submission and haven’t yet heard about an acceptance, please consider this as a response to both stories.

We wish you the best of luck with your writing and look forward to bringing you more wonderful stories. Part of our aim is to support great work from new writers and we consider every story we read an effort toward that goal. We couldn’t do this without you. We hope to read more of your fiction in the future.

Thank you again,

Kim Winternheimer and The Masters Review Team
</blockquote>

The Masters Review

2025-11-04T01:27:12Z

Mwolf: /* Standard */

===Standard===

'''2025'''
<blockquote>Dear —,

Thank you for submitting "—" to ''The Masters Review''. Although we're passing on this submission, we appreciate the chance to consider your work. I wish you luck in placing this piece elsewhere soon.

Best,

Cole Meyer

The Masters Review</blockquote>

'''2023'''
<blockquote>Dear —,

Thank you for sending us "—" for consideration in The Masters Review. Although we're unfortunately passing on this particular submission, we appreciate the opportunity to consider your work. I wish you luck in placing this piece elsewhere soon.

Best,

Cole Meyer

The Masters Review</blockquote>

'''2021'''
<blockquote>Dear —,

Thank you for sending us '—' for consideration in The Masters Review. We are so grateful you thought of us when submitting your work. However, I’m afraid this submission isn’t a good fit for us at this time. Best of luck finding a home for it soon.

Best,
Cole Meyer
The Masters Review
</blockquote>

<blockquote>Dear —,

Thank you for the opportunity to consider "—" for New Voices. We are grateful you thought of us. However, I’m afraid it isn’t a good fit for The Masters Review at this time. Best of luck finding a home for it soon.

Best,
Cole Meyer
The Masters Review
</blockquote>

===2025 Summer Short Story Award for New Writers===

'''2025'''
<blockquote>
Dear --,

Thank you for sending us "----" for consideration in TMR's 2025 Summer Short Story Award for New Writers judged by Jennine Capó Crucet. This is one of our favorite contests because the quality of work is consistently impressive, as was the case again this year. We're grateful that you thought of us when submitting your writing.

Unfortunately, "----" was not selected for the shortlist. We always have to decline some excellent submissions, but we appreciate the opportunity to read your words.

Our mission is to support great work from new writers and every story we read is an effort toward that goal. We wish you the best of luck moving forward. We couldn’t do this without you.

Thank you again,

The Masters Review Team

===Higher Tier===

'''2025'''
<blockquote>Dear —,

Thank you for submitting "—" to ''The Masters Review'' for consideration. While we enjoyed the piece and appreciate the opportunity to review your work, regrettably, we are passing on it at this time.

As writers ourselves, we understand the submission process can be frustrating and we are grateful that you chose to share your writing with us. Please keep us in mind for future submissions.

Best,

Cole Meyer

The Masters Review</blockquote>

'''2023'''

<blockquote>Dear —,
Thank you for sending us [TITLE] for consideration in The Masters Review and thank you for participating in our Fast Response option. We are so grateful you thought of us when submitting your work. While our editors enjoyed reading your work, I’m afraid this submission isn’t a good fit for us at this time.

As writers ourselves, we understand the submission process can be frustrating and we appreciate that you chose to share your writing with us. Please know that your submission was read with great care. I wish you luck finding a home for this piece soon.

Best,

Brandon Williams

The Masters Review</blockquote>

'''2022'''

<blockquote>Dear —,
Thank you for sending us "—" for consideration in The Masters Review. We appreciate that you thought of us when submitting your work. While our editors enjoyed reading your work, I’m afraid this submission isn’t a good fit for us at this time.

As writers ourselves, we understand the submission process can be frustrating and we are grateful that you chose to share your writing with us. Please know that your submission was read with much care. I wish you luck in placing this piece elsewhere soon.

Best,

Cole Meyer

The Masters Review</blockquote>

'''2021 & 2022'''
<blockquote>Dear —,

Thank you for sending us '—' for consideration in The Masters Review. We appreciate that you thought of us when submitting your work. While our editors enjoyed reading your work, I’m afraid this submission isn’t a good fit for us at this time. However, I’m afraid this submission isn’t a good fit for us at this time. I wish you luck in placing this piece elsewhere soon.

Best,

Cole Meyer

The Masters Review
</blockquote>

<blockquote>Dear xxx,

Thank you for sending us your story for consideration. We really enjoyed reading these pieces, but could only pick a select few. I'm sorry to say yours wasn't chosen for publication, though it was carefully considered. Thank you for sharing your work and I hope we'll have the chance to see more from you in the future.

Warmly,
Kim Winternheimer and The Masters Review team
</blockquote>

<blockquote>Dear xxx,

Thank you for sending us "-----" for consideration in The Masters Review. While our editors enjoyed reading your work, I’m afraid it isn’t quite right for us at this time. We think highly of your writing and wish you the best of luck placing this elsewhere.

We hope you’ll keep us in mind for future submissions.

Warmly,
Sadye Teiser
The Masters Review
</blockquote>

<blockquote>Dear ___,

Thank you for sending us ____ for consideration in The Masters Review. While our editors enjoyed reading your work, I’m sorry to say it isn’t a good fit for us at this time. It is clear you are a talented writer, and your story stood out from the group. However, we receive so many submissions that, in the end, we have to reject a lot of excellent pieces.

As writers ourselves, our editors know that the process of sending out work can be a long one. We are grateful that you chose to share your writing with us. We want you to know that your piece was read with great admiration and care. We wish you the best of luck with it, and we hope that you will keep us in mind for future submissions. Please do consider sending us more.

Warmly,
Sadye Teiser
The Masters Review
</blockquote>

<blockquote>Dear __,

Thank you for sending us ___ for consideration in our Short Story Award, and thanks for your patience while we reviewed your submission. We really enjoyed reading your writing, and are honored to be supporting so many talented new and emerging writers!

I am sorry to say that your submission was not selected for publication. It is clear that you are a very talented writer, and your piece stood out from the pack. Unfortunately, we had to decline some excellent stories, but we are grateful for the chance to read such high quality work. If you submitted more than one piece with your submission and haven’t yet heard about an acceptance, please consider this as a response to both stories.

We wish you the best of luck with your writing and look forward to bringing you more wonderful stories. Part of our aim is to support great work from new writers and we consider every story we read an effort toward that goal. We couldn’t do this without you. We hope to read more of your fiction in the future.

Thank you again,

Kim Winternheimer and The Masters Review Team
</blockquote>

American Literary Review

2025-10-10T14:17:09Z

Mwolf: /* American Literary Review Prose Contest 2025 */

The American Literary Review is a national biannual literary magazine of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Since its Fall 2013 issue, ALR has been an online digital publication. Print publications are cataloged under ISSN 1051-5062.

==Standard==

'''2023'''
<blockquote>

Thank you for sending us "[greatest poem ever written, and others]". We sincerely appreciated the chance to read your work; however, we have decided it is not the right fit for us at this time.

We wish you the best of luck in finding a home for these poems elsewhere.

With kind regards,
American Literary Review Staff
</blockquote>

'''2019'''
<blockquote>
Dear [wonderful poet],

Thank you for sending us "[list of your wonderful poems]". We sincerely appreciated the chance to read your work; however, we have decided it is not the right fit for us at this time.

We wish you the best of luck in finding a home for "[list of your wonderful poems]" elsewhere.

With kind regards,
American Literary Review Staff
</blockquote>

==American Literary Review Prose Contest==

'''2025'''
<blockquote>
Dear [Writer],

Thank you for submitting to the American Literary Review Contest. Though your submission was not chosen as a winner, this does not mean your work wasn’t worthy of publication. We were blown away by the quality of submissions this year.

The winnowing of submissions to a handful of finalists was a very difficult task and regretfully we can only consider a few for publication. We appreciate the opportunity to read your work, and hope you will consider us again in the future.

Again, we thank you for trusting us with your work and wish you the best of luck in your writing endeavors.

Regards,

The American Literary Review Staff
</blockquote>

==Higher Tier, Flash Flood contest==

'''2024'''
<blockquote>
Dear [Writer],

Thanks for giving us the chance to consider your work. Unfortunately, it was not selected as the winner this time around. However, there was a lot to admire in this piece. Please keep us in mind for our future windows.

Best,
Lucas Jorgensen
Flash Flood Editor
</blockquote>

==Even Higher Tier, Flash Flood contest==

'''2024'''
<blockquote>
Dear [Writer],

Thank you so much for your submission to Flash Flood. We appreciate the opportunity to have read your work. Unfortunately, we've decided to go another direction this time. We also wanted to let you know this made it to our final round of readings; we found much to admire in your piece. Please do think of submitting to us again in the future.

Best,
Lucas Jorgensen
Flash Flood Editor
</blockquote>

American Literary Review

2025-10-10T14:16:31Z

Mwolf:

The American Literary Review is a national biannual literary magazine of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Since its Fall 2013 issue, ALR has been an online digital publication. Print publications are cataloged under ISSN 1051-5062.

==Standard==

'''2023'''
<blockquote>

Thank you for sending us "[greatest poem ever written, and others]". We sincerely appreciated the chance to read your work; however, we have decided it is not the right fit for us at this time.

We wish you the best of luck in finding a home for these poems elsewhere.

With kind regards,
American Literary Review Staff
</blockquote>

'''2019'''
<blockquote>
Dear [wonderful poet],

Thank you for sending us "[list of your wonderful poems]". We sincerely appreciated the chance to read your work; however, we have decided it is not the right fit for us at this time.

We wish you the best of luck in finding a home for "[list of your wonderful poems]" elsewhere.

With kind regards,
American Literary Review Staff
</blockquote>

==American Literary Review Prose Contest 2025==

'''2024'''
<blockquote>
Dear [Writer],

Thank you for submitting to the American Literary Review Contest. Though your submission was not chosen as a winner, this does not mean your work wasn’t worthy of publication. We were blown away by the quality of submissions this year.

The winnowing of submissions to a handful of finalists was a very difficult task and regretfully we can only consider a few for publication. We appreciate the opportunity to read your work, and hope you will consider us again in the future.

Again, we thank you for trusting us with your work and wish you the best of luck in your writing endeavors.

Regards,

The American Literary Review Staff
</blockquote>

==Higher Tier, Flash Flood contest==

'''2024'''
<blockquote>
Dear [Writer],

Thanks for giving us the chance to consider your work. Unfortunately, it was not selected as the winner this time around. However, there was a lot to admire in this piece. Please keep us in mind for our future windows.

Best,
Lucas Jorgensen
Flash Flood Editor
</blockquote>

==Even Higher Tier, Flash Flood contest==

'''2024'''
<blockquote>
Dear [Writer],

Thank you so much for your submission to Flash Flood. We appreciate the opportunity to have read your work. Unfortunately, we've decided to go another direction this time. We also wanted to let you know this made it to our final round of readings; we found much to admire in your piece. Please do think of submitting to us again in the future.

Best,
Lucas Jorgensen
Flash Flood Editor
</blockquote>