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The Masters Review: New Voices - Fiction (Nonfiction)
The Masters Review




Description
Limited Demographic: authors who have not published a novel-length work or have a novel forthcoming

We accept fiction and narrative non-fiction. We do accept a variety of genres and styles, our only requirement is that you show excellence in your craft. We want to be wowed. Bend genres, experiment with structure, and write your heart out. But please, send us polished work. Our aim is to showcase writers who we believe will continue to produce great work. Send us only your best.


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Market Genres
Genres
General
Literary

Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
0 to 1000 words
$100/piece

Short Story
1000 to 7000 words
$200/piece



Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Unknown Policy
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 84 days

Market-Provided Data

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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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numbers will be so please be sure to log all of your submissions here and not just your rejections or acceptances.


Count:
There are 106 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 5 | Average: 53.03 | Median: 51 | Max: 145
Responded:
95.28%
Accepted:
0.94% - avg 143 days
Rejected:
94.33% - avg 52 days (15.00% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
0.94%
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
0.94%
Withdrawn:
3.77%

Pending:
There are 16 pending responses. (2 min | 34.81 average | 22 median | 126 max days waiting)
Note: pending statistics may skew high if some users neglect their data.
We recommend querying after the time the market suggests to query.


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Listing added: 9 October 2013


Last officially checked: 28 June 2024


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