November 2024 – Flash shortlist and winners

The judges have announced the shortlist and winners for our Nov24 Flash Fiction Prize, and we’re pleased to announce it here today. But before we do…

We’re delighted to announce the launch of our annual International Short Story Prize!

Almost a year after we closed our quarterly short story competition to focus more on flash and micro, we’ve decided to reintroduce a Short Story Prize to the Cranked Anvil cannon – but we’ve made it bigger and better than it was before.

All the info you need is on our newly updated Short Story page – including entry fees, prizes, and details on how and where to enter, so what are you waiting for?! Head over there now! (Click the button below to open the page in a new tab.)


Shortlist and Winners

But now, here are the results of our Nov24 Flash Competition. Congratulations to the following two winning entries:

1st: Chris CottomPas de Deux

2nd: Laura BesleyPerhaps On A Summer’s Day

Your stories are published here on our website, and prize money is on its way.

Well done also to the following writers who made it onto the shortlist:

Martin Barker
Dianne Bown-Wilson
James Edwards
Gary Finnegan
Kathy Goddard
Nigel Hall
Elizabeth Meyer
Matt Oliver
Erica Sharlette
Heather Walker
Mandy Wheeler
Ryan Yao-Smith

Don’t forget, our next Flash competition is currently open. The deadline for entries is midnight UK time on February 28th.

Happy Writing, Folks!


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