Our Author Profile series continues on the website today, featuring one of our youngest writers - 17-year-old Tesni Jenkins. Tesni is an aspiring writer and poet who also enjoys playing and listening to music and spending time with her cat. Her wonderfully moving short story Soldier Boy was placed first in our Oct20 competition. Here … Continue reading Author Profile – TESNI JENKINS
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On The Shelf – LETTY BUTLER
Our 'On The Shelf' series continues on the website today with these selections from Letty Butler, who was placed first in our most recent short story competition with her story Shindig. Letty is an actress by profession and has written extensively for stage and screen, with plays workshopped at The Young Vic and short films … Continue reading On The Shelf – LETTY BUTLER
We’re one of the best – IT’S OFFICIAL!
We've always been proud of our writing competitions here at Cranked Anvil. Keeping them open all year round, and to any theme or genre. Making sure the entry fees are as low as possible - and not having increased them once since we started in 2019. And keeping them open to international entries. We're all … Continue reading We’re one of the best – IT’S OFFICIAL!
Author Profile – CATH BARTON
Our Author Profile series continues on the website today, featuring the very prolific and talented Cath Barton. Cath has appeared on our short- and long-lists numerous times. Her July 2020 shortlisted story Radio Times was included in our first short story anthology. Cath is an English writer who lives in Wales, author of two novellas, … Continue reading Author Profile – CATH BARTON
Author Profile – JOHN HOLLAND
Our Author Profile series continues today with prolific short story writer John Holland. John's story The Most Beautiful Thing She Has Ever Seen was shortlisted in our July 2019 competition, and appeared in our first print anthology. He has won first prize in five short story contests including To Hull And Back, InkTears and Momaya. … Continue reading Author Profile – JOHN HOLLAND
On The Shelf – PETER BOYLE
Peter Boyle is a Fellow Emeritus of Trinity College Dublin where for many years he has been writing scientific material. Recently he veered into so-called 'creative writing' and now is an enthusiastic aficionado of this completely different genre. He has already received recognition for his work in several short story competitions - including being shortlisted … Continue reading On The Shelf – PETER BOYLE
May 2021 – Flash shortlist and winners
After much reading, re-reading and deliberation by the judges, our May 21 flash fiction shortlist has been decided. It was a very dificult competition to judge this quarter, with some exceptional entries from both regular entrants and writers new to our competition. But the decisions have finally been made, and we are delighted to publish … Continue reading May 2021 – Flash shortlist and winners
SOAKING THE JARS by Bernadette Stott (1st place, Flash May21)
Jem liked those posh yogurts. The ones that came in real glass jars with proper twisty lids. Every jar kept, label picked off, soaked in warm suddy water. Some jars she kept for salad dressing or pickling tiny onions, some she’d put little posies of flowers in, maybe a bud rose and some ivy, or … Continue reading SOAKING THE JARS by Bernadette Stott (1st place, Flash May21)
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