The April deadline for our short story competition saw the last chance to take advantage of our '4 for 3' offer, and we saw a flurry of entries towards the closing date. As always, our competitions are rolling, and the next one - deadline 31st July 2021 - is now open for entries. So what … Continue reading April 2021 – Long List
Author: Cranked Anvil
On The Shelf – JASON JACKSON
Jason's short story Nothing But Ashes was placed third in our first ever writing competition in 2019. You can read it on our website here, as well as in our print anthology. (A handful of copies still available exclusively from our site.) His prize-winning fiction appears regularly in print and online. In 2021 his flash … Continue reading On The Shelf – JASON JACKSON
What Elmore Leonard said
“Right,” declared Fred... Doesn’t have quite the same ring to it, does it? Perhaps it needs to be a verb with just one syllable? “Right,” barked Fred… Nope – still not right. Looks like we’re best off sticking to the simple original. “Right,” said Fred… Yep, that’s the one. So maybe Elmore Leonard’s statement about … Continue reading What Elmore Leonard said
Author Profile – HANNAH SUTHERLAND
Hannah won Cranked Anvil's first Flash Fiction prize with her story Warm Milk. You can read it on our website here. She has also been placed 2nd in the Writing East Midland’s 2020 Aurora Prize. She’s been listed in a few competitions including Strands International, Retreat West, Flash 500 and The Phare Magazine. Her Novella-in-Flash Small … Continue reading Author Profile – HANNAH SUTHERLAND
And Now For Something Completely Different
Today is Sir Michael Palin's birthday. A perfect excuse for us (if we needed one) to give you another of our themed Prompt Grids. This one is, of course, a Monty Python themed grid. Roll the die seven times to gather the elements to your story. Have plenty of fun with it... And give yourself … Continue reading And Now For Something Completely Different
Shakespeare’s Birthday
Yesterday was Shakespeare's birthday, and just for a bit of fun we tweeted a writing prompt that was themed around the Bard. It seemed to generate a lot of interest on twitter - and, we hope, inspired plenty of writing! So we thought we'd use it to start our series of writing prompts here on … Continue reading Shakespeare’s Birthday
On The Shelf – ROSE WALKER-TAYLOR
Rose's story Soup Kitchen was placed second in our inaugural Flash Fiction competition in November 2020. You can read it on our website here. Rose is by no means a writer by trade, she tells us, but she is hoping that one day this will be true. In the meantime, she writes in the free … Continue reading On The Shelf – ROSE WALKER-TAYLOR
Copyright and Non-Exclusive Rights
One of the most important things a writer - and publisher - needs to consider is copyright. It can be quite a contentious issue. The most obvious recent example being the decision of Woman's Weekly magazine (and others, I believe) to demand ALL rights from submitting short story writers. It was an issue which writer … Continue reading Copyright and Non-Exclusive Rights
