The judges have announced the shortlist and winners for our May25 Flash Fiction Prize - our final Flash Prize. Congratulations to the following two winning entries: 1st: Matt Oliver – Now and Then 2nd: Kathy Goddard – The Dare Your stories are published here on our website, and prize money is on its way. Well … Continue reading May 2025 – Flash shortlist and winners

Congratulations to the following authors, who have made it onto the long list of our May 2025 Flash Fiction Writing Prize: Jo BardsleyDavid CairnieChris CottomAnne ElliotKathryn GoddardNigel HallJames HarveyKate HorsleySusan JamesNargis LalVikesh MirchandaniNhung NguyenClaudia NicholsonMatt OliverDenarii PetersJordan RydmanFizle SagarRuth SaundersonMark StockerMandy WheelerAlan John WilsonRachael Yates The short list and winners will be announced on our … Continue reading May 2025 – Flash Long List

The judges have announced the shortlist and winners for our Feb25 Flash Fiction Prize, and we're pleased to announce it here today. But before we do... NEW SHORT STORY PRIZE! Our International Short Story Prize is currently open for submissions - with the deadline on 30th June 2025! All the info you need is on … Continue reading February 2025 – Flash shortlist and winners

Congratulations to the following authors, who have made it onto the long list of our February Flash Fiction Writing Prize: Joyce BinghamMara BlazicSharon BoyleJude Luttrell BradleyLesley BungayAnne ByrneMargaret DavisSteph DunlopGill EdwardsFrances GapperNigel HallKeith HendersonCecilia MaddisonMargaret MageeVikesh MirchandaniGill O'HalloranTony OswickArthur PinckheardHannah RetallickFizle SagarTony WarnerAlison WassellMandy Wheeler The short list and winners will be announced on our … Continue reading February 2025 – Flash Long List

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... NEW SHORT STORY PRIZE! 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 … Continue reading November 2024 – Flash shortlist and winners

There's been a lot of reading going on at CAHQ over the Christmas and New Year, and today we're delighted to announce the latest Flash Fiction Long List. But before we do... We're asking visitors and subscribers for just a little bit of help... Cranked Anvil has been going since 2012 - and exclusively as … Continue reading November 2024 – Flash Long List

We're pleased to announce that the judges have made their decision on our August Flash Fiction competition. However, before we reveal the shortlist and winners, we want to give you a little heads up. We'll be announcing some exciting news for competition entrants very soon, so if you don't already, make sure you subscribe to … Continue reading August 2024 – Flash shortlist and winners

The upgrading and revamping of our website continues, and we're still welcoming many new visitors and subscribers to our site. We're very happy to have you all as part of the Cranked Anvil Community - and you've joined us at the right time, as we're planning on rolling out some fantastic new opportunities and services … Continue reading August 2024 – Flash Long List