Lists & Winners July 2021 – shortlist and winners 13 Sep 2021 Another very tough round of decisions for our judges this quarter, but now our July 2021 Short Story competition shortlist and winners are announced. Congratulations to the following three winning…
Lists & Winners July 2021 – Long List 2 Sep 20213 Sep 2021 It's taken our judges slightly longer than usual to draw up the latest short story long list - what with the number of entries growing all the time, not to…
Lists & Winners April 2021 – shortlist and winners 11 Jun 2021 Here it is: the shortlist and three winners of our April 2021 Short Story competition. There was a fantastic range of stories this quarter, covering so many different themes, styles…
Lists & Winners April 2021 – Long List 24 May 20212 Sep 2021 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…
Lists & Winners January 2021 – shortlist and winners 15 Mar 2021 The shortlist and three winners of our Jan21 Short Story competition has been decided and announced. Every single qualifying entry was read and studied [yes, we are still receiving some…
Lists & Winners January 2021 – Long List 25 Feb 202125 Feb 2021 Once again, a mountain of short stories has kept the judges very busy at Cranked Anvil HQ, and as always we've loved reading all the eligible entries. We had quite…
Lists & Winners October 2020 – shortlist and winners 12 Dec 202027 Jan 2021 An unprecedented number of entries this quarter meant an unusually large longlist, but the judges have worked long and hard to get it down to this final shortlist and the…
Lists & Winners October 2020 – Long List 27 Nov 202012 Dec 2020 Our entry inbox grows bigger with every fresh quarter, and the judges have had more stories to read this quarter than ever before. Our '4 entries for the price of…
Lists & Winners July 2020 – Shortlist and winners 11 Sep 202017 Jun 2021 We had a fantastic response to our special offer this quarter, with lots of writers taking advantage of being able to submit 4 stories for the price of 3. (We're…
Lists & Winners July 2020 – Long List 21 Aug 202017 Jun 2021 Our special offer this quarter of 4 entries for the price of 3 proved massively popular - just as we though it would - and we received the biggest collection…
Lists & Winners April 2020 – Shortlist and winners 11 Jun 202017 Jun 2021 Here it is - the results of our latest short story competition. The judges have had a tough time chosing from the longlist of entries. After much deliberation, the shortlist…
Lists & Winners April 2020 – Long List 26 May 202017 Jun 2021 There's no denying it - it's been the strangest of times over the past three months. The number of entries we receive each quarter continues to grow - and we're…
Lists & Winners January 2020 – Shortlist and winners 15 Mar 202017 Jun 2021 Our competition grows bigger every quarter, and the judges have had their toughest time yet chosing from the longlist of entries. After much deliberation, though, the shortlist and three placed…
Lists & Winners January 2020 – Long List 4 Mar 202017 Jun 2021 It's been the longest period of time that we've taken to announce our long list this quarter - due to the increasing number of quality entries we've received from all…
Lists & Winners October 2019 – Shortlist and winners 12 Dec 201917 Jun 2021 The biggest crop of entries we've had so far for this quarter's competition, which has made the job of choosing the three placed stories more difficult than ever. After much…
Lists & Winners October 2019 – Long List 30 Nov 201917 Jun 2021 We received our biggest crop of short story entries yet for the October round of our competition, and we've really had our work cut out to select the ones going…
Lists & Winners July 2019 – Shortlist and winners 11 Sep 201917 Jun 2021 Our quarterly short story competition is clearly growing in popularity, with even more entries this time round than for our first. Once again, the judges thoroughly enjoyed reading the entries…
Lists & Winners July 2019 – Long List 21 Aug 201917 Jun 2021 Another great response to our most recent short story competition, with some excellent stories spanning all sorts of different genres. The first round of judging has taken place, and we’re…
Lists & Winners April 2019 – Shortlist and winners 11 Jun 201917 Jun 2021 Our first short story competition attracted a large amount of interest, and the judges thoroughly enjoyed reading the entries we received. After much deliberation over the longlist, the three placed…
Lists & Winners April 2019 – Long List 25 May 201917 Jun 2021 We had a fantastic response to our first short story competition, with some excellent stories spanning all sorts of different genres. The first round of judging has taken place, and…
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