Once again, it's taken us slightly longer than usual to draw up the latest short story long list, for a couple of reasons...  we've been snowed under recently with getting out our latest flash fiction anthoogy, plus, with Cranked Anvil HQ now in the heart of the Northumbrian countryside, we were recently victim to Storm … Continue reading October 2021 – Long List

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 entries: 1st: Denny Jace – Who Am I? 2nd: Will Griffin – Pipe Dream 3rd: Caroline Ross Tajasque – The Train To Brighton Prize money … Continue reading July 2021 – shortlist and winners

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 mention the summer break - but now we're able to finally reveal it. Congratulations to all the following authors on our July 21 long list: … Continue reading July 2021 – Long List

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 and genres. The judging was, as usual, very difficult, and the shortlist was probably closer than it has ever been. However, we’re delighted to announce … Continue reading April 2021 – shortlist and winners

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

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 entries which go into the disqualified pile because they don’t follow all the rules of entry] and we’re delighted to publish the following placed entries: … Continue reading January 2021 – shortlist and winners

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 a few comments from writers at the close of our last competition, telling us that our '4 entries for 3' offer had been a very … Continue reading January 2021 – Long List

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 three winning entries. Every single qualifying entry was read and studied [yes, we are still receiving some entries which go into the disqualified pile because … Continue reading October 2020 – shortlist and winners