Hello Cranked Anvilers! We've been a bit quiet at CAHQ recently, with our publishing and writing comps winding down. But that's not to say we haven't been very busy elsewhere!... If you're a fan/member/subscriber to this website, then you must be a fan of new writing. Well, here's a new project featuring all new writing, … Continue reading What A Good Place To Be!…

We're delighted to report on the success of another of our former writing prize winners. In November 2024, Hannah Retallick released her debut collection of literary short stories, called Something Very Human, with Bridge House Publishing. The Second Prize winning entry from our Jan22 competition, When the Tour Guide Still Smiles, has been included in … Continue reading Another Success Story – Past Cranked Anvil Prize Winner Publishes Short Story Collection

One of our former prize winners, Richard Hooton, is to have his debut novel The Margaret Code published on 10 April by Sphere, an imprint of Little Brown. The voice-led whodunnit follows eighty-nine-year-old Margaret whose failing memory holds the key to the murder investigation taking place on her street. It will also be published in … Continue reading Past Cranked Anvil Prize Winner Lands Agent And Book Deal

Great news for all you short story writers out there... We've revamped and reintroduced our Short Story Prize. It's now an annual prize, with £550 in cash prizes to be won, plus guaranteed publication online, and a deadline of midnight UK time on 30th June. All the info you need is on the Short Story … Continue reading NEW Annual Short Story Writing Prize

We recently posted a quick survey about X/Twitter and bluesky, and we got some fantastic responses. Big thanks to everyone who responded. (You can still give us your views by taking the survey here.) And the upshot of it all is... we've joined the revolution! We're now on Bluesky, and we can't wait to find … Continue reading Hey Mr Bluesky!

Three stories for just £10 entry fee RETURNS! When we brought back our flash fiction competition in November 2023, after a year's sabbatical, we restricted the number of entries to just two. But now we've decided to increase that, offering even better value-for-money to writers wanting to enter multiple stories into our ever-growing competition. Of … Continue reading Our Flash Fiction Competition – you can now enter THREE stories for just £10