It's General Election Day here in the UK. Meanwhile in the US there's all sorts of political shenanigans going on! (Don't worry, this isn't going to be a political post!) But it puts us in mind of a fantastic piece of flash fiction we received, back in November 2020 when we opened our first ever … Continue reading Anything can inspire a piece of flash fiction!
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What’s happening at Cranked Anvil HQ? …our latest news
Hello writers/readers/subscribers! We've been a bit quiet of late - but we've been beavering away in the background, setting up all the writerly stuff we're planning here at Cranked Anvil for the future. The first thing to say is, we've already had a whole load of great micro submissions for our Fiction123, and we're delighted … Continue reading What’s happening at Cranked Anvil HQ? …our latest news
Short Story Competition Closes
After much deliberation, here at Cranked Anvil we've decided to streamline our operations in the coming months. As a result, we are closing our short story competition with immediate effect. All the entries we received for the April 2024 deadline are currently with the reading judges, and the results of that one will be announced … Continue reading Short Story Competition Closes
New microfiction at Cranked Anvil – Fiction 1-2-3
Microfiction’s popularity is ever-increasing, and here at Cranked Anvil we want to be part of that, to give writers a chance to submit their mini-masterpieces and be published. So from today, we will be publishing brilliant microfiction, submitted to us from anywere around the world, on our dedicated Fiction 1-2-3 microfiction page. What is Fiction … Continue reading New microfiction at Cranked Anvil – Fiction 1-2-3
Loads of new Writerly Stuff coming your way
First of all, we want to say a big Hello and Welcome to our new subscribers! We've had quite a few come on board since our website had its big refresh earlier this month, and we're happy to have you as a member of the Cranked Anvil community! If you have any writer friends who … Continue reading Loads of new Writerly Stuff coming your way
HALF PRICE special offer on our print anthology!
It was #WorldBookDay this month, and we've decided to celebrate by offering our short story anthology for a HALF PRICE SPECIAL OFFER! The original cover price was £12 per copy, plus £4.50 p&p. We still have some copies left in Cranked Anvil HQ, and for the month of March we're having a World Book Day … Continue reading HALF PRICE special offer on our print anthology!
FUEL anthology donates another £750 to charity
Just over a year ago we reported on our collaboration with Manchester-based writer and editor of the Shortstops UK website and twitter, Tania Hershman, on her anthology of short stories entitled FUEL, in aid of fuel poverty organisations. It was published in February, and by May this year Tania had made the first donation from … Continue reading FUEL anthology donates another £750 to charity
Flash Fiction – Finding The Rhythm
Have you heard? Our competitions are now open again! If you're thinking of entering our flash fiction competiton - the deadline for which is the end of this month - then this guest blog, which was written for us by Jo Gatford from Writers HQ and published on our website last year, may be just … Continue reading Flash Fiction – Finding The Rhythm
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