4 for 3 special offer now applies to ALL our competitions

We're delighted to announce: Our '4 for 3' offer now applies to ALL of our writing competitions... ...and will continue to run throughout 2022. Entry fees for just 1 or 2 stories stay the same, but if you pay the £10 entry fee you can enter FOUR stories instead of the usual three. All the … Continue reading 4 for 3 special offer now applies to ALL our competitions

Writing Prompt competition – special offer!

For this new quarter, we have extended our special offer of FOUR ENTRIES FOR THE PRICE OF THREE to our new prompt competition. Entry fees for just 1 or 2 stories stay the same, but if you pay the £10 entry fee you can enter FOUR stories instead of the usual three. All the details … Continue reading Writing Prompt competition – special offer!

Exclusive video! Box opening of our anthologies, direct from the printers

WATCH THE VIDEO ON OUR WEBSITE HERE! Our latest print anthology has arrived from the printers, and we wanted to share with you our first glimpse of the copies. So check out this box opening video and get your exclusive first look at our third print anthology, How Far The Distance. The anthology contains 34 … Continue reading Exclusive video! Box opening of our anthologies, direct from the printers

Order our latest short story anthology NOW!

July 2022 saw the publication of our latest anthology of short stories, How Far The Distance. It features winning and short-listed entries from our competition, submitted between August 2020 and October 2021. And you can order your copies NOW. These anthologies are available EXCLUSIVELY through our website, and the print run is strictly limited – … Continue reading Order our latest short story anthology NOW!

Extending our Flash Fiction special offer

The cost of living crisis... Everyone is talking about it, and everyone is affected by it. Individuals, families, businesses. (We are no exception: the cost of producing our upcoming print anthology has doubled since we published our last one in 2021.) So, of course, everyone is looking for ways to save money or grab a … Continue reading Extending our Flash Fiction special offer

Saboteur Awards 2022 – vote for Cranked Anvil now!

The brilliant Saboteur Awards - from Sabotage Reviews - are now open for voting. Their 2022 Awards Festival ticket sales are now live, and you can find out all the information from their website here. While you're there, why not check out their voting form. One of the catagories in their awards is Best Anthology, … Continue reading Saboteur Awards 2022 – vote for Cranked Anvil now!

Our Flash Fiction competition prize money has INCREASED!

Every writer wants to get more money for their writing efforts, right? Well now you can with us here at Cranked Anvil! We've been running our flash fiction competition for just over a year now, and we've seen it grow in popularity since the very beginning. The winning stories have, naturally, been of an incredibly … Continue reading Our Flash Fiction competition prize money has INCREASED!

The Cranked Anvil writing competitions just got better!

Hello Writers! First of all, Happy World Book Day 2022! We hope that, like us, you'll be setting aside just a bit of time today to read a bit of your favourite book. (You can find out some of our past winning writers' favourite books in our On The Shelf series.) Don't forget, if you … Continue reading The Cranked Anvil writing competitions just got better!