It's a busy time at Cranked Anvil HQ at the moment. Both our Short Story and Flash Fiction competitions are in full swing; entries are flying into our inbox, and judges are reading piles and piles of manuscripts... It's just how we like it! And now we've started work in earnest on our next print … Continue reading Work starts on our Flash Fiction print anthology
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Copyright and Non-Exclusive Rights
One of the most important things a writer - and publisher - needs to consider is copyright. It can be quite a contentious issue. The most obvious recent example being the decision of Woman's Weekly magazine (and others, I believe) to demand ALL rights from submitting short story writers. It was an issue which writer … Continue reading Copyright and Non-Exclusive Rights
Final call for our Short Story Special Offer
Our next short story deadline is April 30th - that's just three weeks away. And this will be your last chance to take advantage of our '4 for 3' special offer. A year ago, when the global pandemic was really taking a hold and the whole world was going into lockdown, we decided to open … Continue reading Final call for our Short Story Special Offer
Happy World Book Day 2021
It's the first Thursday of March, and that can mean only one thing - WORLD BOOK DAY. As all the pictures streamed by on facebook, instagram, and twitter, of kids dressed in costumes as their favourite characters from literature - costumes that parents had probably spent a lot of time, money, and effort putting together … Continue reading Happy World Book Day 2021
Writers – get involved with us in 2021
Hello Writers First of all, Happy New Year. We hope you're keeping safe and well, and looking forward to a busy 2021. We've been quiet over the past month or so, what with Christmas, New Year, and a huge relocation to beautiful rural Northumberland. (The view from our office window now is loads … Continue reading Writers – get involved with us in 2021
Short story competition – 4 for 3 offer extends into 2021
Ever get the feeling you're going through a sense of deja vu? Yes, here we are in another lockdown in the UK, with all the inconveniences and uncertainties that it brings. But one thing that remains ever constant is our 1500 word short story competition! Last quarter we received the biggest number of entries since … Continue reading Short story competition – 4 for 3 offer extends into 2021
Meet our first Anthology contributors
You may have noticed recently that we've been shouting about our upcoming Short Story Anthology. Well, we make no apologies for that! We're very proud of it, and we can't wait to share the fantastic work written by our thirty-three contributing authors. Publication date is 16th November, and you can pre-order your copies here. They … Continue reading Meet our first Anthology contributors
Our first print anthology is almost here!
It's been about a year in the planning and production, but now our first ever print anthology is almost here! Featuring prize-winning stories from the first year (and a bit) of our short story competition - plus many of the fantastic short-listed entries too - the book is over 170 pages of brilliant fiction. It … Continue reading Our first print anthology is almost here!
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