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!

Our new FLASH FICTION competition is now open for submissions

Writers and authors visiting Cranked Anvil regularly will know that we've been running our 1500 word short story competition for about 18 months now. With rolling submissions open quarterly throughout the year, the competition has grown from strength to strength, and we love reading all the short stories we receive. (Our next shortlist and three … Continue reading Our new FLASH FICTION competition is now open for submissions

Short story competition – ‘4 stories for the fee of only 3’ offer continues!

Last quarter we received the biggest number of entries into our short story competition since it began over a year ago. No doubt this was thanks to our special offer of allowing 4 entries for the price of 3, and we're delighted that it inspired so many of our writers - both new and regular … Continue reading Short story competition – ‘4 stories for the fee of only 3’ offer continues!