On The Shelf – CRANKED ANVIL PRESS

On The Shelf – ALAN KENNEDY

Alan Kennedy was placed first in our short story competition in April last year, with his story The Storyteller's Gift, which was also published in our first print anthology. (We…

On The Shelf – ROSIE MORRIS

Continuing our regular On The Shelf series here on the Cranked Anvil website, today we take a look at the five books that author Rosie Morris holds most dear. Rosie…

On The Shelf – LETTY BUTLER

Our 'On The Shelf' series continues on the website today with these selections from Letty Butler, who was placed first in our most recent short story competition with her story…

On The Shelf – PETER BOYLE

Peter Boyle is a Fellow Emeritus of Trinity College Dublin where for many years he has been writing scientific material. Recently he veered into so-called 'creative writing' and now is…

On The Shelf – RICHARD GARCKA

15 Jun 20217 Jul 2021

Richard started writing only a few years ago following early retirement. Creative Writing classes led to some early successes, with inclusion in The First Cranked Anvil Short Story Anthology representing…

On The Shelf – CAROLE GARRETT

Carole’s short story New Baby made our shortlist in April 2020 and was included in our first short story print anthology. She describes herself as “a 49 year old want-to-be…

On The Shelf – JASON JACKSON

18 May 202118 May 2021

Jason's short story Nothing But Ashes was placed third in our first ever writing competition in 2019. You can read it on our website here, as well as in our…

On The Shelf – ROSE WALKER-TAYLOR

Rose's story Soup Kitchen was placed second in our inaugural Flash Fiction competition in November 2020. You can read it on our website here. Rose is by no means a…

On The Shelf – JAMES HANCOCK

James' short story Flip Flop was placed 3rd in our April 2020 competition. It was included in our first print anthology, (a handful of copies are still available!), and can…

On The Shelf – CATH BARTON

23 Feb 202117 May 2021

Cath Barton is a prolific writer and has appeared on our short- and long-lists numerous times. Her July 2020 shortlisted story Radio Times was included in our first short story…