Welcome to our NEW Annual Short Story Writing Prize.
The deadline for this prize is midnight (UK time) on 30th June each year.
Your story/stories can be any theme or genre, and must be within the range of 1000 – 2500 words (not including the title).
You can enter up to FOUR stories.
Entry fees: £6 for 1 story | £11 for two | £15 for three | £19 for four.
Prizes
First
£300
Second
£150
Third
£100
Plus guaranteed publication here on our website, and possible future print anthologies.
The three winning stories from each prize will be published on this website. Future anthologies will also be considered, published by Cranked Anvil Press, in which a selection of short- and long-listed stories from all our writing competitions will be published.
The results will be announced here (and in our social media) within twelve weeks of the deadline date. Please ensure you read our rules for condition of entry. Go to our entry page to pay your entry fee and enter. Good luck! – We look forward to reading your stories. In the meantime, you can read previous winning stories here.
Don’t Forget:
Word Count
1000 – 2500
(not including title)
Prizes
Prize fund of £550
publication online
Deadline
Midnight UK time,
30th June
Cranked Anvil 