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

23 Jun 20221 Jul 2022
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…
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Order our latest short story anthology NOW!

8 Jun 20221 Aug 2022
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…
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Extending our Flash Fiction special offer

6 Jun 20221 Aug 2022
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…
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The Cranked Anvil writing competitions just got better!

3 Mar 20226 Jun 2022
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…
Flash Lists & Winners

November 2020 – Flash shortlist and winners

18 Jan 202115 Mar 2021
Our first flash fiction competition attracted a huge number of entries, and it has taken longer than ever for the judges to chose the shortlist and the two winning stories.…
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Short story competition – 4 for 3 offer extends into 2021

5 Nov 202027 Jan 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…
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Meet our first Anthology contributors

28 Oct 202017 Jun 2021
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…
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Our first print anthology is almost here!

13 Oct 202017 Jun 2021
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)…
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Our new FLASH FICTION competition is now open for submissions

1 Sep 202017 Jun 2021
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…
Lists & Winners

July 2020 – Long List

21 Aug 202017 Jun 2021
Our special offer this quarter of 4 entries for the price of 3 proved massively popular - just as we though it would - and we received the biggest collection…
Lists & Winners

April 2020 – Long List

26 May 202017 Jun 2021
There's no denying it - it's been the strangest of times over the past three months. The number of entries we receive each quarter continues to grow - and we're…
Lists & Winners

January 2020 – Long List

4 Mar 202017 Jun 2021
It's been the longest period of time that we've taken to announce our long list this quarter - due to the increasing number of quality entries we've received from all…
Lists & Winners

October 2019 – Long List

30 Nov 201917 Jun 2021
We received our biggest crop of short story entries yet for the October round of our competition, and we've really had our work cut out to select the ones going…
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Announcing our new Short Story Competition

26 Feb 201917 Jun 2021
We're pleased to announce the launch of our quarterly 1,500 Short Story competition. You could win £150 for first place. (Two other prizes of £75 and £30 will be awarded…
Next Flash Fiction Deadline31 Aug 2022
17 days to go.
Next Prompt Comp Competition1 Oct 2022
47 days to go.
Next Short Story Deadline31 Oct 2022
78 days to go.

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