News 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…
News 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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