Cranked Anvil

Open now for fiction, flash fiction, and other work.

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Cranked Anvil runs short story, flash fiction, and audio play writing competitions open for submissions throughout the year with quarterly deadlines.

Submission calls

fictionLiterary

Short story competition, open all year round; submissions are announced quarterly and close at midnight UK time on the last day of January, April, July, and October.

flashLiterary

Flash fiction competition, open all year round; submissions are announced quarterly and close at midnight UK time on the last day of February, May, August, and November.

other

Audio play writing competition, open all year round; submissions are announced quarterly and close at midnight UK time on the last day of March, June, September, and December. The competition is open internationally.

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