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The Twisted50 vol IV cover is revealed

I am thrilled to reveal the new Twisted50 vol IV book cover that will now be available in eBook, paperback and hardback. There are now six books in this super successful series and I cannot wait to get going on settin…

Chris Jones·12 December 2025·1 min

Twisted50 vol4 Submissions Now Closed…

I just closed submissions for Twisted50 vol 4 and we had around 150 stories submitted. Congratulations to everyone who took up the challenge. We will now be reading the stories and building the book. There is still ti…

Chris Jones · 1 November 2025 · 1 min

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Dylan Spicer Grabs Local Press…

Well done to Dylan for snagging the first local press for Twisted50. Here’s a link and excerpt… Dylan Spicer of Bath has won a writing competition for the Twisted 50 series of horror anthologies. It’s an achievement t…

Dylan Spicer · 17 December 2024 · 1 min

Congratulations to the 50 Selected Writers in Twisted50 vol III

It’s always a difficult, and frankly an impossible task, to rate and judge art . And that’s why we have 50 joint first place winners. It’s how we roll at Twisted50. We are headed for a release date of Tuesday the 3rd…

Chris Jones · 11 November 2024 · 2 min

Five Killer Reasons to Enter the Twisted50 Writing Initiative

I had never entered Twisted50 before and didn’t even like horror, but some writing friends advised me it was a great opportunity, so I thought I’d try it. These are the happy, unexpected benefits of my Twisted50 journ…

Eimear Kilcullen · 16 October 2024 · 2 min

Twisted50 Updates… Dates for Awards

We are busy reading, reviewing, tweaking and getting the stories ready for judging. We do have to move some dates though. The team all coming down with Covid AND the staggering venue costs in October / November / Dece…

Chris Jones · 10 October 2024 · 1 min

Twisted50 Writers Share Their Thoughts On The Process…

‘Did I enjoy Twisted50 and would I enter another? Fuck, Yes!’ I loved the experience and I think the whole concept is so uniquely brilliant and exceptionally executed, I wouldn’t hesitate to enter again. Even if it wa…

Chris Jones · 29 September 2024 · 5 min