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For all things fantasy, horror, and speculative fiction
Announcement:
The British Fantasy Society
A Community for those who love Magical Creatures, Monsters and the Fantastic!
What do we do here?
Community
We connect fantasy readers, writers, industry professionals. We offer many opportunities to gather, both in-person and online to share the love of Fantasy, Horror and Science Fiction writing!
Celebrate
Fantasycon and the British Fantasy Awards help our community enjoy, connect, network and get recognition. Join us for our annual events, or find out about past awards.
Support
Helping writers, publishers, agents, and fans (and anyone else interested in SFFH). Advice, moral support, ways to increase their reach and knowledge.
Promotion
We offer members fantastic opportunities and save on marketing campaigns. We also offer a publisher membership!
Publication
BFS Horizons magazine and BFS Journal are just two of the ways our members and others can find opportunities to get their writing out there!
Inform
Members receive exclusive news via our newsletter and Discord, and non-members get access to our blogs and social media too.
Find out more by using our main menu’s About or Get in Touch options, or see it all at a glance with our sitemap
Latest news on our blog
Into The Woods: Why Are We So Drawn To Trees?
Inspired by Ellie Tilley’s piece on fairytale forests, Stephen Frame considers the importance of trees to us – not just as writers, but as humans first and foremost.
Meet R.E. Sanders
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they filled out). This week, we hit Wales and find that lover of all things epic, big stakes, big worlds known as R.E. Sanders.
Outreach, Awards, Reviews: Meet the New Volunteers Helping To Grow Your BFS
As we say a sad goodbye to our long-serving Awards Administrator Katherine Fowler and Reviews Editor Sarah Deeming, we’re excited to welcome to fresh blood to the BFS Committee: greetings and hello to Paul Yates, Marve Michael Anson, and Adrian Fletcher!
Latest reviews
The Olympian Affair by Jim Butcher
After waiting for years, it is delightful to catch up with characters that have almost become friends. The first book in this series, The Aeronaut’s Windlass was initially published in 2015. It introduced us to a world where most of the population lived in city-sized…
The Knife and The Serpent by Tim Pratt
The Knife and The Serpent is a fun read. It’s light-hearted, doesn’t take itself too seriously and has a cast of likeable characters, including the nasty ones. The title might suggest a fantasy novel. Instead, what you get is old-fashioned sci-fi: jaunts into space and…
Lord of the Empty Isles by Jules Arbeaux
Remy Canta arrives home to discover that Tirani is not alone. She was not expecintg any more customers today, but now Remy must wait until she has completed her weaving. Unlike Remy, who can only feel them, Tirani can see tethers, the bonds that hold…