The shortlisted works across all 13 categories of the British Fantasy Awards have been announced! Find out who’s in the mix over on our blog. Winners announced at Fantasycon in October.
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Latest news on our blog
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From Pen to Print: Anna Orridge on Parch Marks
Inspired by anxiety over how the climate crisis might affect the places she loves, eco horror and cli-fi author Anna Orridge channelled Time Team to create her latest tale. She tells us more about Parch Marks, out now through GoldSF.
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Be Route Curious: a Publishing Journey
Stephen Cox talks about his personal journey from trad-pub to self-publishing, and shares a lesson he learned the hard way: never make your happiness and contentment rest solely on the writing; have a hinterland.
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Meet John Houlihan
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’re getting dark and a little bit eldritch with John Houlihan, who’ll launch the latest in his Mon Dieu Cthulhu!…
Latest reviews
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God’s Vengeance by Theresa Derwin
One of the dilemmas any author faces is how long a work should be. Some mentors will tell them to write the story to the length naturally wants to be. While this can be sound advice, there can be any number of other factors that…
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An Empire in the Clouds by Ai Jang
In the Era of Drowning, Xīlián’s brother, Yún, is now emperor of Piāo, though it was never revealed which of the triplets was born first. With one brother firmly in the hands of the advisors, and the other fled to Opera, Xīlián has only her…
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Warhammer: the Old World Roleplaying Game Player’s Guide
Grim and perilous; Two perfect words to describe adventuring, and synonymous with Warhammer. Now, Cubicle 7 has offered a different take on the iconic fantasy adventure game with their Warhammer: the Old World Roleplaying Game Player’s Guide. This is set at an earlier point in…