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.
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Latest news on our blog
From Pen to Print: Amy De La Force on A Kiss of Hammer and Flame
With the release of the first instalment in her new romantasy series looming large, Amy de la Force looks back at the genesis of A Kiss of Hammer and Flame and the Fated For Hael world.
SXSW Hits London’s Cinemas This Week With A Host of Eerie New SFFH Films
Renowned festival of creative groundbreakers, SXSW this week brings a feast of eerie cinema to the UK capital’s screens.
BFS Online: World Fantasy Convention 2025 – Guest Spotlights
Suniti Namjoshi, Sarah Pinborough and Ramsey Campbell get chatty in these guest spotlights.
Latest reviews
Living Space and Other Stories by Isaac Asimov
There are stories that stay with us, floating around our subconscious, half-remembered from childhood. And there are also stories that make us. Asimov is like that for me. If I am honest, of all the writers I have read, he is the one who has…
Conan: Cult of the Obsidian Moon by James Lovegrove
Still grieving for Bêlit, his pirate queen lover, Conan drinks to numbness. On one such occasion, he meets Gudrun, Hunwolf, and their young son Bjørn. The small family is in hiding from their old tribe, who want revenge after the couple killed Gudrun’s betrothed and…
Sour Cherry by Natalia Theodoridou
I think one reason fairytale retellings feel so rich is because they give us such a resonant way to look around–standing as we are, at a cultural crossroads–and interrogate the maps that led us here. These old stories help us ask: is this really where…