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

  • Coming soon: BFS Journal #26

    Journal editor Dr Kevan Manwaring gives us a sneak peek at what’s in the Summer 2025 edition.

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  • Meet Heide Goody

    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 it’s off to the Midlands to meet a comedy collaborator who puts the fun into spec fic: hello, Heide Goody!

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  • Voting Open for the British Fantasy Awards

    We are delighted to open voting for this year’s British Fantasy Awards! To be eligible to vote, you must be a member of the British Fantasy Society or be an attendee at Fantasycon 2024 in Chester, or have bought a ticket to the upcoming World…

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Latest reviews

  • Out of the Window, Into the Dark by Marian Womack

    ‘Out of the Window, Into the Dark’ is Marian Womack’s denouement for 2024 at least, and already 3 of its stories have been nominated for the BSFA ‘Best Short Story’ Longlist and the collection as a whole for the BSFA ‘Best Collection’ Longlist. The collection…

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  • Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle

    Konstantin Duhovny, Kostya to his family, Bones to his best friend, and Stan, to a girl he is yet to meet, was always an outsider, never quite fitting in, never quite knowing his place. Before his father died, they would often play a game. His…

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  • The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

    With the TV series of the Wheel of Time completing its third season, I thought now would be a good time to re-read the book series. Published in 1990, The Eye of the World is the first instalment of what would go on to be…

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