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
Meet Dr. Gabriel Elvery
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they filled out). And we’re kicking off a new year in the Unseelie Court with Dr Gabriel Elvery. They have a PhD in Fantasy Literature…
The Creative Fix: Social Justice Through Writing – Readings
We have six readings from a range of authors – fantasy, science fiction and horror – to help you find your next book (or add to that beautiful TBR pile). Bring your favourite tipple and enjoy some first-rate readings from the SFFH community.
The Creative Fix: Social Justice Through Writing – Writing as Activism
Examining social justice isn’t new for many writers, but what impact does this have? How can SFFH support activist ideals? What is needed for writers to motivate communities and highlight the intersectionality between people across the world?
Latest reviews
The Fog by James Herbert
An earthquake in a sleepy village in southern England’s countryside unleashes a strange, poisonous fog that turns everyone caught in it into a rabid murderer without inhibitions. It moves around the country without the help of the wind, and instead of dissipating under sunlight, it…
A Palace Near The Wind by Ai Jiang
This novella by Ai Jiang is half adventure story, half morality tale. It begins by introducing us to the people of Feng, the people of the Forest, whose biology is related to that of the trees they live amongst. Key among them is Liu Lufeng,…
Extremity by Nicholas Binge
Extremity clocks in at around 160 pages, so you could call it a novella, or you could call it a novel, or you could simply call it a fast and punchy read. Billed as a time-travelling, end of the world police procedural (and with a…