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


Latest reviews

  • The Sorrow of the Sea by Stephen Aryan
    The Sorrow of the Sea by Stephen Aryan

    Temujin has usurped his father as Khan of the Ilkhanate, but his work is not done. He is still at war with his father’s brother, Berke, and leader of the Golden Horde. Timur’s army grows ever bigger and more dangerous as he continues his march…

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  • The Dagon Collection ed by Nate Pedersen
    The Dagon Collection ed by Nate Pedersen

    There is always a place for experimental writing or new approaches to literature, and genre fiction is often at the forefront.             Despite his reputation as a flawed man, the works of H.P. Lovecraft still have a fascination and a following. This volume has been…

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  • Bury Our Bones In The Midnight Soil by VE Schwab

    Bury Our Bones In The Midnight Soil is a character-driven sapphic vampire epic spanning from the 16th century to the modern day. It’s a dark, sprawling work more akin to The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue than the lighter, quippier Shades of Magic trilogy. The…

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