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: Alethea Lyons on The Dreamwalker
It’s publication day for the third instalment in the Seer of York series! Author Alethea Lyons takes us through the genesis of this latest release, plus a bit more about the writing process.
Meet Matthew Palmer
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 in Merseyside with fantasy writer Matthew Palmer. His mum let him read Clive Barker way too young, but it’s…
The Things We Do To Escape Writing…
Horror writer Benjamin Langley turned a lockdown hobby into something that attracts attention to his table at book fairs and markets. He tells us more about his linocuts.
Latest reviews
Rose/House by Arkady Martine
There is a lot to like about this novella: intriguing characters, deep imagination, and a very engaging idea that blooms at the heart of the story. This is very much a piece that made me think, and I like that. It’s certainly what I want…
Pendragon RPG: The Sauvage King
It’s difficult to imagine Arthurian lore without the Questing Beast gallivanting around a dense wood, or perhaps sites like the Green Chapel that Sir Gawain visited. Of course, no fantasy adventure game would be complete without an enchanted forest. Chaosium’s The Sauvage King for Pendragon ensures players will have…
Januaries by Olivie Blake
It seemed like a good month to dive into Januaries, a short story collection by Olivie Blake. She is best known for her dark academia title The Atlas Six. Her other recent title, Girl Dinner, was also set firmly in the world of academia. Only…