The shortlisted works across all 13 categories of the British Fantasy Awards have been announced! Find out who’s in the mix over on our blog. Winners announced at Fantasycon in October.
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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.
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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!
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Latest news on our blog
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Meet Steven Patchett
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they filled out). Let’s head to Northumberland for a weirdly cosmic cuppa with Steven Patchett, who names the writers of the “new renaissance of British…
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How To Create Tension With Isolation In Space Settings
Prepping for his talk at this weekend’s Writing the Occult: Time & Place event, Rick Danforth processes his thoughts in public: what exactly does it add to your narrative when you isolate your characters in the one place no one can hear you scream for…
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Meet Berna Hudson
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 Madrid via London and Chile with fantasy author Berna Hudson (and her dog Echo). Berna’s grandmother was a…
Latest reviews
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Warhammer: the Old World Roleplaying Game Player’s Guide
Grim and perilous; Two perfect words to describe adventuring, and synonymous with Warhammer. Now, Cubicle 7 has offered a different take on the iconic fantasy adventure game with their Warhammer: the Old World Roleplaying Game Player’s Guide. This is set at an earlier point in…
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Warhammer: the Old World Roleplaying Game, Gamemaster’s Guide
Preparation is vital to gaming, especially for a gamemaster. To that end, “What do I need to run a game?” is the essential question. While this will vary from one game system to another, Cubicle 7 has published Warhammer: the Old World Roleplaying Game Gamemaster’s…
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The Harpy Knight by Sara Omer
Bataar Rhah, the Gryphon King, overthrew the emperor and married his daughter. He remains untouched by the vermilrot that has killed so many others and turned them to ghosts, thanks to Preeminence, perhaps. Now, Bataar seeks to add the berserkers of the north to his…