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
- Ignore Whatever Anxiety Is Telling You: Fantasycon Is Welcoming
We’re entering the home straight: Fantasycon looms in the near-future! To get us ready, we asked previous attendees to tell us about their first time, or any abiding memories from cons of yore. Alethea Lyons’s first Fantasycon was last year, and ze found ready-made rooms full of kindred spirits. It made being away from home worth it. - Meet Steve Morgan
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 back in Wales to meet Steve Morgan. Inspired by everything from D&D to Final Fantasy and Hero Quest, Steve’s debut novel is a fantasy featuring a “ragtag group of adventurers”, naturally. - BFS Online: Writing and Mental Health – Writing Grief, Sex & Violence
Grief, sex and violence are a part of the human experience, for good or for ill. As a writer, how do you take care of yourself while writing characters and scenes exploring these themes? What can you do to ensure you’re handling these topics respectfully on the page?
Latest reviews
THE UNDERMINING OF TWYLA AND FRANK by Megan Bannen
Twyla Banneker is a Tanriel Marshal. Unfortunately, a year ago, Hart Ralston rid Tanria of the undead, rendering Twyla’s job far less exciting than it used to be. In fact, her duty on this particular day is a community fair before beginning a dull ten-day shift in sector W-14. The plus side is that Frank […]
Of Jade and Dragons by Amber Chen
Dragons in the title and on the cover hook my attention straight away. And though their presence is more metaphorical than real in Of Jade and Dragons, the story is definitely gripping. Drawing inspiration from the real historical figures in the Qing dynasty of China and mixing it with C-drama vibes and angst, Amber Chen […]
Monument by Dave Jeffery
A new sickness has swept through the world, ravaging the human body before killing its host. Named Meningitis Unspecified, or MNG-U, it killed most of the world’s population and left any who caught it but survived deaf. Those who can still hear are now in the minority. Without enough people left alive to run a […]