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.
For all things fantasy, horror, and speculative fiction
-
Announcement:
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
-
Celebrating The Return Of A British Master
The worlds of horror and dark fantasy were set ablaze this week as the news spread like wildfire: a Kickstarter campaign has launched to fund three new books by the British Master Mr Clive Barker
-
Clive Barker: The Essential Stranger
As the BFS celebrates the return of Clive Barker to publishing, George Daniel Lea reflects on the massive impact the author had on him during formative years.
-
Clive Barker: A Once-In-A-Lifetime Deal
As the BFS celebrates the return of Clive Barker to publishing, British Fantasy Award-winning horror writer James Bennett reflects on the enduring influence of the British Master.
Latest reviews
-
The Wayfarer’s Weird: Wild Tales of Uncanny Rambles ed by Weird Walk
Even in a country that is becoming more and more congested, there are still places where modern society does not intrude, where solitude can still be found. Whatever most people expect, there are places that do not have universal mobile phone signals, where it is…
-
The Witch Without Memory by Maithree Wijesekara
Against the wishes of his sister, acting regent, Prince Ashoka has reinstated the ban on killing mayakari – witches – but many choose not to obey, forcing Ashoka to go against everything he once believed. The punishment for such defiance must be public, and he,…
-
Monstera by Delilah S Dawson
Monstera is a short, self-contained horror novella. It’s pacy, it’s engaging, and it ends with a cool twist. This author is new to me, although looking at Goodreads it seems she’s written all kinds of genre fiction in her career. I’ve heard of Bloom, another…