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.
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
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Old Books and Bright Futures: The Quo Vadis Catalogue
Andrew Knighton takes a journey through the history of science fiction with a rare books catalogue—a place where connection and authenticity are still valued.
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Meet Jonathan Laidlow
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 travel to Birmingham, where northerner-in-exile Jonathan Laidlow is exploring terrible seaside towns and turning snails into musical instruments…
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Why You Should Join a Writing Community
BFS member Emma Wilson tells us how writing communities online and in-person have improved her confidence and her craft.
Latest reviews
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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,…
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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…
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Snake-Eater by T. Kingfisher
It is easy to imagine that spirits exist in unexpected places like forests and deserts where the mark of mankind has barely touched. Even in these places, modern folk would probably dismiss the idea. Selena is a city woman suddenly plunged into a place where…