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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
- Meet Owen W. Knight
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 it’s Owen W. Knight’s turn in the spotlight: a writer of contemporary horror and weird and dystopian fiction, whose books are set in closed communities where normal rules to not apply. - Get your Headshots at Fantasycon
Fantasycon is fast approaching and we couldn’t be more excited. This year, we’re joined by portrait photographer and podcaster, Tom Pepperdine, who is offering headshots at a special discounted rate for Fantasycon attendees! Have a half-hour appointment with Tom during the weekend and receive your photos within a week. Find out more and book your… Read more: Get your Headshots at Fantasycon - Siduri and the Allure of Sumerian Mythology
J.J. Vason tells us how he drew upon themes from ancient Sumerian mythology for his latest novel, Siduri, which is set in a modern fantasy world loosely based on the south-west of England.
Latest reviews
THE HOUSE ON THE BORDERLAND by William Hope Hodgson
While the majority of readers are happy to read new books without worrying about the influences that have fed into the prose, there are others who are fascinated by the history and origins of themes and ideas. The British Library series of books is excellent for putting readers back in touch with early works, particularly […]
Monstrum by Lottie Mills
Monstrum is a surreal collection of stories about humans and monsters and how they interact with each other. The story’s horrors tend to originate from the humans rather than the ‘monsters’. It’s not a particularly optimistic outlook on humanity, but one that rings true. For example, in The Cuckoo, a strange child comes into the […]
Mood Swings by Dave Jeffery
From a master of delicate, emotional horror, Dave Jeffery presents his newest collection, MOOD SWINGS. Within its pages, five of his previously published stories are collected alongside three new ones, all of which certainly live up to the collection’s title. There’s a distinctly Poe-esque mood to this set of stories, and Jeffery finds a way […]