Voting is now open for the British Fantasy Awards. Voting period runs from 16 April to 3 May; members and Fantasycon ticket holders can vote. Full details in our blog.
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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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Ask an Expert: April 2026
In this monthly column, we pose your questions to an expert in a specific field of speculative fiction and the wider ‘industry’. By popular request, this month we look at how to maintain your creative practice while LIFE happens around you, with BFS Chair and…
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Time For Jury Duty, Spec Fic Fans!
You’re running out of time to put yourself in the mix as a juror for this year’s British Fantasy Awards—here’s a few reasons why you might want to join the crew.
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From Pen to Print: Philip A. Suggars
After nearly a decade of slog, Philip A. Suggars can finally see his weird fantasy novel in book stores – and he’s still getting used to it!
Latest reviews
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The Secret Romantic’s Book of Magic edited by Marie O’Regan &Paul Kane
There is a questionable belief among some parts of society that only women want to read romantic fiction, and that only women can write it. Whether this anthology can dispel those myths remains to be seen. It doesn’t help that all the contributing authors are…
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Damned by Genevieve Cogman
Everyone has memories of the books they read when they were younger and retain impressions of what they have read. Those are the books that follow the reader through life. It is why the novels of Jane Austen are still popular. Sometimes it is the…
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Listen To Your Sister by Neena Viel
I wanted to read this one because it had an intriguing title. People should listen to their sisters! I also haven’t read many books focused on sibling relationships and thought the premise sounded interesting. Calla has become the legal guardian of Jamie and it’s driving…