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
Creating ‘The Climate-Conscious Writers Handbook’
Meet the writer and mission behind The Climate-Conscious Writers Handbook, and consider this guest post from Wren James a call to arms for all writers.
Meet Dan Satchwell
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 meet Dan Satchwell, life-long fantasy fan but new to writing and loving the craft.
How a Change of Scenery Can Inspire You Out of a Writing Slump
Author of the futuristic fantasy series The Haven Chronicles, Fi Phillips shares her tips on breaking that pesky creative block.
Latest reviews
Pendragon: Gamemaster’s Handbook
Chivalry, glory, romance, and adventure. What more could someone expect from the Arthurian tabletop roleplaying game, Pendragon? Managing a table full of players can be tricky, and Chaosium has released a new Gamemaster’s Handbook for this classic TTRPG. No matter how noble a knight is, managing a…
Dragonfire Issue 4
Lunitar Productions has published a fourth offering of its free magazine, DragonFire. There are a few changes in this edition that reflect a modified editorial mandate. DragonFire will now be distributed every other month, as opposed to monthly, with a focus on crafting a more polished product. Very…
Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
This is the second book in the series, following up to the successful Assistant to The Villain. Evie Sage is the titular apprentice, working for the dishy and apparently misunderstood Villain (or Trystan Maverine, to give him his actual name). They live in the magical…