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Meet Gary Couzens
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at…
Categories: Member profile
Ask an Expert: April 2025
In this monthly column, we pose your questions to an expert in a specific field of speculative…
Categories: Guest post
Writing for LARP: The Sandbox Approach
You enjoy the experience, the dressing up, the improvisation—but what exactly goes into making it all happen?…
Meet Natalie Milne
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at…
Categories: Member profile
Subgenre deep dive: Places people should not go
In this latest edition of her regular column, Tiffani Angus—co-author of Spec Fic for Newbies volumes 1…
Disturbing body horror creatures and how to spawn them
M F Alfrey—known for his creepy crawlies and body horror terror—looks at what makes a creature truly…
Meet Robin Riback
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at…
Categories: Member profile
On Chinese Horror Storytelling
This Qingming—the day when Chinese families clean gravesites and make ritual offerings to ancestors—Xueting C. Ni reflects…
The Need For Support
This World Autism Awareness Day, BFS Secretary David Green shares his experience of being an autistic writer…
BFS Short Story Competition Opens For Entries!
Lead judge Steven Poore declares he’s ready for your stories, dear members!