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BFS Online: World Fantasy Convention 2025 – Worlds of Fantasy
Imagined worlds are often inspired by real-world locations, people and circumstances. Fantasy writers draw from experience to…
BFS Online: Worldbuilding – Readings
We have six readings from a range of authors – fantasy, science fiction and horror – to…
BFS Online: Worldbuilding – Interview with Sarah Rees Brennan
BFS Secretary David Green interviews Sarah Rees Brennan.
BFS Online: Worldbuilding, Politics & Social Conventions
Anywhere you have people you have politics and society, so what system to choose? Monarchy or feudal?…
BFS Online: Worldbuilding – Magic Systems
We see different types of magic in our fictional worlds, but which is best? Hard or soft?…
BFS Online: Worldbuilding – Faith & Religion
With an estimated 10,000 distinct religions worldwide and a whole host of mythologies to choose from, how…
BFS Online: Crafting Characters – Interview with R.S.A. Garcia
BFS Chair Shona Kinsella interviews Nebula and Sturgeon Award winning author R.S.A. Garcia
BFS Online: Crafting Characters – Heroes and Villains
Stories are driven by conflict, by the battle between good and evil, and fought in the morally…
BFS Online: Crafting Characters – Supporting Cast
You know who your protagonist and antagonist are, but what about the rest? How do you create…
BFS Online: Crafting Characters – Animals & Environments as Characters
How do you build a character that isn’t human – or humanoid? What if they don’t even…