In addition to our suite of digital events, the BFS also organises in-person events in certain regions of the UK. We’d be honoured to have you attend.
Please be aware many of our events are run with external partners. Please see event websites for specific details on accessibility and support needs. If you’d like to run an event with the BFS, please get in touch.
If you’d like to be involved in one of our in-person events, you can submit your interest via the form (click your area). Please note, we currently cover the following the areas:
Paths to Publication
Date/Time: Wednesday 22nd October 2025, 7pm BST
Location: Urmston Books, 72 Flixton Road, Urmston
Cost: General Admission £5
The BFS is excited to announce we’re returning to Urmston Books to talk all things publishing.
Are you an unpublished writer or someone who likes to know how things work behind the scenes? Come chat to the people who’ve done it all (well, mostly)… Join moderator Alethea Lyons and panellists Keith Dickinson, Andrew Knighton, Emma Sterner-Radley, and Northodox Press for this insight into the publishing industry.
Author and publisher Q&A plus book signings after the panel. Tickets are just £5, redeemable against a copy of Keith, Andrew or Emma’s latest publications. Each ticket includes a drink on the night.
Bill Wood – Be Right Back
Date/Time: Saturday 8th November 2025, 3pm GMT
Location: Redditch Library, 15 Market Place, Redditch, B98 8AR
Cost: Free (booking essential)
Scooby Doo meets Scream in Bill Wood’s best-selling teen slasher novels Let’s Split Up and Be Right Back. Bill Wood is a bestselling author, writing mysteries for young adult and adult audiences. His debut novel, Let’s Split Up was an instant top 10 bestseller and the fastest selling YA debut of 2024 in the UK. It has been optioned to be turned into a television series by the team behind Goosebumps. Be Right Back, the best-selling follow-up, was released in October 2025.
Bill is a graduate of Birmingham City University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts with first class honours in Film & Screenwriting. He spreads his love for literature not only in his everyday life but also to his growing online audience @billreads on TikTok.
There will be a Q&A and books will be on sale on the day via cash or card.
Worlds of Science Fiction and Fantasy
Date/Time: Saturday 22nd November 2025, 12pm GMT
Location: Redditch Library, 15 Market Place, Redditch, B98 8AR
Cost: Free (booking essential)
In conversation with Gareth L. Powell, Anna Stephens and Mike Brooks, an exclusive special event. Aspiring writers and fans of science fiction and fantasy can’t afford to miss this event with three of the most successful and highly regarded authors in speculative fiction.
Gareth L Powell is the award-winning writer of Embers of War and Stars And Bones and also The Well in the Doctor Whouniverse. His work has been translated into 12 languages. To date, he is the author of 22 books including science fiction, horror-tinged police procedural, and speculative thrillers. He has twice won the British Science Fiction Association Award for Best Novel.
Anna Stephens is a UK-based writer of epic fantasy, including the epic Godblind trilogy and novels for Marvel and the Warhammer Horror imprint, as well as being an editor and mentor with The Write Advice.
Mike Brooks is the author of The God-King Chronicles epic fantasy series; the Keiko series of grimy space-opera novels; and various works for the Warhammer Black Library imprint, including Brutal Kunnin, Huron Blackheart, and The Lion: Son of the Forest.
This event will be an entertaining and engaging deep-dive into how these incredible authors create their worlds and how they entered the publishing industry.
There will be a Q&A and books will be on sale on the day.
R. A. Sandpiper – To Touch A Silent Fury
Date/Time: Saturday 6th December 2025, 2pm GMT
Location: Redditch Library, 15 Market Place, Redditch, B98 8AR
Cost: Free (booking essential)
The best-selling creator of the Amefyre trilogy launches her new series, a visionary epic fantasy with slow-burn romance and dragons. R. A. Sandpiper is the author of the highly acclaimed Amefyre trilogy, beginning with A Pocket of Lies. She is one of the fastest-rising stars in the fantasy genre. Her latest book, To Touch A Silent Fury, is a sprawling epic romantic fantasy filled with dragons, deceit and a delicious slow-burn romance.
‘Peak slow-burn, dark, epic romantic fantasy’ – GrimDark Magazine
‘When I tell you that To Touch a Silent Fury had me in an absolute chokehold, I mean that I burned through 300+ pages in a single day, stayed up too late to finish it, and then (lovingly) cursed R. A. Sandpiper for the brutal emotional rollercoaster that she just put me through.’ – Goodreads user
There will be a Q&A and books will be on sale on the day via cash or card.
Alternate Earths
Date/Time: Postponed. Please check back for rescheduled date.
Location: Waterstones, Trafford Centre, Manchester
Cost: General Admission £5
The BFS is excited to announce our first event at the Trafford Centre. Come join authors Thomas D. Lee (Perilous Times), Stephen Aryan (series such as Age of Darkness and Nightingale and the Falcon), and Dan Hanks (Swashbucklers and Way Up is Death) as they discuss their novels set on Earths not quite like this one.
Author Q&A plus book signings after the panel.
AK Faulkner’s ‘Sword of Avalon’ Book Launch
Date/Time: Postponed
Location: The Portal Bookshop, York
Cost: Free (tickets are required to guarantee entry)
Sword of Avalon is the latest in Faulkner’s Inheritance series – urban fantasy full of magic, Celtic gods and incredible gifts! Come join the fun with AK Faulkner, Portal Bookshop and the British Fantasy Society. There will be a reading, conversation and a signing! All the books will be available to buy on the night & tickets are free but make sure to book your spot!