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:
An Evening of Short Stories & Poetry
Date/Time: Wednesday 22nd April 2026, 7pm GMT
Location: Social Refuge, 27 Great Ancoats St, Manchester, M4 5AJ
Cost: £5 General admission
The BFS is excited to announce our next in-person Manchester event, An Evening of Short Stories & Poetry. Our fabulous event includes an open mic session and panel.
A brilliant panel of professional fantasy writers and poets are taking the Social Refuge stage in this special event. Join us for the chance to share your work in the open mic segment, then listen to our panel as they discuss their own experiences and share their knowledge!
7pm: Open Mic – 5-minute slots to share your own short stories and poems.
8pm: Panel starts – our panellists discuss and have time for Q&A at the end.
Author Q&A plus book signings after the panel.
Making Galaxies: Identity and Community in Space Opera
Date/Time: Wednesday 6th May 2026, 6:30pm (BST)
Location: Waterstones, Broad Street, Reading
Cost: General Admission £6
The BFS is excited to announce our first in-person Reading event, Making Galaxies: Identity and Community in Space Opera.
Enjoy an evening of stellar storytelling and intergalactic adventures with the British Fantasy Society and Waterstones Reading! Join authors Stewart Hotston, Ren Hutchings, and Claire North as they chat to moderator Greta Colombani about all things space opera, life on other planets, and what inspires them to imagine different ways of being human (or not) and making community among the stars.
Author Q&A plus book signings after the panel.
Order Out of Chaos
Date/Time: Thursday 9th July 2026, 7pm (BST)
Location: Waterstones, Albion Street, Leeds
Cost: General Admission £5
The BFS is excited to announce our next in-person Leeds event, Storytelling: Order Out of Chaos.
Come and chat all things storytelling with Waterstones and the British Fantasy Society. Join moderator Katie Bruce as she talks to RJ Barker, Sarah Rees Brennan, Ruth Frances Long, and Thomas D Lee about the chaos in their storytelling and how they wrangle it into order – or not.
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!