The shortlisted works across all 13 categories of the British Fantasy Awards have been announced! Find out who’s in the mix over on our blog. Winners announced at Fantasycon in October.
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Announcement:
BFS In-Person Events
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:
Love & Sacrifice
Date/Time: Thursday 25th June 2026, 5pm (BST)
Location: Forbidden Planet, 179 Shaftsbury Avenue, London
Cost: General Admission £6
The BFS is excited to announce our first event at the Forbidden Planet Megastore. Join moderator Alexandra Beaumont and panellists Amy de la Force, Elian J Morgan, and Sophia Vahdati for this fabulous event.
Love and sacrifice are powerful themes in fantasy, helping fuel the popularity of romantasy. Join our expert romance authors for an evening of discussion on the enduring nature of love and the lengths we’ll go to for it.
Audience Q&A and book signing after the panel.
Rebellion, Resistance, Survival
Date/Time: Monday 6th July 2026, 6:30pm (BST)
Location: Waterstones, Broad Street, Reading
Cost: General Admission £6
The BFS is excited to announce our next in-person Reading event, Rebellion, Resistance, Survival: Defying Power in Epic Fantasy.
Enjoy an evening of gripping storytelling and political turmoil with the British Fantasy Society and Waterstones Reading! Join authors Marvellous Michael Anson, Sarah Mughal Rana, and David Wragg as they chat to moderator Greta Colombani about the intricacies of power, what it takes to stand up against those who have it, and why epic fantasy is so drawn to rebels, underdog heroes, and characters who are ready to fight to reclaim their agency and place in the world, no matter the cost.
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.
Outwith Reality – Scottish Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror
Date/Time: Wednesday 26th August 2026, 7pm (BST)
Location: Waterstones, Albion Street, Leeds
Cost: General Admission £5
The BFS is excited to announce the next of our in-person Leeds events, Outwith Reality – Scottish Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror.
Come and discuss Scottish storytelling, mythology and folklore with the British Fantasy Society and Waterstones. Join moderator Katie Bruce as she talks to Ian Green, Shona Kinsella, Rafael Torrubia and Lorraine Wilson about all things outwith reality.
Author Q&A plus book signings after the panel.
We Are All Haunted: A Folk and Gothic Horror Panel
Date/Time: Thursday 16th September 2026, 7pm (BST)
Location: Waterstones, Albion Street, Leeds
Cost: General Admission £5
The BFS is excited to announce our next in-person Leeds event, We Are All Haunted: A Folk and Gothic Horror Panel.
Join the British Fantasy Society and Waterstones to discuss all things folk horror and gothic horror with David Barnett, Rhiannon Grist, MK Hardy and moderator Yvonne Battle-Felton.
Author Q&A plus book signings after the panel.