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BFS Blog and Reviews

News and Articles

The British Fantasy Award Winners for 2024!

The British speculative fiction community gathered in Chester tonight, 12 October 2024, to

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BFS Online: Writing and Mental Health – Writing Grief, Sex & Violence

Grief, sex and violence are a part of the human experience, for good or for ill. As a writer, how

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BFS Online: Writing and Mental Health – Interview with Dave Jeffery

BFS Chair Shona Kinsella interviews bestselling author and mental health champion Dave

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BFS Online: Writing and Mental Health – Writer’s Block

At one time or another, almost every writer stumbles over writer’s block. Is it caused by doubt,

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BFS Online: Writing and Mental Health – Mental Health and a Writing Career

Being a creator can be stressful, especially if it’s not your only job. How do you keep your

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BFS Online: Writing and Mental Health – Readings

We have six readings from a range of authors – fantasy, science fiction and horror – to help

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A Thank You to Fantasycon Contributors

A big thank you to all those who’ve contributed to the Fantasycon book bags and raffle. We’re so

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Fi Phillips

Going Dark: Why I’m Excited to Move From YA Fantasy to the Dark Side

After trying her hand at Barkeresque dark fantasy in her youth, Fi Phillips ended up creating a

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Lauren McMenemy & The BFS Discord Community

Is Horror a Genre or a Mood?

Is horror a genre or a mood? Our membership debated this question in Discord; here’s the results,

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Meet E.D.E. Bell

Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they

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Meet Ricky Smith

Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they

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Silas A. Bischoff

Literally Living Out A Fantasy: One Day To Go!

We’re entering the home straight: Fantasycon starts tomorrow! And it’s not just a UK thing,

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BFS Reviews

Until We Shatter by Kate Dylan

Until We Shatter is described as an ‘epic, addictive and romantic heist fantasy’. The marketing

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Ghost of the Neon God by T.R. Napper 

T.R. Napper is the award-winning author of the debut novel 36 Streets (2022), a

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A STROKE OF THE PEN The Lost Stories by Terry Pratchett

Before Terry Pratchett became Terry Pratchett to his millions of adoring fans, he was a young

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Desert Creatures By Kay Chronister

Well, you couldn’t get a book with a more apt title, so expect a lot of desert and a lot of

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The Bloodless Princes by Charlotte Bond

High Mage Saralene is struggling with nightmares in which her predecessor, whose body she has taken

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Withered Hill by David Barnett

Sophie is a young woman living in London who parties hard and whose friends are moving away from

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