BFS Online: Worldbuilding – Readings
We have six readings from a range of authors – fantasy, science fiction and horror – to help
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BFS Online: Worldbuilding – Interview with Sarah Rees Brennan
BFS Secretary David Green interviews Sarah Rees
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BFS Online: Worldbuilding – Politics & Social Conventions
Anywhere you have people you have politics and society, so what system to choose? Monarchy or
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BFS Online: Worldbuilding – Magic Systems
We see different types of magic in our fictional worlds, but which is best? Hard or soft? Should
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BFS Online: Worldbuilding – Faith & Religion
With an estimated 10,000 distinct religions worldwide and a whole host of mythologies to choose
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Meet Heather Ivatt
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they
What Exactly is “Cosy” Speculative Fiction?
What exactly do readers mean when they talk about “cosy” fiction? We asked our members, and they
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From Pen to Print: Paul S Edwards on The Triton Run
Celebrating this week’s release of his novel The Triton Run – out on Thursday through Northodox
Meet Jason Whittle
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they
The TV That Made Us: The Changes (1975)
In this first of a semi-regular column on the TV that made us SFFH fans, Gary Couzens revisits The
BFS Retreat: It’s Not All About Chasing Word Counts!
About a dozen brave souls gathered at Gladstone’s Library over the first weekend in March to bask
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Dragonfire Issue 2
Serialized magazines aren’t dead! One of the best aspects of tabletop gaming is the fans, the
The Resort
The beauty industry is always ripe for satire. There’s something particularly satisfying about
The Well of All Fear
Victorian England is synonymous with prudish people hiding their vices in whatever closet they
A Monsoon Rising by Thea Guanzon
In less than a year Talasyn has gone from an orphaned soldier of the hurricane wars with a tenuous
The Redemption of Morgan Bright By Chris Panatier
One of the reasons why books are written, particularly in the SF/fantasy/horror genre, is as a dire
The Crimson Road by A.G. Slatter
In the coastal town of St Sinwin’s, in the great house his money purchased, Violet is at her