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Alexandra Beaumont

Beasts of Moor and Mine: Folklore and Folk Horror in the Cornish wilds

Ahead of her appearance leading a panel of folkloric fantasy writers in a London book store,

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Will McCloughlin

D&D, Writing and My Favourite Word: Verisimilitude

Will McCloughlin has a whole lotta love for Dungeons & Dragons – and he’ll be leading four fantasy

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Meet Willow Woods

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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Why Would A Horror Writer Join A Fantasy Society?

Despite the declaration that the BFS is here for all of speculative fiction, a lot of the horror

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Laura Bennett

Ask an Agent: October 2024

In this monthly column, we check in with one of our resident agent, Laura Bennett of the Liverpool

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Lyndsey Croal

10 Fearsome Foes from Scottish Folklore

Lyndsey Croal loves delving into Scottish myths and folklore to find the dark stuff. Here, she

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The 2025 BFS Writing Retreat

We are delighted to announce the 2025 BFS Writing Retreat will be taking place at Gladstones

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Ellie Tilley

What Lurks in That Fairytale Forest?

We all know that fairytales aren’t sweetness and light – but what if that darker side

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Charlotte Bond & Kit Whitfield

The October Challenge: What We’re Learning From Writing A Short Horror Story Every Day

Writers Kit Whitfield and Charlotte Bond have taken an October artist prompt challenge and turned

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