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Shown is a graphic that has a background of blue mountains over a calm lake with a low sun shining. On the top right and left is the BFS logo, a shimmering dragon design curling around the letters ‘BFS’. At the bottom left and right is a silhouette of a person with balled up pieces of paper rising up from the head. Photos: Eleanor Pender (top left); Beth Barany (top right); Villimey Mist (bottom left); Phil Williams (bottom right).

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

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Shown is a graphic that has a background of blue mountains over a calm lake with a low sun shining. On the top right and left is the BFS logo, a shimmering dragon design curling around the letters ‘BFS’. At the bottom left and right is a silhouette of a person with balled up pieces of paper rising up from the head. Photos: E.M. Faulds (top left); V. Castro (top right); Kirby Ezekiel (bottom left); Lucy A. McLaren (bottom right).

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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Siân O'Hara

Come & Meet Your Con Family

We’re entering the home straight: Fantasycon looms in the near-future! To get us ready, we

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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 –

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E A Underwood

Myth as Catalyst in the Modern Fantastic

With her new book Isles of the Earthbound taking inspiration from British and Irish myth, EA

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Rachel Green

Never Done A Con? Time To Take The Plunge!

We’re entering the home straight: Fantasycon looms in the near-future! To get us ready, we asked

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Meet John Houlihan

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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Sarah Elliott

You Never Forget Your First… Fantasycon 

We’re entering the home straight: Fantasycon looms in the near-future! To get us ready, we asked

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Laura Bennett

Ask an Agent: September 2024

In this monthly column, we check in with one of our resident agents to answer those questions

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