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Shown is a graphic that has a background of a mountainous landscape, seen through clouds. In the middle is an old book with the pages open and a river spilling out. On the top right and left is the BFS logo, a black dragon design curling around the letters ‘BFS’. Photos: Zamil Akhtar (top left); Gareth Hanrahan (top right); Peter McLean (bottom left); PS Livingstone (bottom right).

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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Laura Bennett

Ask an Agent: February 2025

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

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Meet Marisa Linton

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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Lauren McMenemy & The BFS Discord Community

How To Make The Most of Your BFS Membership: by the community!

We asked our members for tips about making the most of your BFS membership. Here’s what they said.

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Andrew Knighton

Writing From Arthurian Legends

Andrew Knighton takes his mind back to Fantasycon 2024, consults his notes, and brings us this

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The BFS Book Club is Reading: The Outcast Mage

Yet another perk of joining the BFS: get to know some of the best new speculative fiction reads,

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Meet Luna Profir

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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Helen Rose Thwaite

What the Heck is SFF Romance?!

Ahead of the international day of commercial lurve, we asked our resident mistress of paranormal

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Tiffani Angus

Subgenre deep dive: Psychological Horror

In this latest edition of her regular column, Tiffani Angus—co-author of Spec Fic for Newbies

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