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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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Graphic with a picture of a red sandstone building, surrounded with text reading 'The BFS Writing Retreat 28th Feb-3rd March, Gladstones Library, Hawarden, Applications open now'

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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Win a Copy of Worlds & Realms, A Celebration of 50 Years of D&D!

It’s hard to believe we’ve hit the 50th anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons, that icon of fantasy

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Meet Marve Michael Anson

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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Stephanie Ellis

A Woman’s World (Not)

Folk horror writer and poet Stephanie Ellis asks where all the older women are in

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Tiffani Angus

Subgenre deep dive: Possessed, Haunted, and Cursed Objects

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

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