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Don’t Let Genre Hold You Back: Why SFFH Writers Should Try Out Local Creative Writing Groups
Editor (and writer!) Claire Cronshaw has been exploring the world of local writing groups. She says![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/85ec03c8676686a16f889df3cb5a0f2a?s=80&d=https%3A%2F%2Fbritishfantasysociety.org%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Fjellydigio%2Fassets%2Fimages%2Froundel.png&r=g)
Meet Jendia Gammon
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/85ec03c8676686a16f889df3cb5a0f2a?s=80&d=https%3A%2F%2Fbritishfantasysociety.org%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Fjellydigio%2Fassets%2Fimages%2Froundel.png&r=g)
Vote Now in the British Fantasy Awards!
Voting is now open for the British Fantasy Awards! The long list is set, and members can now vote![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/85ec03c8676686a16f889df3cb5a0f2a?s=80&d=https%3A%2F%2Fbritishfantasysociety.org%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Fjellydigio%2Fassets%2Fimages%2Froundel.png&r=g)
Meet the BFS committee: Dr Kevan Manwaring, Editor of the BFS Journal
We love to shine a light on the volunteers who help keep the British Fantasy Society running—thisFive Things I Wish I Knew Before I Attended My First Worldcon
As we edge ever-closer to Worldcon taking over Glasgow in August, Matthew Palmer gives us a fewTags: conventions, events, Worldcon
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Mentorships, bursaries and more
Today we announced the beginning of a few new initiatives that we’re very excited about, here![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/85ec03c8676686a16f889df3cb5a0f2a?s=80&d=https%3A%2F%2Fbritishfantasysociety.org%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Fjellydigio%2Fassets%2Fimages%2Froundel.png&r=g)
Meet Oliver Arditi
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they![Tiffani Angus](https://britishfantasysociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Tiffani-Angus_headshot.jpg)
Subgenre deep dive: Animals That Attack
In this latest edition of her regular column, Tiffani Angus—co-author of Spec Fic for NewbiesTags: animals, creature feature, subgenres
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How Can We Channel the Urgency and Fear of the Climate Crisis Into Speculative Fiction?
There’s a reason we’re seeing more climate-related books in speculative fiction. Lindz McLeod looksTags: clifi, Climate Fiction, ecohorror