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Lauren McMenemy

Meet the BFS committee: Treasurer Stewart Hotston

As we continue to shine a light on the wonderful volunteers who help keep the BFS running, it’s

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Lauren McMenemy

So, what did happen at the BFS retreat?

A bunch of spec fic writers took over Gladstone’s Library in Wales in early March, and a few of

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SL Deeming

Blade of Dreams

Blade of Dreams by Daniel AbrahamOrbit Books, hb, £15.93Reviewed by Sarah DeemingThe prince of

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SL Deeming

The Sky Inside

THE SKY INSIDE by Sean Williams Drugstore Indian Press p/b Euro 14.00 Reviewed by Nigel Robert

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Lauren McMenemy

Celebrating the women of SFFH

We asked our Discord members community for their recommendations of SFFH women to celebrate this

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Meet Lucy A. McLaren

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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Shown is a graphic that has a sunny forest background with a book resting on a felled tree trunk. The book has grass, trees and a house growing from the open pages. Top left is a black and white photo of Paul A. Green. He has short, dark hair and is wearing glasses while looking straight at the camera. Top right is Anna Smith Spark, who has short dark hair with a slight curl. She is wearing a dark top and sitting with her arms crossed. Middle left is Marve Michael Anson. She smiling, has long, curly, dark hair and is wearing glasses. She is wearing an orange jumper. Middle right is Shona Kinsella, who has long, black, wavy hair that hangs over right side of her face. Centre left is Eden Royce, who has curly, shoulder-length black hair. She is wearing glasses and smiling at the camera. Centre right is the BFS logo, a red and black dragon design curling around the letters ‘BFS’. On the bottom left is J E Hannaford who has wavy red hair and is wearing a silver necklace. Bottom right is Leia Talon, who is wearing a purple, fluffy hat. Strands of blonde hair are hanging down as she looks at the camera from an angle. At the top are lines of black text, saying 'BFS Online Presents: The Book Journey.’ Below are lines of black text, saying ‘Join us for readings from Paul A. Green, Anna Smith Spark, Marve Michael Anson, Shona Kinsella, Eden Royce, Leia Talon’. At the bottom are lines of black text saying ‘Saturday 13th April, 10am to 6pm. Tickets from BFS website.’
PS Livingstone

BFS Online: The Book Journey – Readings

We have six readings from a range of authors – fantasy, science fiction and horror –

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Shown is a graphic that has a sunny forest background with a book resting on a felled tree trunk. The book has grass, trees and a house growing from the open pages. Top left is Lauren (LJ) McMenemy. She has red hair, a fringe, and is wearing glasses. She is leaning against a wall, smiling. Top right is Beverley Lee, who has short, curly, blonde hair. She has her head tilted down while looking up at the camera. Middle left is Stuart Conover. He is wearing sunglasses and has short blond hair and a full beard. Middle right is Nicole Eigener, who has red hair, a fringe and dark-rimmed glasses. She is wearing a black jumper with a double string of pearls. Bottom left is Jenn Hanson-dePaula. She has dark hair, pulled back, and glasses, and is wearing a black v-neck top. On the bottom right is the BFS logo, a red and black dragon design curling around the letters ‘BFS’. At the top are lines of black text, saying 'BFS Online Presents: The Book Journey.’ Below are lines of black text, saying ‘Panel: Marketing, Beverley Lee, Nicole Eigener, Jenn Hanson-dePaula, Stuart Conover, Lauren (LJ) McMenemy (mod)’. At the bottom are lines of black text saying ‘Saturday 13th April, 4pm to 5pm. Tickets from BFS website.’
PS Livingstone

BFS Online: The Book Journey – Marketing

A conversation about artwork and extras add that something special to your book. Should we judge a

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Shown is a graphic that has a sunny forest background with a book resting on a felled tree trunk. The book has grass, trees and a house growing from the open pages. Top left is a photo of Eleanor Pender. She has blonde hair with a fringe and is smiling, while wearing a pale coat and chunky white scarf. Top right is Micaela Alcaino, who has long dark hair with a fringe. She has her head turned towards the camera. Middle left is Diana Sousa. She has long, dark hair and is wearing glasses, while turned away from the camera. Middle right is Jenni Coutts, who has short, dark hair and is smiling. She is wearing a black jumper and behind her is black and white artwork. On the bottom right and left is the BFS logo, a red and black dragon design curling around the letters ‘BFS’. At the top are lines of black text, saying 'BFS Online Presents: The Book Journey.’ Below are lines of black text, saying ‘Panel: Artwork & Extras, Micaela Alcaino, Jenni Coutts, Diana Sousa, Eleaner Pender (mod).’ At the bottom are lines of black text saying ‘Saturday 13th April, 2:30pm to 3:30pm. Tickets from BFS website.’
PS Livingstone

BFS Online: The Book Journey – Artwork & Extras

A conversation about artwork and extras add that something special to your book. Should we judge a

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