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Introducing ‘Long Story Short’: the official podcast of the British Fantasy Society
Yes, we’re launching a podcast! Robin C.M. Duncan, who co-hosts alongside David Green, lets us in
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Meet Paul Dalton
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they
The Long And Winding Querying Road: Tips From Our Community
It’s the bit of creative work we all dread: the judgement, the waiting, the rejections, the lows
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Coming soon: BFS Journal #26
Journal editor Dr Kevan Manwaring gives us a sneak peek at what’s in the Summer 2025
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Meet Heide Goody
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they
Meet Gary Couzens
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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A Line You Have Traced by Roisin Dunnett
In a time about a hundred years ago, Bea is a young wife married to a kind and bumbling jeweller,
Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman
Eight-year-old Bela lives with Mommy, Daddo, and Other Mommy; only Other Mommy lives in Bela’s
Greenteeth By Molly O’Neill
This was a pleasant surprise. Written from the perspective of Jenny Greenteeth, an ancient fae who
Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica, translated by Sarah Moss
A virus has developed in animals that is deadly to humans. One scratch is enough to kill someone,
Out of the Window, Into the Dark by Marian Womack
‘Out of the Window, Into the Dark’ is Marian Womack’s denouement for 2024 at least, and
Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle
Konstantin Duhovny, Kostya to his family, Bones to his best friend, and Stan, to a girl he is yet