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Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they
Voting Opens For This Year’s British Fantasy Awards!
The time has come: voting is now open for this year’s British Fantasy Awards! Here’s what you need
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Folk Horror: Into the Woods
As part of her ongoing series examining the elements of folk horror, Stephanie Ellis has us talking
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Why Study Fantasy? A Character Creator
Dr Gabriel Elvery, recently awarded their PhD, provides this character sheet for the types of
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From Pen to Print: Dawn Kurtagich
Though she bounced into the horror scene through YA, disabled Wales-based author Dawn Kurtagich is
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The Power of Speculative Fiction
With his debut novel Rivennia out in the big wide world, Mexican-born author Jaime Urencio asks
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When the Moon Hits your Eye by John Scalzi
Imagine the challenge – a group of students in the pub or a gang of fans in the bar – who can
Let A Sleeping Witch Lie by Elizabeth Walter
Beginning writers are often told to ‘write about what you know’. It equally applies to writing
The Spice Gate by Prashanth Srivatsa
The Spice Gate is set in a secondary world consisting of six of what are essentially islands, which
At The Change of the Moon by Bernard C Blake (edited by Johnny Mains)
Johnny Mains is a literary gravedigger. He’s made quite the name for himself unearthing from
Eat The Ones You Love by Sarah Maria Griffin
Eat The Ones You Love is such a great title. I expected plant-based horror akin to The Day of the
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
There is a long tradition of novels based around a ‘found’ manuscript. Often it is framed