Ask an Expert: September 2025
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BFS Writing Retreat 2026
We are now ready to open expressions of interest for the 2026 BFS Writing Retreat! This year
Classic Genre Films: Jules Verne’s Mysterious Island (1961)
Allen Ashley is training his eye on classic genre films, looking at not just the film but the
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Meet Andrew Knighton
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Meet Benjamin Unsworth
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BFS Online: Something Monstrous, Monster Building
Monsters come in all shapes, sizes and forms, but how do you build the perfect one? What
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Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
This is the second book in the series, following up to the successful Assistant to The Villain.
The Sorrow of the Sea by Stephen Aryan
Temujin has usurped his father as Khan of the Ilkhanate, but his work is not done. He is still at
The Dagon Collection ed by Nate Pedersen
There is always a place for experimental writing or new approaches to literature, and genre fiction
Bury Our Bones In The Midnight Soil by VE Schwab
Bury Our Bones In The Midnight Soil is a character-driven sapphic vampire epic spanning from the
Requiem by John Palisano
Eden is a moon-sized cemetery in space where Earth sends its dead. It is more than just a place to
Fight Like A Girl: Volume 2 Edited by Roz Clarke & Joanne Hall
Funny things, anthologies. Were they ever as popular as they are right now? Arguably, the form has