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Meet Dan Satchwell

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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Fi Phillips

How a Change of Scenery Can Inspire You Out of a Writing Slump

Author of the futuristic fantasy series The Haven Chronicles, Fi Phillips shares her tips on

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Karin J. Robinson

How Shakespeare Invented Romantasy

When Karin J Robinson was researching her first novel, she noticed a few familiar things in a very

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British Fantasy Awards 2025: Shortlist Announced!

After a crowdsourced suggestion list for eligible works, and then a period of public voting, the

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Allen Ashley

Classic Genre Films: Them!

Allen Ashley is training his eye on classic genre films, looking at not just the film but the

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Lauren McMenemy & The BFS Discord Community

Our Community’s Fave Uses of Folklore and Ritual in SFFH Properties

It’s the solstice, either the longest or shortest day of the year depending on your hemisphere.

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BFS Reviews

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

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Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle

Konstantin Duhovny, Kostya to his family, Bones to his best friend, and Stan, to a girl he is yet

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The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

With the TV series of the Wheel of Time completing its third season, I thought now would be a good

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Upon a Starlit Tide by Kell Woods

Luce Léon is the daughter of an eighteenth-century Breton ship-owner who one day rescues a

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A Harvest of Hearts by Andrea Eames

A Harvest of Hearts is set in a fantastical kingdom where magic is fuelled by people’s

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Six Wild Crowns by Holly Race

Six Wild Crowns transposes infamous Tudor king Henry VIII and his six wives into a fantasy world

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