The shortlisted works across all 13 categories of the British Fantasy Awards have been announced! Find out who’s in the mix over on our blog. Winners announced at Fantasycon in October.
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Meet Stephen Oram
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they
Is It Really Possible to Define Folk Horror?
More than just another trend, folk horror continues to gain momentum. But with plenty of creators
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From Pen to Print: Alethea Lyons on The Dreamwalker
It’s publication day for the third instalment in the Seer of York series! Author Alethea Lyons
Tags: author journey, Fantasy, fantasy romance, Romantasy
Meet Matthew Palmer
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The Things We Do To Escape Writing…
Horror writer Benjamin Langley turned a lockdown hobby into something that attracts attention to
5 Tips For Kickstarting a Fantasy Book
From one of the team behind the much-lauded I Want That Twink Obliterated comes another Kickstarter
Tags: Crowdfunding, Fantasy, Kickstarter, marketing, sci-fi
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Slaying the Vampire Conqueror by Carissa Broadbent
I have had mixed experiences with romantasy books. I often like the premise but struggle to connect
Death on the Caldera by Emily Paxman
Davina, Kellen, and Morel Linde are travelling incognito by the cross-continental train from Balter
These Dreaming Spires: A Dark Academia Anthology ed by Marie O’Regan and Paul Kane
This anthology follows the earlier dark academia collection In These Hallowed Halls. Apart from
The Sword Triumphant by Gareth Hanrahan
Old Alf of Mulladale is regarded as a solid man. Dependable, reliable, strong, if a bit dim. But he
The Assassin’s Wrath by R.S. Moule
Disowned and blamed for his brother’s death at the hands of the vampyre Solis Deadhand,
The Gentleman and his Vowsmith by Rebecca Ide
The Gentleman and his Vowsmith is an interesting blend of genres. Primarily a historical gothic