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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Fantasycon 2026 Guest of Honour – Francesca T. Barbini
Francesca T Barbini is an award-winning editor, translator, and Director of Luna Press Publishing.
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Free Reads From The Sauutiverse: Two flash fictions, a short story & a novella
With the Sauútiverse about to hit Glasgow for a very special event at Waterstones on 3 February,
The TV That Made Us: The Box of Delights (1984)
In his semi-regular column on the classic TV that made us SFFH fans, Gary Couzens revisits 1984’s
The BFS Interviews: Marie O’Regan & Paul Kane
British speculative fiction icons Marie O’Regan and Paul Kane chat with Lauren McMenemy about their
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Mother of Rome by Lauren J.A. Bear
Rhea Silvia was born a Latin princess, until grief and greed stripped her of her title and saw her
Bloodguard by Cecy Robson
Bloodguard is a story of 2 protagonists. Firstly, a Gladiator fighting for his freedom, and the
Exodus The Archimedes Engine by Peter F Hamilton
When a book is this long several questions spring to mind. The first is could it be edited to a
The Lady, the Tiger and the Girl Who Loved Death by Helen Marshall
The young Sara Sidova is escaping from the soldiers who have killed her husband when she is shot.
Echo of Worlds by M.R. Carey
The idea of parallel worlds is one that has been explored in a number of ways in fiction. In early
Bad Graces by Kyrie McCauley
At twelve years old, Violet Whitlock, or Liv as she is known, realised her sister hated her. In