The 2025 BFS Writing Retreat
We are delighted to announce the 2025 BFS Writing Retreat will be taking place at Gladstones
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What Lurks in That Fairytale Forest?
We all know that fairytales aren’t sweetness and light – but what if that darker side
The October Challenge: What We’re Learning From Writing A Short Horror Story Every Day
Writers Kit Whitfield and Charlotte Bond have taken an October artist prompt challenge and turned
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Win a Copy of Worlds & Realms, A Celebration of 50 Years of D&D!
It’s hard to believe we’ve hit the 50th anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons, that icon of fantasy
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Meet Marve Michael Anson
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they
A Woman’s World (Not)
Folk horror writer and poet Stephanie Ellis asks where all the older women are in
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BFS Reviews
Of Jade and Dragons by Amber Chen
Dragons in the title and on the cover hook my attention straight away. And though their presence is
Monument by Dave Jeffery
A new sickness has swept through the world, ravaging the human body before killing its host. Named
HOW TO BECOME THE DARK LORD AND DIE TRYING By Django Wexler
Imagine waking up in a fantasy world populated with orcs, magic and more, but with some memories of
Ordinary Monsters by J.M. Miro
Read the summary of Ordinary Monsters, and you may feel that this is the same story we have seen on
FATE OF THE SUN KING by Nisha J. Tuli
There is unrest in the Umbra as Atlas, the Sun King, purposefully and continuously denies the
BURY YOUR GAYS By Chuck Tingle
In the near future, the big Hollywood studios are ruled by algorithms – carefully calculating