D&D, Writing and My Favourite Word: Verisimilitude
Will McCloughlin has a whole lotta love for Dungeons & Dragons – and he’ll be leading four fantasy
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Meet Willow Woods
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they
Why Would A Horror Writer Join A Fantasy Society?
Despite the declaration that the BFS is here for all of speculative fiction, a lot of the horror
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Ask an Agent: October 2024
In this monthly column, we check in with one of our resident agent, Laura Bennett of the Liverpool
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10 Fearsome Foes from Scottish Folklore
Lyndsey Croal loves delving into Scottish myths and folklore to find the dark stuff. Here, she
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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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
ARTHUR By Giles Kristian
Arthur is another triumph for Giles Kristian, an author I have followed for a while. This
THE FIRE WITHIN THEM by Matthew Ward
In the Kingdom of Khalad, Vallant’s rebellion is growing. After the battle stoked the fires, more