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BFS Online: World Fantasy Convention 2025 – 50 Years of Fantasycon and the British Fantasy Society

After its founding 1971, the BFS held its first Fantasycon in 1975. We take a look back at the

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BFS Online: World Fantasy Convention 2025 – 21st Century Horror

A quarter way through this century and it’s time for a review! How has horror changed since the

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BFS Online: World Fantasy Convention 2025 – Readings

We have eight readings from a range of authors – fantasy, science fiction and horror – to help

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BFS Online: World Fantasy Convention 2025 – Worlds of Fantasy

Imagined worlds are often inspired by real-world locations, people and circumstances. Fantasy

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Meet Lyndsey Croal

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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From Pen to Print: Lindz McLeod on The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet

Celebrating the recent release of their queer take on Austen, Lindz McLeod walks us through the

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The Undying Monster by Jessie Douglas Kerruish

With so many new writers and books readily available, it is very easy to overlook good writing from

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The Valkyrie by Kate Heartfield

Since the slow-burn success of The Song of Achilles, publications of queer and feminist mythical

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Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao

Water Moon is an unusual, beautiful and imaginative book. It’s filled with extraordinary

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Grave Empire by Richard Swan

Grave Empire treads familiar fantasy territory. Right away, you know what you’re getting.

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The Soul Thief by S L Howe

Manchester 1888. Photography is a new leisure activity and a mark of wealth. However, people who

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Snowblooded by Emma Sterner-Radley

Valour is having a nightmare again, of creatures of folklore and old gods. The assassin does not

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