BFS Short Story Competition Opens For Entries!
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Meet Ruth Frances Long
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they
Introducing “Long Story Short”: the official podcast of the British Fantasy Society
Yes, we’re launching a podcast! Robin C.M. Duncan, who co-hosts alongside David Green, lets us in
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British Fantasy Awards Suggestions List
We are very pleased to open the suggestions list for this year’s British Fantasy Awards. The
Ask an Expert: March 2025
In this monthly column, we pose your questions to an expert in a specific field of speculative
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Is it Downhill After 50 for Women in Horror? Part 3
For Women in Horror month, Stephanie Ellis has been in the research trenches talking to women over
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House of Odysseus By Claire North
Odysseus is missing – lost at sea, assumed by many to be dead. His wife, Penelope remains in
Starling House by Alix E Harrow
The haunted house is a stock setting in gothic fiction, instantly familiar to readers in and
The Outcast Mage by Annabel Campbell
In Amoria, the great glass city, Naila is a prospective mage of the Academy of Amoria. She passed
Warlords of Wyrdwood by RJ Barker
Cahan du Nahere was Cowl-Rai, chosen as a god’s saviour, though he shunned that future and
Solarpunk: Short Stories from Many Futures (Beyond and Within) Editied By Francesco Verso
Fourteen short stories examining possible near and distant futures set in the aftermath of our
The Half King by Melissa Landers
Like all second-born daughters, Cerise was given to the Temple at birth and trained for life as a