Ask an Agent: July 2024
In this monthly column, we check in with one of our resident agents to answer those questions
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Meet Owen W. Knight
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they
Get your Headshots at Fantasycon
Fantasycon is fast approaching and we couldn’t be more excited. This year, we’re joined
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Siduri and the Allure of Sumerian Mythology
J.J. Vason tells us how he drew upon themes from ancient Sumerian mythology for his latest novel,
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Meet Gabriel Greene
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they
What Is “Fantasy”, Exactly? The BFS Community Has Some Thoughts…
What exactly do we mean by “fantasy”? No-one – not even the BFS membership – can agree!
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Freakslaw by Jane Flett
It’s summer in Pitlaw, a Scottish mining town where horizons and options are limited. Into this
Cuckoo by Gretchen Felker-Martin
1995: Camp Resolution. Seven queer children are snatched from their lives and deposited at a
The Singularity by Dino Buzzati, translated by Anne Milano Appel
Professor Ermanno Ismani is offered a two-year contract with the Ministry of Defense. What is the
Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Robot stories are one of the pillars of science fiction, and with the recent developments in
A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock
A Botanical Daughter takes cues from classic botanic horror stories such asThe Flowering of the
Spitting Gold by Carmella Lowkis
Paris in the 1860’s is the setting for Spitting Gold, a story of two sisters, Sylvie and