The shortlisted works across all 13 categories of the British Fantasy Awards have been announced! Find out who’s in the mix over on our blog. Winners announced at Fantasycon in October.
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Sorry Not Sorry: Apologies in SFF
Why do apology scenes in SFF suck so much? Rick Danforth has a few ideas—and a few examples of
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How To Make Your Fantasies A Reality: Opening A Fantasy Bookshop
Cheshire-based fantasy writer Matthew Palmer was rather excited when a new fantasy-focused bookshop
Meet Alexandra Peel
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Fantasycon 2026 Guest of Honour – Francesca T. Barbini
Francesca T Barbini is an award-winning editor, translator, and Director of Luna Press Publishing.
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Free Reads From The Sauutiverse: Two flash fictions, a short story & a novella
With the Sauútiverse about to hit Glasgow for a very special event at Waterstones on 3 February,
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A Line You Have Traced by Roisin Dunnett
In a time about a hundred years ago, Bea is a young wife married to a kind and bumbling jeweller,
Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman
Eight-year-old Bela lives with Mommy, Daddo, and Other Mommy; only Other Mommy lives in
Greenteeth By Molly O’Neill
This was a pleasant surprise. Written from the perspective of Jenny Greenteeth, an ancient fae who
Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica, translated by Sarah Moss
A virus has developed in animals that is deadly to humans. One scratch is enough to kill someone,
Out of the Window, Into the Dark by Marian Womack
‘Out of the Window, Into the Dark’ is Marian Womack’s denouement for 2024 at
Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle
Konstantin Duhovny, Kostya to his family, Bones to his best friend, and Stan, to a girl he is yet