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Shown is a graphic that has a background of a mountainous landscape, seen through clouds. In the middle is an old book with the pages open and a river spilling out. On the top right and left is the BFS logo, a black dragon design curling around the letters ‘BFS’. Photos: Susan Maxwell (top left); Reitha Pattison (top right); Stephen Oram (middle left); Amal Singh (middle right); Elizabeth Broadbent (bottom left); M V Melcer (bottom right).

BFS Online: Worldbuilding – Readings

We have six readings from a range of authors – fantasy, science fiction and horror –

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Shown is a graphic that has a background of a mountainous landscape, seen through clouds. In the middle is an old book with the pages open and a river spilling out. On the top right and left is the BFS logo, a black dragon design curling around the letters ‘BFS’. Photos: Sarah Rees Brennan (left); David Green (right).

BFS Online: Worldbuilding – Interview with Sarah Rees Brennan

BFS Secretary David Green interviews Sarah Rees

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Allen Ashley

Afternoon into Evelyn

Allen Ashley reviews “Painted Dreams; The Art of Evelyn De Morgan”, an in-person

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BFS Online: Worldbuilding, Politics & Social Conventions

Anywhere you have people you have politics and society, so what system to choose? Monarchy or

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Meet Paul S. Edwards

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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David Green

Waiting Mode, Submissions, and Moving On

Fantasy author David Green gets *real* about being an autistic writer on

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BFS Reviews

The Barricade by Stephanie Ellis

Perhaps best known for her speculative poetry, short stories and the Five Turns of the Wheel folk

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Jekyll & Hyde: Consulting Detectives By Tim Major

The story of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is well known. Dr Henry Jekyll creates a potion that transforms

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Goddess of the River by Vaishnavi Patel

This lyrical novel by Vaishnavi Patel begins with a fall from grace.  The Goddess Ganga is

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The Origin of the Wolf by Danny Beeson

The Origin of the Wolf starts in solid fantasy territory: an injured man is washed ashore on a

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Conditions Are Different After Dark By Owen W. Knight

You won’t be far wrong if you take a look at the cover of Conditions Are Different After

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Until We Shatter by Kate Dylan

Until We Shatter is described as an ‘epic, addictive and romantic heist fantasy’. The

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