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Divergent Paths: Supporting Neurodivergent Creatives Navigating the Publishing Industry

Big news from BFS members (and leaders) Shona Kinsella and David Green: A new independent

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David Green

Cover Reveal: Magic, Maps, and Mischief by David Green

Exciting times as the BFS can reveal the latest work to come from multi-award-nominated fantasy

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Meet David Cartwright

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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Meet Hero Owen

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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Ask an Expert: September 2025

In this monthly column, we pose your questions to an expert in a specific field of speculative

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A graphic with swirly green background, an open book in the lower left corner and a pen in the lower right corner. Text reads: The 2026 BFS Writing Retreat, February 27th - March 2nd 2026, The Queen at Chester Hotel, Chester

BFS Writing Retreat 2026

We are now ready to open expressions of interest for the 2026 BFS Writing Retreat! This year

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BFS Reviews

Crystal Bloods by Aerin Apeltun

Princess Sorsha, the Seventh Starlight Princess, is well used to hiding the secrets of her blood.

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The Woman Who Fell to Earth by RB Russell

This is one of those curious tales that starts with an odd event, goes in strange directions, ends

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Runequest: Sun County

Glorantha is a very well-respected setting in the world of tabletop role-playing games. Yet, like

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The Assassin’s Shadow by R.S. Moule

Locanisho D’Cithe Fultik A’ino, or Locan A’Shadow as he was known, was also once heralded the

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Age of Vikings RPG

After the Greek pantheon of gods, Norse mythology is likely the second most popular collection of

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The Butcher’s Daughter: The Hitherto Untold Story of Mrs Lovett by David Demchuk & Corinne Leigh Clark

Miss Emily Gibson, daughter of Sir Hadley Gibson, is missing. In her quarters, there is a dossier

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