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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The TV That Made Us: Escape Into Night (1972)
In his semi-regular column on the TV that made us SFFH fans, Gary Couzens revisits Escape Into
Meet Catherine Cavendish
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Meet Cheryl Morgan
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Meet Paul Dalton
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The Long And Winding Querying Road: Tips From Our Community
It’s the bit of creative work we all dread: the judgement, the waiting, the rejections, the lows
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Coming soon: BFS Journal #26
Journal editor Dr Kevan Manwaring gives us a sneak peek at what’s in the Summer 2025
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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
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
Until We Shatter by Kate Dylan
Until We Shatter is described as an ‘epic, addictive and romantic heist fantasy’. The
Ghost of the Neon God by T.R. NapperÂ
T.R. Napper is the award-winning author of the debut novel 36 Streets (2022), a
A STROKE OF THE PEN The Lost Stories by Terry Pratchett
Before Terry Pratchett became Terry Pratchett to his millions of adoring fans, he was a young
Desert Creatures By Kay Chronister
Well, you couldn’t get a book with a more apt title, so expect a lot of desert and a lot of