Meet Steve Morgan
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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BFS Online: Writing and Mental Health – Writing Grief, Sex & Violence
Grief, sex and violence are a part of the human experience, for good or for ill. As a writer, how
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BFS Online: Writing and Mental Health – Interview with Dave Jeffery
BFS Chair Shona Kinsella interviews bestselling author and mental health champion Dave
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Fantasycon is Education, Entertainment – and Trinkets from the Dealers
We’re entering the home straight: Fantasycon looms in the near-future! To get us ready, we
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Shrewsbury Gets Nerdy for SFF
Liam Hogan attended the first Fantasy & Sci-Fi Spotlight at Shrewsbury’s Nerdy Cafe and lived to
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Imaginarium: Celebrating British and International ESEA Speculative Fiction
Elaine Chiew, founder of Lian Connect and Imaginarium – the debut festival, supported by the BFS,
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FORGED BY BLOOD by Ehigbor Okosun
When high fantasy began to be popular, it tended to model itself on J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of
Any Human Power by Manda Scott
Alanna Penhaligon lies dying in a hospital bed. She has spent her life preparing for this moment.
Song of the Six Realms by Judy I. Lin
Xue is tired of her secluded life in the entertainment house. Playing her quin is the one thing
Doomed Romances: Strange Tales of Uncanny Love, edited by Joanne Ella Parsons
This collection of doomed romances contains stories by well-known authors such as Mary Shelley and
THE TRAITOR by Anthony Ryan
Alwyn Scribe remains at Evadine’s side, his feelings for her burning brightly even as he
Fyneshade by Kate Griffin
Writing a novel with a distinctly unlikeable main protagonist can be a bit of a tightrope: make