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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Ask an Expert: March 2025
In this monthly column, we pose your questions to an expert in a specific field of speculative
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Is it Downhill After 50 for Women in Horror? Part 3
For Women in Horror month, Stephanie Ellis has been in the research trenches talking to women over
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Is it Downhill After 50 for Women in Horror? Part 2
For Women in Horror month, here’s part two of Stephanie Ellis’s conversations with women over the
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Is it Downhill After 50 for Women in Horror?
For Women in Horror month, Stephanie Ellis has been in the research trenches talking to women over
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Meet Heather Ivatt
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they
What Exactly is “Cosy” Speculative Fiction?
What exactly do readers mean when they talk about “cosy” fiction? We asked our members, and they
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Guillotine by Delilah S. Dawson
Dez Lane dreams of being a fashion designer, but is finding it hard to get a foot in the door.
Key Lime Sky by Al Hess
The premise of Key Lime Sky is fairly simple. One day, a UFO crashed near a small town in Wyoming.
Blackwater: The Flood By Michael McDowell
Perdido, Alabama 1919. A flood has all but destroyed the town of Perdido, and the residents are
HEARTSEER: THE TALE OF ANISE STAR by Rowan Foxwood
Anise Star works from her home in the White Woods, following closely in her mother’s
SCHRADER’S CHORD By Scott Leeds
Charlie Remick is known by his colleagues as ‘the man with the golden ear’. An A&R
Navola by Paolo Bacigalupi
While his friends play, Davico di Regulai works in the scrittorium, copying his