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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BFS Online: Writing and Mental Health – Writer’s Block
At one time or another, almost every writer stumbles over writer’s block. Is it caused by
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BFS Online: Writing and Mental Health – Mental Health and a Writing Career
Being a creator can be stressful, especially if it’s not your only job. How do you keep your
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Come & Meet Your Con Family
We’re entering the home straight: Fantasycon looms in the near-future! To get us ready, we
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BFS Online: Writing and Mental Health – Readings
We have six readings from a range of authors – fantasy, science fiction and horror –
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Myth as Catalyst in the Modern Fantastic
With her new book Isles of the Earthbound taking inspiration from British and Irish myth, EA
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BFS Reviews
Medea by Rosie Hewlett
Medea is a prisoner in her father’s house, Aeetes, King of Colchis. Where once he reviled her
The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi
The striking and seductive Indigo Maxwell-Casteñada is the secretive heroine of this beautifully
The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness by Matt Ottley
The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness follows a boy through a journey with mental illness.
The Dark Side of the Sky
THE DARK SIDE OF THE SKY by Francesco Dimitri. Titan Books. p/b. £9.99. Reviewed by Elloise
The Fireborne Blade
Once the King’s favourite, Maddileh is now a knight disgraced, searching for an opportunity
Burn the Negative
Okay, I’m hooked before we even start, as I have to admit I’m a sucker for horror