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BFS Online: World Fantasy Convention 2025 – 50 Years of Fantasycon and the British Fantasy Society

After its founding 1971, the BFS held its first Fantasycon in 1975. We take a look back at the

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BFS Online: World Fantasy Convention 2025 – 21st Century Horror

A quarter way through this century and it’s time for a review! How has horror changed since the

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BFS Online: World Fantasy Convention 2025 – Readings

We have eight readings from a range of authors – fantasy, science fiction and horror – to help

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BFS Online: World Fantasy Convention 2025 – Worlds of Fantasy

Imagined worlds are often inspired by real-world locations, people and circumstances. Fantasy

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Meet Lyndsey Croal

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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From Pen to Print: Lindz McLeod on The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet

Celebrating the recent release of their queer take on Austen, Lindz McLeod walks us through the

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Blackwater: The Flood By Michael McDowell

Perdido, Alabama 1919. A flood has all but destroyed the town of Perdido, and the residents are

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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

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SCHRADER’S CHORD By Scott Leeds

Charlie Remick is known by his colleagues as ‘the man with the golden ear’. An A&R

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Navola by Paolo Bacigalupi

While his friends play, Davico di Regulai works in the scrittorium, copying his

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Cults of RuneQuest: The Lunar Way By Chaosium

Glorantha is the infamous setting for the long-lasting role-playing game RuneQuest, created by

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My Throat An Open Grave by Tori Bovalino

It is the end of the school day. Leah Scarlett Jones has chores to take care of and a baby brother

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