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BFS Retreat: It’s Not All About Chasing Word Counts!
About a dozen brave souls gathered at Gladstone’s Library over the first weekend in March to bask
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BFS Retreat 2025: Creativity in Companionship Gets the Job Done
About a dozen brave souls gathered at Gladstone’s Library over the first weekend in March to bask
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Get Into The Minds of Our Competition Judges…
To help us get the year started right, we’re highlighting some of the amazing work done by
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Meet Geoff Holder
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they
BFS Online: Worldbuilding – Readings
We have six readings from a range of authors – fantasy, science fiction and horror –
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BFS Online: Worldbuilding – Interview with Sarah Rees Brennan
BFS Secretary David Green interviews Sarah Rees
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New Rock New Role by Richard Sparks
Within seconds of winning the RPG Grand Championship, Daxx and his friends, Grell and Qrystal, are
THE HOUSE ON THE BORDERLAND by William Hope Hodgson
While the majority of readers are happy to read new books without worrying about the influences
Monstrum by Lottie Mills
Monstrum is a surreal collection of stories about humans and monsters and how they interact with
Mood Swings by Dave Jeffery
From a master of delicate, emotional horror, Dave Jeffery presents his newest collection, MOOD
Yoke of Stars by R.B. Lemberg
Yoke of Stars by R.B. Lemberg is a novella in the Birdsong universe, but it reads as a standalone.
Hera by Jennifer Saint
The Titans have fallen, and battle is in the past. The Olympians rule and the earth heals. Hera,