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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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BFS Online: Writing and Mental Health – Writer’s Block

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The Last Bloodcarver

When Daltanny invaded the little island of Yarong, they found Heartsoothers, men and women who have

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The Festival of Hungry Ghosts

The Festival of Hungry Ghosts by Stephen Frame Champagne Book Group, kindle, £3.25 Reviewed by

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Red River Seven

RED RIVER SEVEN by A.J. Ryan RED RIVER SEVEN by A.J. Ryan. Orbit Books. p/b. £9.99. Reviewed by

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