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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BFS Online: Worldbuilding – Magic Systems
We see different types of magic in our fictional worlds, but which is best? Hard or soft? Should
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BFS Online: Worldbuilding – Faith & Religion
With an estimated 10,000 distinct religions worldwide and a whole host of mythologies to choose
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Ask an Agent: February 2025
In this monthly column, we check in with one of our resident agent, Laura Bennett of the Liverpool
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Meet Marisa Linton
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they
How To Make The Most of Your BFS Membership: by the community!
We asked our members for tips about making the most of your BFS membership. Here’s what they said.
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Writing From Arthurian Legends
Andrew Knighton takes his mind back to Fantasycon 2024, consults his notes, and brings us this
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Toxxic by Jane Hennigan
If you read and enjoyed Moths, you’ll want to read Toxxic. There, review done. Okay, you
THIS ISLAND EARTH: 8 FEATURES FROM THE DRIVE-IN By Dale Bailey
This selection of otherworldly tales comes straight from 1950s America – the illustrations
A FEATHER SO BLACK by Lyra Selene
The day Fia Nà MainnÃn appeared in the High Queen’s home, her daughter Eala, Princess
A Poisoner’s Tale by Cathryn Kemp
Rome 1656: Two sicknesses are stalking the streets of Rome; the Plague and a clear liquid, four
FORGED BY BLOOD by Ehigbor Okosun
When high fantasy began to be popular, it tended to model itself on J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of
Any Human Power by Manda Scott
Alanna Penhaligon lies dying in a hospital bed. She has spent her life preparing for this moment.