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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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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The BFS Book Club is Reading: The Outcast Mage
Yet another perk of joining the BFS: get to know some of the best new speculative fiction reads,
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Meet Luna Profir
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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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.
Song of the Six Realms by Judy I. Lin
Xue is tired of her secluded life in the entertainment house. Playing her quin is the one thing
Doomed Romances: Strange Tales of Uncanny Love, edited by Joanne Ella Parsons
This collection of doomed romances contains stories by well-known authors such as Mary Shelley and
THE TRAITOR by Anthony Ryan
Alwyn Scribe remains at Evadine’s side, his feelings for her burning brightly even as he
Fyneshade by Kate Griffin
Writing a novel with a distinctly unlikeable main protagonist can be a bit of a tightrope: make