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The Creative Fix: Social Justice Through Writing – Author Interview

Shona Kinsella and international bestselling author Philip Reeve chat about writing, illustrating

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Classic Genre Films: Fahrenheit 451 (1966)

Allen Ashley is training his eye on classic genre films, looking at not just the film but the

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Meet Dr. Gabriel Elvery

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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The Creative Fix: Social Justice Through Writing – Readings

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

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The Creative Fix: Social Justice Through Writing – Writing as Activism

Examining social justice isn’t new for many writers, but what impact does this have? How can SFFH

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Best of 2025, According To The BFS’s Volunteers

We asked our committee, events organisers, reviewers, and other volunteers who help us keep the

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BFS Reviews

The Haunted Vintage Marjorie Bowen

Unless a book or author is randomly selected to be part of a school or exam curriculum, once they

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Daughters of Nicnevin by Shona Kinsella

1745. War has come to the Scottish Highlands, and most of the men from Kilmartin, a small village,

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Katabasis by R. F. Kuang

‘Oh, the horror!’ wails a student damned to the first circle of R. F. Kuang’s hell. ‘Oh, to

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Opposite World by Elizabeth Anne Martins

Her mother and father were both there when Piper Screed had that seizure. After that, when she was

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The Mad Butterfly’s Ball Ed by Preston Grassm & Chris Kelso

There are a number of creatures that provoke terror in more people than any others. At the top of

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House of the Beast by Michelle Wong

It was only two days ago that Alma met her father, Lord Zander Avera, vessel of a god. An

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