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The Things We Do To Escape Writing…
Horror writer Benjamin Langley turned a lockdown hobby into something that attracts attention to
5 Tips For Kickstarting a Fantasy Book
From one of the team behind the much-lauded I Want That Twink Obliterated comes another Kickstarter
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Cover Reveal: Land of Oz, From Editors Marie O’Regan & Paul Kane
We’re excited to reveal the cover for the latest anthology from superstar editors Marie O’Regan and
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From Pen to Print: Amelie Wen Zhao on The Dragon and the Sun Lotus
New Yorker Amélie Wen Zhao tells us about the sequel to The Scorpion and the Night
Classic Genre Films: The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
Allen Ashley is training his eye on classic genre films, looking at not just the film but the
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Meet Jamie Ryder
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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A Palace Near The Wind by Ai Jiang
This novella by Ai Jiang is half adventure story, half morality tale. It begins by introducing us
Extremity by Nicholas Binge
Extremity clocks in at around 160 pages, so you could call it a novella, or you could call it a
Girl Dinner by Olivie Blake
‘Girl Dinner’ is internet shorthand for a simple meal thrown together quickly. ‘Girl’ has
The Swan’s Daughter by Roshani Chokshi
From the moment she hatched, it was clear that Demelza was different from her sisters. She didn’t
Out of the Past, Tales of Haunting History edited by Aaron Worth
We have a fascination with the past. Life has the appearance of being simpler without the
Witchborne by Rachel Grosvenor
Witchborne is set in the small town of Locklear, in a world that resembles medieval Western society