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Ask an Expert: September 2025
In this monthly column, we pose your questions to an expert in a specific field of speculative
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BFS Writing Retreat 2026
We are now ready to open expressions of interest for the 2026 BFS Writing Retreat! This year
Classic Genre Films: Jules Verne’s Mysterious Island (1961)
Allen Ashley is training his eye on classic genre films, looking at not just the film but the
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Meet Andrew Knighton
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Meet Benjamin Unsworth
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Echo of Worlds by M.R. Carey
The idea of parallel worlds is one that has been explored in a number of ways in fiction. In early
Bad Graces by Kyrie McCauley
At twelve years old, Violet Whitlock, or Liv as she is known, realised her sister hated her. In
Angel Down by Daniel Kraus
Cyril Bagger is an American private in World War 1 and has survived so far by being as far away
Shadowstitch By Cari Thomas
The second book in a series always has a certain amount of pressure and expectations associated
Alchemy and A Cup of Tea by Rebecca Thorne
Alchemy and A Cup of Tea is the final installment in Rebecca Thorne’s Tomes and Tea series.
Wiz Duos book 1 from Wizards Tower Press
Wizard’s Tower Press has resuscitated the old binary format for putting two novellas together and