BFS Retreat 2025: Creativity in Companionship Gets the Job Done
About a dozen brave souls gathered at Gladstone’s Library over the first weekend in March to bask
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Get Into The Minds of Our Competition Judges…
To help us get the year started right, we’re highlighting some of the amazing work done by
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Meet Geoff Holder
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they
BFS Online: Worldbuilding – Readings
We have six readings from a range of authors – fantasy, science fiction and horror –
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BFS Online: Worldbuilding – Interview with Sarah Rees Brennan
BFS Secretary David Green interviews Sarah Rees
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Afternoon into Evelyn
Allen Ashley reviews “Painted Dreams; The Art of Evelyn De Morganâ€, an in-person
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Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao
Water Moon is an unusual, beautiful and imaginative book. It’s filled with extraordinary
Grave Empire by Richard Swan
Grave Empire treads familiar fantasy territory. Right away, you know what you’re getting.
The Soul Thief by S L Howe
Manchester 1888. Photography is a new leisure activity and a mark of wealth. However, people who
Snowblooded by Emma Sterner-Radley
Valour is having a nightmare again, of creatures of folklore and old gods. The assassin does not
Cthulhu by Gaslight: Investigators’ Guide
Eldritch horrors existed before the 20th century, and have lurked in the dark recesses of the
Call of Cthulhu – No Time to Scream
Gaming is fun, but to newcomers, it can be intimidating. Everyone who has ever played a tabletop