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BFS Blog and Reviews

News and Articles

Olivie Blake

EXCLUSIVE: Short Story From Olivie Blake’s New Collection, Januaries

We’re excited to present an exclusive extract from Olivie Blake’s new collection of stories of

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E.D.E. Bell

Finding A Voice and Backing Important Speculative Works Through Crowdfunding

E.D.E. Bell of Atthis Arts – a small independent publisher based out of Detroit, USA and new BFS

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Alethea Lyons

Ignore Whatever Anxiety Is Telling You: Fantasycon Is Welcoming

We’re entering the home straight: Fantasycon looms in the near-future! To get us ready, we asked

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Meet Steve Morgan

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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Shown is a graphic that has a background of blue mountains over a calm lake with a low sun shining. On the top right and left is the BFS logo, a shimmering dragon design curling around the letters ‘BFS’. At the bottom left and right is a silhouette of a person with balled up pieces of paper rising up from the head. Photos: PS Livingstone (top left); Gretchen Felker-Martin (top right); Virginia McClain (bottom left); Scott J. Moses (bottom right).

BFS Online: Writing and Mental Health – Writing Grief, Sex & Violence

Grief, sex and violence are a part of the human experience, for good or for ill. As a writer, how

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Shown is a graphic that has a background of blue mountains over a calm lake with a low sun shining. Surrounding the names in the middle is the BFS logo, a shimmering dragon design curling around the letters ‘BFS’. At the bottom left and right is a silhouette of a person with balled up pieces of paper rising up from the head. Photos: Shona Kinsella (left); Dave Jeffery (right).

BFS Online: Writing and Mental Health – Interview with Dave Jeffery

BFS Chair Shona Kinsella interviews bestselling author and mental health champion Dave

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BFS Reviews

ARTHUR By Giles Kristian

Arthur is another triumph for Giles Kristian, an author I have followed for a while.  This

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THE FIRE WITHIN THEM by Matthew Ward

In the Kingdom of Khalad, Vallant’s rebellion is growing. After the battle stoked the fires, more

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The Servants and Other Strange Stories By John O’Donoghue

Strange, certainly. Compelling, utterly. An excellently written set of short stories that draw you

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A Fire in the Sky by Sophie Jordan

Tamsyn is the royal whipping girl. An orphan, she was brought up with the princesses of Penterra,

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Tariq and the Drowning City by Sarwat Chadda

Absolutely cracking tale. Squarely aimed at pre-teens, this is enjoyable for all ages, especially

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THE WEAVERS OF ALAMAXA by Hadeer Elsbai

Giorgina Shukry is now a fugitive wanted for the use of magic and, as of two days ago, a prison

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