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BFS Online: Crafting Characters – Interview with R.S.A. Garcia
BFS Chair Shona Kinsella interviews Nebula and Sturgeon Award winning author R.S.A. Garcia
BFS Online: Crafting Characters – Heroes and Villains
Stories are driven by conflict, by the battle between good and evil, and fought in the morally…
BFS Online: Crafting Characters – Supporting Cast
You know who your protagonist and antagonist are, but what about the rest? How do you create…
BFS Online: Crafting Characters – Animals & Environments as Characters
How do you build a character that isn’t human – or humanoid? What if they don’t even…
BFS Online: Crafting Characters – Readings
We have six readings from a range of authors – fantasy, science fiction and horror – to…
The BFS Book Club is Reading: The Silverblood Promise
Yet another perk of joining the BFS: get to know some of the best new speculative fiction…
Celebrating George MacDonald for BFS Journal #25
New editor of the BFS Journal Dr Kevan Manwaring reflects on his first issue, and his plans…
The 2025 BFS Writing Retreat
We are delighted to announce the 2025 BFS Writing Retreat will be taking place at Gladstones Library…
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…
BFS Online: Writing and Mental Health – Interview with Dave Jeffery
BFS Chair Shona Kinsella interviews bestselling author and mental health champion Dave Jeffery.