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Proximity is an Active Ingredient: Thoughts on the Future Portrayal of AI in Speculative Fiction
With her new novel inspired by the impact and power of language in society and the lively…
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Ask an Agent: February 2024
In this monthly column, we check in with one of our resident agents to answer those questions…
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Crunchy hauntings and rude drawings: UKGSF24
Corinne Pollard shares her highlights from a full weekend in Derby for the UK Ghost Story Festival.
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UK Ghost Story Festival: Supposedly scary, yet proved to be another safe space
Sarah Elliott reflects on her day at the UK Ghost Story Festival, finding it to be an…
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A Sense of Adventure
The best thing about writing—and especially speculative fiction writing—is the places you can go, writes Carl Bayley,…
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Is this the real life, or is it Romantasy?
This Valentine’s, we’re taking a dive into the world dubbed “romantasy”. Is it a new trend, or…
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The Imaginary Library
Allen Ashley reviews the in-person exhibition “Fantasy: Realms of the Imagination” at The British Library, London, running…
Ask an Agent: January 2024
In this first of a new monthly column, we check in with one of our resident agents…
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Meet the BFS committee: Webmaster E.M. Faulds
Continuing to shine a light on the wonderful volunteers who help keep the BFS running, we now…
Subgenre deep dive: Sword & Sorcery
In this second edition of her new regular column, Tiffani Angus—co-author of Spec Fic for Newbies—takes us…