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Into The Woods: Why Are We So Drawn To Trees?
Inspired by Ellie Tilley’s piece on fairytale forests, Stephen Frame considers the importance of trees to us…
Why I Love Buffy – Even Though She’s Not Black!
Connection. Disconnection. Reconnection. These are themes that run through all of us. Yes, representation matters – but…
Planning a Series: Notes from a Fantasycon Panel
Andrew Knighton was furiously scribbling notes during Fantasycon sessions; here, he shares insights from the Planning a…
Ask an Agent: November 2024
In this monthly column, we check in with one of our resident agent, Laura Bennett of the…
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My First Fantasycon: Author Edition
A month on from Chester, Marve Michael Anderson reflects on her first Fantasycon – especially as an…
“Every Writer, a Writer”
Reflecting on the release of her third Alyssia novel, Storm Tree, Michigan author E.D.E. Bell shares eir thoughts…
Reviews: All About The Book-Tempting?
Matt Cavanagh– better known to most as Womble from Run Along the Shelves – tells us about…
Writing Respectfully About Colonial Horrors
A trip to Australia and an ominous street name sent Dominic Miles’s imagination aflutter. His forthcoming book…
How Dungeons and Dragons Taught Me to Embrace the Unexpected
With the 50th anniversary of D&D upon us, Matthew Palmer contemplates the impact that 35 years of…
My First Fantasycon: Why I’m So Glad I Went!
Scotland-based fantasy writer Carl Bayley let his curiosity get the better of him and grabbed a ticket to…
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