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Siduri and the Allure of Sumerian Mythology
J.J. Vason tells us how he drew upon themes from ancient Sumerian mythology for his latest novel,…
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What Is “Fantasy”, Exactly? The BFS Community Has Some Thoughts…
What exactly do we mean by “fantasy”? No-one – not even the BFS membership – can agree!
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What Writers Can Learn From Short Stories
Developmental editor Dr Andrew Hodges dives into the world of short stories—and what those at the beginning…
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Live Action Role Play and writing believable fantasy characters, conflict and combat scenes
How can fantasy writers get first-hand experience of worlds and periods either long gone—or never-were? Alexandra Beaumont…
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Subgenre deep dive: Evil Children
In this latest edition of her regular column, Tiffani Angus—co-author of Spec Fic for Newbies (including the…
The Bog of Eternal Stench, The Pit of Despair & The Nothing: How Man & Witch helped heal the lack of queer representation in my childhood
For this last day of Pride month 2024, Katie Bruce reflects on how a recent cinema experience…
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Ask an Agent: June 2024
In this monthly column, we check in with one of our resident agents to answer those questions…
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Don’t Let Genre Hold You Back: Why SFFH Writers Should Try Out Local Creative Writing Groups
Editor (and writer!) Claire Cronshaw has been exploring the world of local writing groups. She says SFFH…
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Meet the BFS committee: Dr Kevan Manwaring, Editor of the BFS Journal
We love to shine a light on the volunteers who help keep the British Fantasy Society running—this…
Five Things I Wish I Knew Before I Attended My First Worldcon
As we edge ever-closer to Worldcon taking over Glasgow in August, Matthew Palmer gives us a few…
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