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Subgenre deep dive: Animals That Attack
In this latest edition of her regular column, Tiffani Angus—co-author of Spec Fic for Newbies (including the…
How Can We Channel the Urgency and Fear of the Climate Crisis Into Speculative Fiction?
There’s a reason we’re seeing more climate-related books in speculative fiction. Lindz McLeod looks at how the…
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Ask an Agent: May 2024
In this monthly column, we check in with one of our resident agents to answer those questions…
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Worlds of Wonder: On Gaming, Fantasy and Music
He’s worked with some of the biggest names in comedy, film and music, and now Richard Sparks…
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The Research Rabbit Hole, or, Great Big Useful Cheating Devices
Kit Whitfield has some tips to stop you follow the white rabbit too far down that research…
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No writer is an island: the BFS Discord community celebrates their support team
This is a collective blog post written by and featuring the thoughts of BFS members.
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On Accessibility at Conventions
BFS Archivist and Stockholder Karen Fishwick—also a regular volunteer and organiser of genre conventions—reflects on how we…
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Subgenre deep dive: Urban Fantasy
In this latest edition of her regular column, Tiffani Angus—co-author of Spec Fic for Newbies—explores what makes…
The Call of Sauúti
What exactly is the Sauútiverse? Eugen Bacon tells us more about the amazing Afrocentric storytelling collective that’s…
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Ask an Agent: April 2024
In this monthly column, we check in with one of our resident agents to answer those questions…
Categories: Guest post