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You Never Forget Your First… FantasyconÂ
We’re entering the home straight: Fantasycon looms in the near-future! To get us ready, we asked previous…
Ask an Agent: September 2024
In this monthly column, we check in with one of our resident agents to answer those questions…
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Top Tips For Great Author Headshots
Photographer Tom Pepperdine will be at this year’s Fantasycon in Chester offering headshots to attendees. Here, he…
Representing Weird Fiction: A Q&A with the Innsmouth Literary Festival
With the second Innsmouth Literary Festival set to take place in Bedford next weekend, we chatted with…
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The Welsh Countryside and Folk Horror: A Match Made in Heaven, or At Least Some Pre-Christian Pagan Equivalent?
Ahead of the release of his second novel, Don’t Let ‘Em Take the Children, next weekend, Welsh…
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What’s The Best Thing About Being Part of the SFFH Community?
What is it that makes the speculative fiction community so beloved – and so lovable? We asked…
Telling The Right Story at the Right Time: A Surprise Hit Becomes a Series, Then an Omnibus
With the omnibus version of his critically-acclaimed hit dystopian series A Quiet Apocalypse officially out tomorrow, Dave…
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Using Tech Headlines To Inspire Fiction: What Will Be The True Impact of Life Extension?
With their debut novel, To Live or Let Live, hitting shelves in just a few weeks, SJ…
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What’s Behind the Rise in East & South-East Asian Speculative Fiction?
Ahead of Imaginarium: A Celebration of ESEA Speculative Fiction—happening virtually on 22 September, supported by the BFS—Eric…
Fantasycon is Coming: We Asked Members How You Can Make The Most of It
BFS members give their tips for making the most of Fantasycon – because, yep, it’s getting closer!