The shortlisted works across all 13 categories of the British Fantasy Awards have been announced! Find out who’s in the mix over on our blog. Winners announced at Fantasycon in October.
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What I Wish I Knew About Imposter Syndrome Before Attending Worldcon
A week after WorldCon came to a close, Matthew Palmer’s been reflecting on the difference between attending…
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Indie Horror Hits Birmingham
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My Writing Process: Jules Cory
With the final instalment of the Dragonslayer trilogy now in all good bookstores, fantasy author Jules Cory…
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Ask an Agent: July 2024
In this monthly column, we check in with one of our resident agents to answer those questions…
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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…
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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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