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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How Authenticity Reading Can Benefit Fantasy Writers
Even a totally imagined secondary-world fantasy can end up with insensitive portrayals. Neurodivergent and non-binary authenticity reader—and…
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Strange SFFH Music: The Space Lady
In this first of a new series looking at the weird and wonderful of speculative-leaning music, Geoff…
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Searching For People Like Me
A question at Eastercon had David Green pondering why the neurodivergent creatives seek out other neurodivergent creatives:…
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Folk Horror: Into the Woods
As part of her ongoing series examining the elements of folk horror, Stephanie Ellis has us talking…
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Why Study Fantasy? A Character Creator
Dr Gabriel Elvery, recently awarded their PhD, provides this character sheet for the types of people who…
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The Power of Speculative Fiction
With his debut novel Rivennia out in the big wide world, Mexican-born author Jaime Urencio asks how speculative…
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Ask an Expert: March 2026
In this monthly column, we pose your questions to an expert in a specific field of speculative…
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Were Those Old Favourites Actually Good Or Was I Just Deeply Nineteen?
Katie Bruce thought she’d revisit some old faves to help battle a reading slump—but some SFF just…
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Ghosts, Workshops & Writing Inspiration: The UK Ghost Story Festival
Nicolette M. Ward reports from The Quad in Derby, recounting her weekend at the UK Ghost Story…
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A New Meet-Cute For Indie Authors & Reviewers
Author and editor Justin Lee Anderson is launching a new service to bring indie authors with books…