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Announcing the BFS Book Club!
Yet another perk of joining the BFS: get to know some of the best new speculative fiction…
Tags: BFS book club
Beasts of Moor and Mine: Folklore and Folk Horror in the Cornish wilds
Ahead of her appearance leading a panel of folkloric fantasy writers in a London book store, Alexandra…
D&D, Writing and My Favourite Word: Verisimilitude
Will McCloughlin has a whole lotta love for Dungeons & Dragons – and he’ll be leading four…
Meet Willow Woods
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at…
Categories: Member profile
Why Would A Horror Writer Join A Fantasy Society?
Despite the declaration that the BFS is here for all of speculative fiction, a lot of the…
Tags: horror
Ask an Agent: October 2024
In this monthly column, we check in with one of our resident agent, Laura Bennett of the…
Categories: Guest post
10 Fearsome Foes from Scottish Folklore
Lyndsey Croal loves delving into Scottish myths and folklore to find the dark stuff. Here, she introduces…
The 2025 BFS Writing Retreat
We are delighted to announce the 2025 BFS Writing Retreat will be taking place at Gladstones Library…
What Lurks in That Fairytale Forest?
We all know that fairytales aren’t sweetness and light – but what if that darker side existed…
The October Challenge: What We’re Learning From Writing A Short Horror Story Every Day
Writers Kit Whitfield and Charlotte Bond have taken an October artist prompt challenge and turned it into…