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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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Meet Bronte Rowan
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at…
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Voting Opens For This Year’s British Fantasy Awards!
The time has come: voting is now open for this year’s British Fantasy Awards! Here’s what you…
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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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From Pen to Print: Dawn Kurtagich
Though she bounced into the horror scene through YA, disabled Wales-based author Dawn Kurtagich is well and…
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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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Meet Katie Bruce
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at…