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Giveaway time! Win a signed copy of A Kiss of Hammer and Flame + Artwork
To celebrate the release of Amy de la Force’s debut romantasy novel, A Kiss of Hammer and…
Hierarchies in Fantasy
With his new novel, Inquisitive, freshly in book stores, Stephen Frame has been pondering power structures in…
Tags: Fantasy
How Shakespeare Invented Romantasy
When Karin J Robinson was researching her first novel, she noticed a few familiar things in a…
Classic Genre Films: Them!
Allen Ashley is training his eye on classic genre films, looking at not just the film but…
On Being Chaotic More Effectively
Tried all the Absolutely 100% Guaranteed To Work writing advice, and still struggling to make it work?…
Tags: Writing tips
Adapting A Book Into A Zero-Budget Film
Danny Boyle’s not the only one with a zombie film about to hit screens—Heide Goody and Iain…
Mentorships, bursaries and more
Today we announced the beginning of a few new initiatives that we’re very excited about, here at…
Here’s One For The Folkloric Fantasy Fans!
Attention folklore and fantasy lovers! There’s a wonderful Kickstarter campaign underway featuring a lot of BFS members,…
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After Death
After Death by Dean Koontz Thomas & Mercer, pb, £6.99 Reviewed by John Dodd I’ve never read…
Categories: Miscellaneous
Introducing the BFS Art Competition
Art has long been a key feature of speculative fiction, whether it’s gorgeous maps in your epic…