A Community for those who love Magical Creatures, Monsters and the Fantastic!
What do we do here?
Community
We connect fantasy readers, writers, industry professionals. We offer many opportunities to gather, both in-person and online to share the love of Fantasy, Horror and Science Fiction writing!
Celebrate
Fantasycon and the British Fantasy Awards help our community enjoy, connect, network and get recognition. Join us for our annual events, or find out about past awards.
Support
Helping writers, publishers, agents, and fans (and anyone else interested in SFFH). Advice, moral support, ways to increase their reach and knowledge.
Promotion
We offer members fantastic opportunities and save on marketing campaigns. We also offer a publisher membership!
Publication
BFS Horizons magazine and BFS Journal are just two of the ways our members and others can find opportunities to get their writing out there!
Inform
Members receive exclusive news via our newsletter and Discord, and non-members get access to our blogs and social media too.
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Latest news on our blog
5 Scariest Horror Films for Halloween
Mistress of the dark Corinne Pollard presents her 5 most scary horror films—the ones she just can’t watch again, rather than the ones she loves—just in time for All Hallow’s Eve
Our Favourite Not-Strictly-Good Witches
For Halloween, we set BFS members a challenge: Tell us about your favourite fictional not-strictly-good witch. We wanted the juicy details of all those bad b*tches and morally-grey magickal practitioners lurking in the shadows. Who did they pick – and did they miss your fave?
From Pen to Print: C. Spook Tatham on It Came From The Pothole
We’re continuing our Spooktober focus on the journey of horror’s latest and greatest with something a little different… Meet the writer who’s entirely in the mind of Benjamin Langley.
Latest reviews
Call of Cthulhu: The Sutra of Pale Leaves – Twin Suns Rising
Japan has been many things throughout its history; it has been an innovator across numerous sectors and is a significant presence in world politics. As such, the island nation’s rich history and culture find themselves showcased in popular culture. Now, Chaosium’s Sutra of Pale Leaves, Twin…
Brigands and Breadknives by Travis Baldree
Travis Baldree found massive success with Legends and Lattes, which you’ll find on every recommendation list for the cosy fantasy genre. Brigands and Breadknives is a sequel to Legends and Lattes and brings back Fern from Bookshops and Bonedust. This gives plenty of familiarity to…
The Ragpicker King by Casandra Clare
There are some series of books that can be picked up and understood, wherever the readers starting point is, others deserve to be read from the beginning, not necessarily because it is needed to understand what is going on but to appreciate the complexities of…