• Announcement:

    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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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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From Pen to Print: Mark Lawrence on Daughter of Crows

With his latest, Daughter of Crows, prolific author Mark Lawrence – the man behind series such as

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Katie Bruce

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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Meet Gabrielle Steele

Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they

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From Pen to Print: Eric LaRocca on Wretch

Indie sensation Eric LaRocca has made a name for himself as “the future of horror” – and now his

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Nicolette M. Ward

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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BFS Reviews

Gifted and Talented by Olivie Blake

The Wren family are your typical dysfunctional wealthy dynasty: a distant, but brilliant father

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The Human Chord by Algernon Blackwood

Writers, particularly of science fiction, try to keep up with new ideas and research the areas that

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The Fog by James Herbert

An earthquake in a sleepy village in southern England’s countryside unleashes a strange,

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A Palace Near The Wind by Ai Jiang

This novella by Ai Jiang is half adventure story, half morality tale. It begins by introducing us

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Extremity by Nicholas Binge

Extremity clocks in at around 160 pages, so you could call it a novella, or you could call it a

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Girl Dinner by Olivie Blake

‘Girl Dinner’ is internet shorthand for a simple meal thrown together quickly. ‘Girl’ has

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