Voting is now open for the British Fantasy Awards. Voting period runs from 16 April to 3 May; members and Fantasycon ticket holders can vote. Full details in our blog.

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Voting is now open for the British Fantasy Awards. Voting period runs from 16 April to 3 May; members and Fantasycon ticket holders can vote. Full details in our blog.
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SFFH fans are no strangers to genre bending, or arguments about what defines a genre. In this panel, we…
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After its founding 1971, the BFS held its first Fantasycon in 1975. We take a look back at the…
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