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
Meet Carol Carman
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they filled out). And here be Carol Carman, a comedy fantasy writer who takes her cues from Pratchett, and likes to re-write familiar folk tales…
Peeking Behind the Masks of Occultism
London has always been home to secret societies, occult rituals, and cursed objects, but a new exhibition at The Vaults by Waterloo station is something entirely different… Lauren McMenemy investigates the Dark Secrets exhibition.
BFS News: All Change at the Top of BFS Horizons
After 6 issues and 3.5 years at the helm, Pete Sutton is stepping down as Editor of BFS Horizons—and current Assistant Editor Robin C.M. Duncan is stepping up.
Latest reviews
Fiend by Alma Katsu
The Berisha family is blessed. They run one of the largest import/export companies in the world and suffer none of the tragedies that befall their competitors. But Maris Berisha knows there is more to her family’s good fortune than just luck, no matter what her…
Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare
One of the considerations an author has in creating a setting for a science fiction or fantasy novel is the world-building. The result has to be coherent in so many aspects. George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones series is a good example, as is Jim…
Slaying the Vampire Conqueror by Carissa Broadbent
I have had mixed experiences with romantasy books. I often like the premise but struggle to connect with the heroes and heroines enough to enjoy the romance. Still, I was intrigued by the title of this one, although I actually took the wrong meaning from…