A Message from the FantasyCon Committee re: Coronavirus (future proofing)

March 18, 2020

As you are aware, there have been a lot of event cancellations due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus, and we thought it important to let you know our thoughts and plans [...]

Short Story Competition 2020

March 12, 2020

The BFS Short Story Competition 2020 will open on 01/04/2020. Anyone can enter, regardless of how many times they have been previously published. The competition is open to [...]

British Fantasy Awards – winners

October 22, 2019

Best Newcomer, the Sydney J Bounds Award Tasha Suri, for Empire of Sand Published by Orbit Best Magazine/Periodical Uncanny Magazine, Published by Uncanny Magazine Best [...]

FantasyCon 2019 – Things to do in Glasgow and Clydebank

September 17, 2019

Born from a shipyard company town in the 1870s, Clydebank has a rich history. If you’re looking to take a break from the con, whether to grab a bite to eat or explore the [...]

FantasyCon 2019 – Una McCormack

September 7, 2019

FantasyCon 2019 has announced Dr Una McCormack as its 3rd Guest of Honour at Glasgow 18th to 20th October. A British science fiction author, best known for her TV tie-in [...]

Short story competition 2019 – Winner announcement

August 17, 2019

From the desk of Allen Ashley, our judge: “I am pleased to be able to make an early call this year with my announcement of the results of British Fantasy Society Short [...]

British Fantasy Awards 2019

July 23, 2019

Following two rounds of nomination and voting from the members of the British Fantasy Society and FantasyCon, The British Fantasy Awards has reached its jury stage. For 2019, [...]

FantasyCon 2019 – Paul Tremblay

July 8, 2019

Paul Tremblay has won the Bram Stoker and British Fantasy awards and is the author of A Head Full of Ghosts, Disappearance at Devil’s Rock, and The [...]

FantasyCon 2019 – Jen Williams

July 1, 2019

Jen has been a regular at FantasyCon for the last few years, has been making waves in the fantasy genre, and we are really excited that she has agreed to be one of our Guests [...]

FantasyCon 2019 News:

June 8, 2019

FantasyCon 2019 News: Ticket Price rise on the 1st of August. Guest of Honour announcements next week & meet the Redcloak team for Glasgow. Tickets are selling well for [...]

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