The BFS committee has approved an updated version of the BFA constitution, and voted in four new amendments.

The new version takes into account the various changes introduced by the awards administrator last September (with the committee's support): voting on the shortlist, changing the schedule to coincide with BFS mailings, and adding four new categories (film, television, magazine/periodical, comic/graphic novel). It also incorporates various details that the committee thrashed out over the course of this year's awards process.

The four new amendments should help with the administration of the awards and ensure consistency from one awards team to the next:

There's a fuller (and duller!) explanation of the changes here on the BFS forum, and the fully updated constitution can be found here on the website. If you'd like to propose a change, either send the proposal to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to be discussed and voted on by the committee, or send it to the chair via This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , to be added to the agenda and voted on at the AGM in September. If possible, please provide the actual wording that you would want added to the constitution if the proposal succeeds.