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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Latest news on our blog
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Meet Jim P. Ballard
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they filled out). This week we conjure images of roleplaying game stores of the 1980s as we meet Jim Ballard, whose parents ran a store…
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Disability in Horror: Where Are We Now?
For Disability Pride Month, mistress of the dark Corinne Pollard laments the lack of authentic and appropriate disability representation in horror.
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Ask an Expert: July 2026
In this monthly column, we pose your questions to an expert in a specific field of speculative fiction and the wider ‘industry’. This month we pose your questions about writing for children and young people to acclaimed middle grade fiction author Eric Huang.
Latest reviews
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PHANTOMS OF KERNOW: Classic Tales of Haunted Cornwall Edited by Joan Passey
To most people, the term phantom relates to a ghost or a ghostly apparition. In this collection of stories from past masters of the genre, it often means weird. Not all these stories have a definite ghostly presence, but all have some supernatural element and…
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Moss’d In Space by Rebecca Thorne
Rebecca Thorne’s Tomes and Tea quadrilogy completed last year with Alchemy and a Cup of Tea. While that series was firmly rooted in fantasy, this new trilogy takes on the world of sci-fi. It’s easy to see the influence of books like The Long Way…
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Old Gods by AV Wilkes
Critically-acclaimed horror author Ally Wilkes releases her second micro-collection of previously published short stories—and with Old Gods, she’s showing there’s more in her cargo than historic polar exploration. First published places like Nightmare Magazine, Cosmic Horror Monthly and Cloisterfox, along with Wilkes’ entries from FOUND:…