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
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Meet Ben S. Eaton
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they filled out). Here’s North West-based fantasy author Ben S. Eaton, whose best ideas come together while out walking the dog.
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I Am Your Father: The Problem of Shallow Parenting In A Galaxy Far, Far Away
With the first cinematic release from the Star Wars universe in many years about to hit our screens, Matthew Palmer has been pondering how the galaxy portrays its fathers. The Mandalorian and Grogu is in cinemas on 22 May, and I am the target audience—and…
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An Introduction to Queer Speculative Fiction
Kicking off a new essay series on queer horror, Bronte Rowan—gothic scholar and co-chair of the Horror Writers Association’s UK chapter—looks at the intersection of marginalised identities and dark fiction, and introduces his first text for analysis.
Latest reviews
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Watto’s Wisdom by by Ian Watson
Once upon a time, SF conventions were smaller and there were less of them. It was possible to know, or at least recognise most of the attendees. They were places where writers could meet their readers and hang out with them in the bar. Many…
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Apparently, Sir Cameron Needs To Die by Greer Stothers
Apparently, Sir Cameron Needs To Dieis billed as a ‘hilariously gay fantasy romance’ and it delivers that before taking a more experimental, genre-bending turn. It’s certainly one of the more original and creative stories I’ve read recently. Each chapter begins with a short humorous description.…
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The Secret Romantic’s Book of Magic edited by Marie O’Regan &Paul Kane
There is a questionable belief among some parts of society that only women want to read romantic fiction, and that only women can write it. Whether this anthology can dispel those myths remains to be seen. It doesn’t help that all the contributing authors are…