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
Cover Reveal: Land of Oz, From Editors Marie O’Regan & Paul Kane
We’re excited to reveal the cover for the latest anthology from superstar editors Marie O’Regan and Paul Kane—and this time, they’re off to the Land of Oz.
From Pen to Print: Amelie Wen Zhao on The Dragon and the Sun Lotus
New Yorker Amélie Wen Zhao tells us about the sequel to The Scorpion and the Night Blossom—something for those who loves fantasy, romance, and magic—which is out this week through HarperCollins!
Classic Genre Films: The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
Allen Ashley is training his eye on classic genre films, looking at not just the film but the context in which they were released. For the latest instalment in his series, he’s looking back at Roger Corman’s The Masque of the Red Death from 1964.
Latest reviews
Januaries by Olivie Blake
It seemed like a good month to dive into Januaries, a short story collection by Olivie Blake. She is best known for her dark academia title The Atlas Six. Her other recent title, Girl Dinner, was also set firmly in the world of academia. Only…
Basic Roleplaying: Creatures
Without generic role-playing games, the entire hobby would be in an awkward place. Every TTRPG has a simplified system within its genre tropes. Chaosium’s Basic Roleplaying Universal Game Engine is a respected entry into the ‘generic’ game systems category. The no-frills game system is a worthy choice…
Five Mini-Adventures – PDF (Shadowdark RPG)
The OSR movement trudges ever onward, and mixed in the fray is the game, Shadowdark, from The Arcane Library. So many great TTRPGs are at their core, centred around adventuring, and more specifically, exploring unknown places. More specifically, no role-playing game is complete without a dungeon or…