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“It’s A Cheat Code”: Clarifying the BFS Stance On Generative AI
Lauren McMenemy chats with BFS Chair Shona Kinsella to clarify and make clear the Society’s
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Meet Liz Delton
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they
BFS Horizons To Increase Contributor Pay
BFS Horizons, the twice-yearly fiction magazine from the British Fantasy Society, is increasing its
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Classic Halloween Monsters: The Ghost
Halloween is here! For those still looking for a costume, we bring you the final of Corinne
Meet Damien Kelly
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Ask an Expert: October 2026
In this monthly column, we pose your questions to an expert in a specific field of speculative
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The BFS Writing Retreat 2027
The 2027 BFS Retreat is now open for expressions of interest—make sure to fill in the linked
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Goblin Market by AJ Hackwith
Goblin Market is a cosy take on the famous Rosetti poem. Goblin protagonist Toast grew up in the
All Hallows Eve; Stories of Halloween and Other Festivals of the Dead ed by Ellen Datlow
The nights are getting longer, and now is the time for horror and all things spooky. This is the
The Tarot Trials by Katee Robert
Kestrel lives in the shadows of a walled city in an area known as the Dregs, where she and her
Spiderlight by Adrian Tchiakovsky
Fantasy novels often contain a number of over-familiar tropes. There is the battle between Light
The Deep and the Drowned by Ian Green
Lieutenant of the Cil-Marie, Marion, is not a sailor, so she can only cling on as the ship
Fitcher’s Bird by A.G. Slatter
Chloe does not like the dark, so it is definitely time to leave the school library behind and head