Songs of the Dying Earth
Many older readers will recall Jack Vance’s dark and bleak fantasy tales set on the Dying Earth. If you don’t recall them — maybe you are a mere youngster [...]
The Nebula Awards – new rules
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America have annouced new rules for the Nebulas, effective January 2009. To discover more, visit their [...]
Graham Joyce Writing for Doom 4
The gut response of many gamers to the news that a writer has been hired to work on Doom 4? Quite possibly that the project’s already going in the wrong direction! If [...]
Pending Rise in WHC Membership Fee
From Stephen Jones:Â Our “Early Registration” offer expires at the end of January. From February 1st 2009 the Attending Membership fee rises to the next level [...]
Dark Horizons – Next Issue
The contents of Dark Horizons 55 have now been decided. It’s going to be a humdinger – details to [...]
Past Publications
Over the years the BFS has issued various publications under a variety of names and formats, on all manner of subjects, including fiction, biographies and bibliographies. [...]
Best Horror of the Year
Ellen Datlow has issued the following press release: I am editing the new anthology series Best Horror of the Year (Night Shade Books) and am currently reading for the [...]
Dark Horizons – Previous Issues
Here is a guide to the contents of Dark Horizons from issue 31 onwards. The information on issues 31 to 49 comes from The Locus Index to Science Fiction, while the cover [...]
A Further History of the BFS: the Later Years: 1985–1996
Here’s a look back at times past, in an article by Peter Coleborn originally published in Silver Rhapsody (BFS Booklet No. 23 (1996), edited by John Carter & Jan [...]
A History of the BFS: the Early Years: 1970–1984
Back… back to your very beginning! This article by David Sutton was originally published in Silver Rhapsody (BFS Booklet No. 23 (1996), edited by John Carter & Jan [...]