Something of a departure from her usual genre, Snake-Eater by T.Kingfisher has a more eldritch-horror tone, but retains all of her usual skill, from @titanbooks.bsky.social #BFSReview britishfantasysociety.org/review/snake...
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The BSFA are working in partnership with English Heritage and Flame Tree Press to produce an anthology of works including The Blazing World by Margaret Cavendish, one of the earliest works of #ScienceFiction. @englishheritage.bsky.social
Allen Stroud and Juliet E. McKenna are at Bolsover Castle today talking about Margaret Cavendish and Science Fiction. If you are in the area, do come and say Hi! @julietemckenna.bsky.social @englishheritage.bsky.social
With the show in the midst of a London run, Asian Pirate Musical director and co-author @witchywonderer.bsky.social answered @aknighton.bsky.social’s questions about their creation. britishfantasysociety.org/asian-pirate...
Every Friday, we meet a BFS member & peer deep into their soul. Here, we chat with M.E. Moirin, a research economist by day and fantasy writer by choice - one who loves to subvert the Slavic folklore tales of her youth for dark fantasy gains. britishfantasysociety.org/meet-m-e-moi...
Last day to get your participation form in!
British Fantasy Society@britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 3w agoIf you're planning to join us at Fantasycon in October and would like to participate in programming, please fill in the form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... by 31st July 2026. We cannot guarantee space for late applicants.
Lying behind this incendiary title is a novella crackling with invention and insight. This Machine Kills Billionaires by T.R. Napper from JAB Books. #BFSReview britishfantasysociety.org/review/this-...
Look at this ridiculously talented bunch 🤩
British Fantasy Society@britfantasysoc.bsky.social · last wk.The BFS is excited to announce our next in-person Leeds event. Outwith Reality – Scottish Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror. Wed 26th Aug, 7pm. Waterstones, Leeds. Ticket: tinyurl.com/OutwithLeeds @katiebruce.bsky.social @ianthegreen.bsky.social @shonak.bsky.social @rtorrubia.com @rainewilson.bsky.social
Join Robin chatting with Steve J Shaw of award-winning @blackshuckbooks.bsky.social celebrating Steve’s achievements over 10+ years publishing the horrific, weird & peculiar. Alison Littlewood, Tracy Fahey, J Llewellyn Probert & Ray Cluley drop in to chat. britishfantasysociety.org/blog/bfs-pod...
Please sign this UK government petition to compel AI companies to reveal whose books they used to train their data petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
Petition: Protect creators' rights: require AI firms to disclose training data
We ask the Government to introduce a statutory duty requiring AI developers to disclose the copyrighted works used to train generative AI in enough detail for creators to identify use of their work, e...
petition.parliament.uk
A reminder that the FantasyCon banquet early bird tickets end on Friday. If you're coming and thinking of attending now's the time to buy. it's always a great time of celebrating the best of British genre fiction. Much recommend.
British Fantasy Society@britfantasysoc.bsky.social · last wk.Early bird tickets for the Fantasycon banquet end on Friday so will go up to the full price of £50 on Saturday morning. Get yours now: britishfantasysociety.org/product/brit...
Hanging out with some of my faves for this one, really looking forward to it. AND, you can be one of the first folk to get a special embossed copy of The Shipwright and the Shroudweaver.
British Fantasy Society@britfantasysoc.bsky.social · last wk.The BFS is excited to announce our next in-person Leeds event. Outwith Reality – Scottish Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror. Wed 26th Aug, 7pm. Waterstones, Leeds. Ticket: tinyurl.com/OutwithLeeds @katiebruce.bsky.social @ianthegreen.bsky.social @shonak.bsky.social @rtorrubia.com @rainewilson.bsky.social
The BFS is excited to announce our next in-person Leeds event. Outwith Reality – Scottish Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror. Wed 26th Aug, 7pm. Waterstones, Leeds. Ticket: tinyurl.com/OutwithLeeds @katiebruce.bsky.social @ianthegreen.bsky.social @shonak.bsky.social @rtorrubia.com @rainewilson.bsky.social
Early bird tickets for the Fantasycon banquet end on Friday so will go up to the full price of £50 on Saturday morning. Get yours now: britishfantasysociety.org/product/brit...
British Fantasy Awards Banquet – The British Fantasy Society
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If you're planning to join us at Fantasycon in October and would like to participate in programming, please fill in the form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... by 31st July 2026. We cannot guarantee space for late applicants.
Banquet tickets will be increasing to their full price of £50 on August 1st so get yours now!
British Fantasy Society@britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 6mo agoBanquet tickets are now available on the website shop: britishfantasysociety.org/product/brit... We're doing a special early-bird price this year, so book early if you can. To attend the banquet, you must have a ticket to attend Fantasycon.
Looking forward to being on the panel later today! Join us at the BFS Power in SFFH online conference today!
British Fantasy Society@britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 3w agoOur first panel of BFS Online: Power in SFFH takes place Saturday 25th July 2026, 10:10am to 11:10am (BST). Power creeps Ticket: tinyurl.com/bfspowr @thresholdrose.bsky.social @wtalabi.com @philipasuggars.bsky.social #BritishFantasySociety #FantasyBooks #HorrorBooks
Avoid tomorrow's last-minute dash and get your ticket for BFS Online: Power in SFFH right now. tinyurl.com/bfspowr
British Fantasy Society@britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 2w agoWe've got all this going on on Saturday 25th July. We start at 10am and finish at 6pm (BST), but pop in and out as you like. We're on Zoom! Ticket: tinyurl.com/bfspowr BFS members free, non members £5
PSA: this massive event happens online TOMORROW, Saturday 25 July. It's free for BFS members or £5 for everyone else. You'll get three hour-long panels discussing how writers use power to control, to influence, and to change, both for good and for ill. 🧵⬇️
British Fantasy Society@britfantasysoc.bsky.social · last mo.The British Fantasy Society is excited to announce our next event day, taking place on Saturday 25th July 2026, 10am to 6pm (BST). BFS Online: Power in SFFH Ticket: tinyurl.com/bfspowr
Every Friday, we meet a BFS member & peer deep into their soul. This week we conjure images of roleplaying game stores of the 1980s as we meet Jim Ballard, whose parents ran a store just like that. Guess how he got hooked on SFF? britishfantasysociety.org/meet-jim-p-b...
For Disability Pride Month, mistress of the dark @corinnepwriter.bsky.social laments the lack of authentic and appropriate disability representation in horror. britishfantasysociety.org/disability-p...
Get your forms in now!
British Fantasy Society@britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 3w agoIf you're planning to join us at Fantasycon in October and would like to participate in programming, please fill in the form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... by 31st July 2026. We cannot guarantee space for late applicants.
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're talking about kidlit - the creation, the industry, & the politics - with acclaimed author Eric Huang. britishfantasysociety.org/ask-an-exper...
The latest in @britishlibrary.bsky.social's series spotlighting lesser known stories of yesteryear focuses on tales of haunting from Cornwall. Phantoms of Kernow edited by Joan Passey. #BFSReview britishfantasysociety.org/review/phant...
On the heels of last year's debut Spellbound, which reimagined Sleeping Beauty, Georgia Leighton is back in the world of myth & legend with her latest, Maiden. This time, she was inspired by the Legend of St George & the Dragon, which means... lady knights! britishfantasysociety.org/from-pen-to-...
We've got all this going on on Saturday 25th July. We start at 10am and finish at 6pm (BST), but pop in and out as you like. We're on Zoom! Ticket: tinyurl.com/bfspowr BFS members free, non members £5
A BFS Online event featuring revolutions and uprisings? I'm in! Grab your torch and pitchfork! Wait, have I got that right? Get your tickets here britishfantasysociety.org/bfs-online-p... @britfantasysoc.bsky.social Saturday 25th July, 2026 2.30pm to 3.30pm
Allen Ashley trains his eye on classic genre films, looking at not just the film but the context in which they were released. This month, with classic Greek epics back in the cinema, he's gone back to an icon of stop-motion, 1963's Jason & The Argonauts. britishfantasysociety.org/classic-genr...
Who doesn't want to hear from @julietemckenna.bsky.social?! She of the Arthurian legends is also on the @societyofauthors.bsky.social management committee - so it's an opportunity to hear about power in the book industry, as well as in SFFH fiction... Members go free; tix are £5 otherwise. 🧵⬇️
British Fantasy Society@britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 3w agoBFS Online: Power in SFFH is excited to announce our interview. BFS Chair Shona Kinsella interviews Juliet McKenna on Saturday 25th July 2026, 12:15pm to 1:15pm (BST). Join us as they chat about power dynamics, fantasy reimaginings and all things writing. Ticket: tinyurl.com/bfspowr
