The British Fantasy Society does not allow the use of generative AI in any of its spaces. For more on this, read the interview with outgoing chair Shona Kinsella from earlier this year. This position has not changed since last week's AGM. ⬇️ britishfantasysociety.org/its-a-cheat-...

"The puppeteers are destroying something beautiful, vital, and needed. The time we spend with our hopes and dreams."

Apex Magazine and Book Company@apexmag.bsky.social · 7d ago

"Do I want a career where there is a subset of people constantly trying to . . . steal one of the few spots open to authors who value integrity? Do any of us?" 🌱🖊️ New essay by @lesleyconner.bsky.social: "Reality, Exhaustion, and AI" Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/blogs/apex-m...

So disappointed by this. I can't understand where this decision came from - all generative AI is unethical. Full stop. The charter sheds no light on what they believe ethical genAI use is, it's just word salad and extremely tenuous justification. GenAI is theft and riddled with other ethical issues.

🛰️ Broadcasting the latest edition of Carbon-Based Bipeds, the newsletter of The Arthur C. Clarke Award 👉 clarkeaward.substack.com/p/clarke-awa... Submissions open / events & conference / new books & short fiction #sciencefiction #books #newsletter

The full programme for this year's Fantasycon is now available! Join us in Glasgow next month for 3 days of talks, workshops, live podcasts, panel discussions, readings, and more - plus, of course, to find out who's won the British Fantasy Awards! Head to: britishfantasysociety.org/events-2/fan...

I realise it’s been a while since I posted any updates, but it’s because I’ve been busy with an exciting project! Last week my sapphic SF horror novel, DO NO HARM, went out on submission to publishers. I had a lot of fun writing it! To celebrate, here’s some artwork I created for it 🙂

Cymera is the best - a perfect mix of small, friendly and (crucially) well organised.

The future is not written, kids. The people telling you you'll be 'left behind' are afraid of losing money. Don't give them that kind of power over you for a technology NOBODY asked for that has stolen ridiculous amounts of art and writing and music and is contributing to the climate catastrophe.

The Infinitely Prolonged@wowbaggert.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The entire "you can't put it back in the bottle" argument is terrible. Every day, each of us decides whether we use this technology, and if so how.

This is a beautiful way to honor her, thank you for writing this!

Management Lessons from The Lord of the Rings is out now@drfionamoore.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Seems a good time to repost my homage to a great woman. adoctorofmanythings.wpcomstaging.com/2020/03/21/j...

✨ Our 40th anniversary winner! ✨ When There Are Wolves Again by @catamaroon.bsky.social 🐺 An “ambitious study in the power of long-term hope in the face of climate breakdown” 🌍 If you haven't read it already, this is the book you need right now 👉 uk.bookshop.org/a/14057/9781...

Literacy has been so high for the last 70 years or so that it’s easy to forget how much of a skill reading is, how it improves with practice & atrophies with neglect

Everything is bad, but books are good. Get a book. Read the book. Cherish the book. Finish the book. Tell your friends about the book, and leave a review of the book. Hold the book close. Listen to what it tells you. Do as it commands. Place it on the dread altar and let it guide your every choice.

Our 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

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

Early Bird Weekend Passes are now available to buy for Cymera Loves Romantasy! 💞 www.cymerafestival.co.uk/weekend-pass...

👀🚀⚡IT'S LIVE!⚡🚀👀 Scamper, scuttle and skedaddle there as fast as your many legs can carry you!

Coming soon: Children of Time: The Roleplaying Game

Create millennia-spanning sci-fi epics in this groundbreaking roleplaying game based on the award winning Children of Time novels.

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SEVEN-PART PACT, my fantastical ornate TTRPG about powerful wizards, asymmetrical board games, and the pressures of masculinity is now launching on kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sjg...

Seven-Part Pact

A fantastical, ornate TTRPG from Possum Creek about the might and folly of powerful wizards bound by a venerable Pact.

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The trick to making good art is working with good artists. The trick to working with artists is treating them like human beings.

I love when the agony and doubt of editing gives way and you suddenly realise what the hell the novel IS, underneath all the words you've already written.

I'd appreciate if you read the alt text on this. Thank you. www.tom-cox.com

It's days to go on @somanyrobots.com Machines of Bone & Blood! Amanda Kay Oaks dives into the world and the game in this exclusive, plus one of the adventures. #dndhomebrew #ttrpg

somanyrobots@somanyrobots.com · 3mo ago

If you're still on the fence about Machines of Bone & Blood, check out this writeup on ComicBook.com! Amanda Kay Oaks has the overview and a writeup on one of our adventures, the Tragickal Murder of the Right Honorable Cartwright Umber. comicbook.com/gaming/feature/... #dndhomebrew #dnd5e #dnd

Definitely, B5. Honourable mention, A5

Clayton@explorersdesign.bsky.social · 4mo ago

What’s the right page size for your rpg project? What options are there? What are the pros and cons? I have some favorites. www.explorersdesign.com/how-to-pick-...

The ENNIES nominations as well as my interview with @somanyrobots.com about his Industrial Revolution inspired D&D campaign. All in this week’s TTRPG Insider nees roundup. www.ttrpginsider.news/p/news-round...

News Roundup: Ennies 2026 + A Necromantic Industrial Revolution

Weekly TTRPG news roundup featuring 2026 Ennies nominations and an exclusive interview about a necromantic Industrial Revolution supplement for D&D.

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Machines of Bone and Blood from SoManyRobots is kickstarting now and looks very cool. A magical Industrial Revolution where the revolutionary new technology is just necromancy. #dnd #dnd5e #kickstarter

If you’re in the UK and love all thing #SFF i heartily recommend joining the British Science Fiction Association and the British Fantasy Society. Both organisations are inclusive, provide a bunch of support for writers and readers and run great events.

Pressing concerns in the UK today: climate, healthcare, education, economy, AI + digital, mental health need the arts + humanities to understand the issues + find solutions. We need STEM + related disciplines working with arts + humanities - they are critical, ever more so in our technological age.

THE FIRST TEN PAGES PROGRAMME! The BFS is offering BIPOC members feedback from industry professionals such as authors, editors and literary agents. To submit your writing or offer anonymous feedback as an advisor, sign up using this (updated) link: british-fantasy-society.vercel.app/welcome

I was sick of seeing JD Vance's memoir get all of the book coverage. So I asked a bunch of writers I know and love what recent books they think should get more attention. These are books for people who actually like to read. Please check them out! lithub.com/40-great-new...

40 Great New Books You May Have Missed

It feels like JD Vance has been everywhere in the last few weeks, and haven’t we suffered enough? As much as I’m enjoying the universal disdain he’s receiving from a diverse array of publications, …

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Much as I, obviously, hate being all "Rich Uncle" Pennybags here, I guess we should probably try & sell some magazines this week, & preferably ours So hey, if you want a truly independent gaming media that treats you like fully rounded, grown up humans & pays artists & writers then step right up...

Wyrd Science - TTRPGs, Wargames, Board Games & More!

Wyrd Science is an independent, award winning tabletop game magazine focused not just on the best TTRPGs, wargames, board games around but the culture that surrounds them from science fiction films to...

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Our Kickstarter is live! Help support another year of speculative fiction by immigrant & diaspora writers over at @Kickstarter. 🧡 With your help, we can keep funding our work, expand to regular author interviews, raise our artist pay, & more! Support us at: www.kickstarter.com/projects/kho...