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Hey, folks. We hope you're all recovered from WFC & had the best time.

If you're already suffering con withdrawals, be comforted that Glasgow 2026 is now the official seated Fantasycon. Only 11 months to go!

And here's a little something to whet your appetite!
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Join the BFS at Redditch Library for a special event to celebrate the launch of To Touch a Silent Fury, the start of a new series from acclaimed fantasy romance author R.A. Sandpiper.

Sat 6th December, 2pm. Redditch Library.

Ticket: tinyurl.com/rasandpiper

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November 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Huge congrats to @junodawson.bsky.social and Nicola Coughlan! 🎉✨ Audiobooks bring our favorite worlds to life! Can't wait to listen! #SFF #AudiobookLove 📚🎧
Massive congratulations to @junodawson.bsky.social and Nicola Coughlan for winning the inaugural Speakie for best SFF audiobook!
The Speakies - aka the British Audio Awards - are currently underway! While we wait to hear about the winners, take a look back to when we spoke with two of the nominees for Best Science Fiction & Fantasy audiobook, Juno Dawson and Steve Lyons.

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November 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Massive congratulations to @junodawson.bsky.social and Nicola Coughlan for winning the inaugural Speakie for best SFF audiobook!
The Speakies - aka the British Audio Awards - are currently underway! While we wait to hear about the winners, take a look back to when we spoke with two of the nominees for Best Science Fiction & Fantasy audiobook, Juno Dawson and Steve Lyons.

britishfantasysociety.org/recognising-...
November 24, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The Speakies - aka the British Audio Awards - are currently underway! While we wait to hear about the winners, take a look back to when we spoke with two of the nominees for Best Science Fiction & Fantasy audiobook, Juno Dawson and Steve Lyons.

britishfantasysociety.org/recognising-...
November 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Opportunities in Speculative Fiction

Tickets here: tinyurl.com/bfslian

A round-up of all the wonderful things that have been happening in speculative fiction, where trends are kicking off, in which parts of the world, by whom, and more! Join moderator, Lauren McMenemy, and panellists (1/3)
November 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Thanks to all who came to see me, @mikebrooks668.bsky.social and @garethlpowell.bsky.social at Redditch library! It was a great session, and sorry I had to sprint for the train.
Also, how dare Martin from @britfantasysoc.bsky.social encourage me to take the route that led past the gaming shop...
November 22, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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This Sunday, @charsiewspace.bsky.social and I'll be speaking at @britfantasysoc.bsky.social's Imaginarium II. Our panel is Opportunities in Speculative Fiction, at 2:30pm (GMT). It's ten quid to attend, so we hope you'll join us! britishfantasysociety.org/events-calen...
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Diaspora Heroes to the Rescue!

Tickets here: tinyurl.com/bfslian

We need new heroes, who are culturally and socially more diverse and sensitive. Come and listen to our panellists, Pim Wangthechawat, Ann Sei Lin, The Mollusc Dimension and JM Engineer, as they discuss with moderator (1/3)
November 22, 2025 at 11:55 AM
A quick apology from our reviewer editor, the review of Daughters of Nicnevin was live on the website, briefly, without the rather crucial component of the actual review. It's all good to go now though, so check it out, and rest assured said reviewer editor has been severely reprimanded.
You may know Shona as our much-loved chair but she's also an excellent author. From Flame Tree Press Daughters of Nicnevin by Shona Kinsella "a powerful, feminist tale of female independence against the backdrop of the Jacobite war" #BFSReview britishfantasysociety.org/review/daugh...
November 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Join the BFS at Redditch Library for a special ‘Worlds of Science Fiction & Fantasy’ panel with Gareth L Powell, Anna Stephens, & Mike Brooks.

Saturday 22nd November, 12pm. Redditch Library, Redditch.

Ticket: tinyurl.com/worldsofsff
November 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they filled out). Here's Belarus-born, Sheffield-based sci-fi writer Valeriya Salt, who finds inspiration for her Earth-bound SF in gardens and parks.

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November 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
You may know Shona as our much-loved chair but she's also an excellent author. From Flame Tree Press Daughters of Nicnevin by Shona Kinsella "a powerful, feminist tale of female independence against the backdrop of the Jacobite war" #BFSReview britishfantasysociety.org/review/daugh...
November 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM
With his gritty new novel unleashed tomorrow, 21 November, on his own Northern Republic Press, @danhowarth20.bsky.social walks us through the genesis of his “very nearly book”, Lionhearts.

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November 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
With his name on one half of the latest Wizard’s Tower Books duo, @aknighton.bsky.social talks about his experience working with an iconic small press on a dual-author release.

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November 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The BFS is very pleased to support the Best Audiobook: Science Fiction & Fantasy category at the inaugural British Audio Awards the ceremony for which takes place on 24th November. To mark the event, Long Story Short presents our very first Podcast Special.

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November 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The British Fantasy Society and Lian Connect are excited to announce our next event day, taking place on Sunday 30th November 2025, 11am to 5pm (BST).

Imaginarium II: A Festival Celebrating ESEA Speculative Fiction and Authors

Tickets here: tinyurl.com/bfslian

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November 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Following on from bestsellers Babel and Yellowface, Katabasis by R.F. Kuang sees her return to academia with the story of a student's journey into hell. From @harpervoyagerus.bsky.social #BFSReview britishfantasysociety.org/review/katab...
November 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they filled out). Today we're hitting gothic mode with @beverleylee.bsky.social, whose coming-of-age folk horror The Haunting of Wounded Birds came out this week.

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November 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Robin & David were joined before World Fantasy by #joehill whose new novel #kingsorrow is his 1st in 9 years. Chat inc. #lockeandkey, 2000AD, banned books, dragon tattoos, Stephen King, Dark Academia & next years' novel.
#bfslss #sffh #podcastepisode
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November 13, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Part science fiction, part psychological horror, and as we've come to expect from @flametree.bsky.social a fantastic premise. Opposite World by Elizabeth Anne Martins. #BFSReview britishfantasysociety.org/review/oppos...
November 13, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Celebrating the release of his latest SF opus, the space opera Project Hanuman - out now through @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social - author (and BFS treasurer!) @stewarthotston.com walks us through the genesis of the book.

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November 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
A beautifully produced book, featuring magnificent Artwork The Mad Butterfly's Ball edited by Preston Grassman & Chris Kelso is a horror anthology based around creepy-crawlies from PS Publishing #BFSREview britishfantasysociety.org/review/the-m...
November 11, 2025 at 8:25 PM
It's a big day for the BFS Exec - our Treasurer @stewarthotston.com is also celebrating the release of his latest novel, Project Hanuman, out now through @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social!

Here's the blurb ⬇️
November 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Celebrating the release of her latest historical fantasy witchlit novel, Daughters of Nicnevin – out today through Flame Tree Publishing – BFS Chair @shonak.bsky.social walks us through the genesis of the book.

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November 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Happy book birthday to our Treasurer, too! Congrats, @stewarthotston.com! This one is a must-read.
Project Hanuman is here. I hope you'll take a look as I think it's a pretty good space opera - no hero's journey here - this is about community, how we build back better and, of course, mind bending space battles in sentient ships.

#spaceopera #scifi #projecthanuman #writing #SFF #sciencefiction
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November 11, 2025 at 11:45 AM