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An Interview with Peter V. Brett
AN INTERVIEW WITH PETER V. BRETT by Elloise Hopkins Peter V. Brett is the bestselling author of the hugely popular Demon Cycle series. His latest book The Daylight War was released in February by...
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Iain Banks Diagnosed with Terminal Cancer
Author Iain Banks has just released a statement revealing he has late stage gall bladder cancer. The statement can be seen HEREÂ but is reprinted in full below. I am officially Very Poorly. After a...
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German Deal for Sam Stone
Gunter Olschowsky, Commissioning Editor for Verlag Bucheinband lnes Neumann, based in Heidenau in Saxony, has acquired German rights to Sam Stone’s award-winning vampire novel Killing Kiss. The...
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Angry Robot Signs James A. Moore’s Epic Fantasy Seven Forges in Two Book Deal
Angry Robot is delighted to announce the acquisition of the worldwide rights to two epic fantasy novels by James A. Moore, the first of which, Seven Forges, will be published in October. The deal...
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2013 is the Year of Neil Gaiman
Always wanted to keep up to date on Neil Gaiman related news, events, treats and other general shenanigans? Well now you can with the Gaiman Almanac! Tracking all of Gaiman’s activities in 2013, it...
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British Author Basil Copper Dies Aged 89
Various sources are reporting that Basil Copper, author of horror and mystery fiction, died yesterday aged 89. His first short story, The Curse, was published when he was just 14 but his first...
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Strange Chemistry Signs Sarah Raughley’s YA Dark Fantasy “Feather Bound”
Strange Chemistry, the YA imprint of Angry Robot Books, is delighted to announce the signing of debut author Sarah Raughley, in a one-book World English Rights deal concluded by Strange Chemistry’s...
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Strange Chemistry Signs M. G. Buehrlen in Two Book YA Fantasy Deal
Strange Chemistry, the YA imprint of Angry Robot Books, is delighted to announce the signing of M. G. Buehrlen, in a two-book World English Rights deal concluded by Strange Chemistry’s editor...
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Sam Stone’s Darkness Comes to Audio
Alexandra Arlango, Commissioning Editor – Original Content at AudioGO Ltd in London, has acquired world rights to an original SciFi/Horror novella from award-winning author Sam Stone. The novella,...
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Strange Chemistry Signs Danielle Jensen in Three Book YA Fantasy Deal
Strange Chemistry, the YA imprint of Angry Robot Books, is delighted to announce the signing of Danielle Jensen, in a three-book World English Rights deal concluded by Strange Chemistry’s editor...
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Angry Robot Signs Chuck Wendig in Two Book Deal
Angry Robot is thrilled to announce the acquisition of two new urban fantasy books from pen-monkey Chuck Wendig. The first acquisition, Bloody Brides, is a sequel to Wendig’s 2013 title – the...
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Angry Robot Acquires Third Ramez Naam Title
Following the stella success of Ramez Naam’s Nexus, Angry Robot are delighted to announce the acquisition of the third book in the series. The as-yet unnamed book is the follow-up to 2013’s NexusÂ...
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A Duo from David A. Riley…
David A. Riley has just had two new books published. Lovecraftian horror The Return is published by Blood Bound Books and short story collection The Lurkers in the Abyss and Other Tales of TerrorÂ...
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Alchemy eBooks
The Alchemy Press has now published eBooks (for the Kindle) of Astrologica: Stories of the Zodiac edited by Allen Ashley and The Alchemy Press Book of Urban Mythic edited by Jan Edwards and Jenny...
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Shadow Publishing: special offers
David Sutton’s Shadow Publishing has a number of special offers running in the pre-Christmas period. Pop over to the website to take advantage before the offer ends.
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Graham Joyce
Graham Joyce has died, and our society will never be the same. He was a regular at FantasyCon, a former chair of the society, and a passionate and principled contributor to our annual general meetings....
View ArticleGateway adds more classic SF & Fantasy authors
Gateway, an imprint of the Orion Publishing Group and sister company to the UK’s oldest science fiction publisher Gollancz, announced the addition of some of the world’s finest SF & Fantasy...
View ArticleCheck Your Diary: New Event Listings!
see EVENTS section for more details on the following: – Fri 27th February, BRISTOL: Gareth L. Powell & Joanne Hall, Bristol Central Library 7pm – Sun 1st March, SHEFFIELD: Dana Fredsti & Ian...
View ArticleIn memoriam: Vicky Stock
The BFS committee were sad to hear about the recent death of Vicky Stock. A past committee member, and open nights organiser; she was also instrumental in the Birmingham Science Fiction Group, and as...
View ArticleBFS Fantasycon 2017
Memberships and Hotel bookings are now live! We’re working hard to bring you a wonderful Fantasycon 2017. We hope you can join us in Peterborough for a packed timetable of events, launches, interviews,...
View ArticleFantasycon 2018 Guest of Honour
HWS is delighted to announce that Claire North has agreed to be a Guest of Honour at Fantasycon 2018. Claire North is a pseudonym for Catherine Webb, a Carnegie Medal-nominated author whose debut novel...
View ArticleFantasycon 2018 Guest of Honour
HWS is delighted to announce that Farah Mendlesohn has agreed to be a Guest of Honour at Fantasycon 2018. Farah may well be a familiar face for those who frequently attend conventions, but she can...
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Competition – Win a pair of tickets to Marlon James: Black Leopard, Red Wolf
The British Fantasy Society and Southbank Centre are giving you the opportunity to win a pair of tickets to see Marlon James discussing his brand new novel Black Leopard, Red Wolf at Southbank Centre...
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Competition – Win a pair of tickets to Marlon James: Black Leopard, Red Wolf....
The British Fantasy Society and Southbank Centre are giving you the opportunity to win a pair of tickets to see Marlon James discussing his brand new novel Black Leopard, Red Wolf at Southbank Centre...
View ArticleFantasyCon: Join us in Glasgow in 2019
The BFS is please to announce that General Weekend tickets for FantasyCon are now on sale. We’ll be in Glasgow from the 18th to the 20th of October 2019. With Guests of Honour, readings, talks,...
View ArticleFantasyCon 2019 News:
FantasyCon 2019 News: Ticket Price rise on the 1st of August. Guest of Honour announcements next week & meet the Redcloak team for Glasgow. Tickets are selling well for Glasgow 2019, but there is...
View ArticleBritish Fantasy Awards 2019
Following two rounds of nomination and voting from the members of the British Fantasy Society and FantasyCon, The British Fantasy Awards has reached its jury stage. For 2019, the shortlisted entrants...
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Readers announced!
We are delighted to be bringing you readings from an exciting group of writers as part of our Golden Jubilee Event on Saturday. There are six slots in total – three readers will be announced today and...
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Final Readings Announced
As if we didn’t already have an amazing line-up, we have the final three readers to announce. Reading at 1:30pm, we have Joe Haward. Rev Joe Haward is an author, poet, and heretic. Born into an Indian...
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My Memories of the BFS by Teika Bellamy
My first experience of the BFS was in Peterborough, where Fantasycon 2017 was being held. I set out early Saturday morning by car, the backseat piled high with boxes of books for my dealer’s table,...
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50 Years of Fantasy and Horror – Queer History in SFFH
Are you ready to join us on Saturday for the second Golden Jubilee Event Day? If you haven’t booked yet, get your tickets here: Buy tickets / Join the guestlist – 50 Years of Fantasy and Horror –...
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50 Years of Fantasy and Horror – Interview with Ramsey Campbell
When looking back over the history of both the BFS and of the genre community in the UK, it would be impossible not to notice the contribution of Ramsey Campbell. With a career spanning over 50 years,...
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Meet Our Member Author – Rym Kechacha @RymKechacha
Rym Kechacha is a writer and teacher living in Norwich. Her debut novel, Dark River, was shortlisted for two British Fantasy Awards and you can find her on Twitter @RymKechacha. She has a new book...
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50 Years of Fantasy and Horror – 50 Years of SFFH and the BFS
We are delighted to announce the final panel for this weekend’s online event: 50 Years of SFFH and the BFS. We are very lucky to be joined by panellists who not only have had lengthy careers in...
View ArticleBritish Fantasy Awards Shortlists
Following votes from the BFS membership and initial conversations by the juries, the final shortlists for the British Fantasy Awards have been set! Here are the nominations for the 2022 awards, with...
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Meet Our Authors: Robin C.M. Duncan
Robin C.M. Duncan is a Scot born and living in Glasgow. A Civil Engineer by profession, he has been writing for decades, but ‘seriously’ only for the last ten years. Robin has completed six novels,...
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Meet BFS Authors – Sunyi Dean @Blind_Nycteris
Sunyi Dean (sun-yee) is an autistic author of fantasy fiction. Originally born in the States and raised in Hong Kong, she now lives in Yorkshire with her children. When not reading, running, falling...
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Cover Reveal – The Cleaving by Juliet E McKenna
As a special treat this Fantasycon weekend, we are delighted to reveal the cover of The Cleaving, the upcoming novel by Juliet E McKenna, due out in April 2023, from Angry Robot. Isn’t it stunning?...
View ArticleBFS Journal Special Issue
Calling all fans, critics and academics – we want your words! We are Ruth EJ Booth and Charly Harbord, and we’re editing the upcoming special issue of the British Fantasy Society’s BFS Journal on...
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Cover Reveal – The Judas Blossom by Stephen Aryan
Angry Robot Books is thrilled to announce a Persian inspired epic fantasy trilogy from Stephen Aryan, the critically acclaimed author of the 2021 bestseller The Coward. Signed from Juliet Mushens at...
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Third Golden Jubilee Event – Interview with L.E. Modesitt, Jr
Only ten days to go until the next in our series of Golden Jubilee Events! We are absolutely delighted to be welcoming prolific fantasy and SF author, L.E. Modesitt, Jr for an interview. L. E....
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Golden Jubilee Event – Environmentalism in SFFH
Are you looking forward to Saturday’s Golden Jubilee Event? I know I am! Our first panel of the day will be discussing Environmentalism in SFFH with Kevan Manwaring, PS Livingstone, and Caroline...
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Golden Jubilee Event – Economics in SFFH
Have you ever wondered how the brave hero in that fantasy trilogy is funding his adventures? Or where the money for the spaceships comes from? How would magic and capitalism intersect? How would...
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Golden Jubilee Event – Politics in SFFH
We are delighted to announce our final panel for the event on Saturday 12th November. SFFH is a wonderful ground to explore different political systems and how they interact with each other and with...
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Golden Jubilee Event – Readings
We have a wonderful line-up of readings as part of the Jubilee event! 11:00 am – Kevan Manwaring Kevan Manwaring, PhD, is a writer of fantasy & non-fiction exploring ecology, fantastika, and the...
View ArticleJubilee Event Book Roundup
It’s taken a little longer than I had planned, but here is the post promised at the event on 12/11/2022, rounding up the books which were recommended, as well as the ones read from. I don’t know about...
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Ion Curtain by Anya Ow from @Rebellion #BookReview #SF
Ion Curtain by Anya Ow £8.99, paperback, Rebellion Publishing Reviewed by Nadya Mercik A fast-paced story which brings the vibes of Star Trek and Expanse and a good spy movie, Ion Curtain reads fast...
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The Human Target, Volume One by Tom King and Greg Smallwood #BookReview...
The Human Target Volume One by Tom King and Greg Smallwood DC Black Label, HB, £17.95 Reviewed by Sarah Deeming Christopher Chance is the Human Target. He’s hired to disguise himself as his client, so...
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Jackdaw by Tade Thompson from @CHEERIOPublish
Jackdaw by Tade Thompson CHEERIO Publishing, paperback, £10.99 Reviewed by Joely Black Jackdaw is one of the most unusual novels I’ve read. It is not a conventional fantasy story but an exploration of...
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An Interview with Adrian Tchaikovsky
We are absolutely thrilled to announce that we will be interviewing award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky as part of the February online event. Adrian Tchaikovsky is an award-winning and highly...
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