Reposted by British Fantasy SocietyGuardbridge Books @guardbridgebooks.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Guardbridge will be publishing an anthology next spring, "Things That Eat Good Intentions". Many of the writers, editors, and artists involved were at Fanatsycon in Glasgow this weekend. Many of us met up on Saturday night for a toast to the new project. 1267
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 7hWe might have "British" in the name, but we are very much a global organisation that celebrates all of speculative fiction from all over the world!static.klipy.comMichael Scott's Segway WelcomeALT: Michael Scott's Segway Welcome 010
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 7hEvery Friday, we meet a BFS member & peer deep into their soul. This week we're in the wilds of Scotland with @helengrantsays.bsky.social, who reaches back to MR James & Sheridan Le Fanu to create her ominous glimpses of the dark side. britishfantasysociety.org/meet-helen-g... 097
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 15/10/2026static.klipy.comWe Got This Nina from The FBIsALT: We Got This Nina from The FBIs 010
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 15/10/2026We have every intention of doing so. 130
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 15/10/2026We are clarifying our position in case there is any doubt. That is all. 110
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 15/10/2026The 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-... 181564413
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Touches of gothic romanticism and horror woven throughout this read in one sitting novella from @titanbooks.bsky.social s. Fitcher's Bird by A.G. Slatter. #BFSReview britishfantasysociety.org/review/fitch... 094
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Newly-seated Chair of the British Fantasy Society @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social reflects on the weekend that was in Glasgow... britishfantasysociety.org/fantasycon-2... 0125
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 12/10/2026The British Fantasy Society does not use AI and has a strict policy on its use anywhere in our spaces. It's not allowed. Thanks. 000
Reposted by British Fantasy SocietyDr Kat Day (she/her) 🎃 🌒 @chronicleflask.katday.com · 11/10/2026It’s been an amazing weekend for so many reasons, but high up there has been days surrounded by humans making and celebrating human art. There are so many of us. Refusing to give up on art is how we win this fight 💪 0252
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Fantasycon 2026 is coming to a close. We hope you've had an amazing time. We're sad to see you go, but we wish you all a very fond so long... youtu.be/3_zgrcH4o_Iyoutu.beThe Con Goodbye - The BFS SingersYouTube video by British Fantasy Society 1226
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Quick apology for the lack of alt text & tagging in tonight’s awards posts. @laurenwrites.bsky.social was juggling posting to several platforms while recapping nominations, listening for winners & taking photos. She started with best intentions, but had to abandon etiquette to keep up the pace 🥴 080
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026And the full list of winners can be found on our blog: britishfantasysociety.org/who-won-the-... 18640
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026And one more, actually! Shona Kinsella presents the Legends of Fantasycon award in recognition of contribution to the convention, to Chloe Yates 0161
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026And the final award for the night is the Karl Edward Wagner award for contribution to the community, decided by the BFS committee. David Green readies the announcement… 1110
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026And the winner is Kell Woods, accepted on their behalf by Titan Books’ George Sandison 0150
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Nominees for The Robert Holdstock Award for best fantasy novel: Daughters of Nicnevin by Shona Kinsella Magic, Maps and Mischief by David Green A Song of Legends Lost by MH Ayinde The Outcast Mage by Annabel Campbell Grace Empire by Richard Swan Upon a Starlit Tide by Kell Woods 1212
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026And the winner is Newcon Press, accepted on their behalf by Neil Williamson 0200
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Nominations for best independent press: Flame Tree Press Luna Press Black Shuck Books Newcon Press 180
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026And the winner is Shadow Jack, CL Hellisen 2396
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Nominees for best short story: Godzilla As A Young Man Named Mike, E M Faulds Shadow Jack, CL Hellisen No One Knows the Old Ways Anymore and It Will Be The End of Everything, LJ McMenemy Down Street, James Bennett 1141
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026And the winner is Nigerian Speculative Fiction: Evolution, Chukwunonso Ezeiyoke, accepted on their behalf by Lauren McMenemy 0182
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026The Full Lid, Alasdair Stuart, edited by Marguerite Kenner Britain’s Folklore Year: A seasonal journey through our customs, celebrations and rituals, Mark Norman The Ecological Imaginary in Literature and Other Media: The Nature of Fantasy, Kevan Manwaring 150
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Nominations for best non-fiction: Writing The Magic: Essays on Crafting Fantasy Fiction, Dan Coxon & Richard V Hirst Spec Fic and the Politics of Identity: Finding the Self in Other, Eugen Bacon Nigerian Speculative Fiction: Evolution, Chukwunonso Ezeiyoke (1/2) 190
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026And the winner is Amal el-Mohtar 3290
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Nominees for best novella: The River Has Roots, by Amal el-Mohtar Walking a Wounded Land by Andrew Knighton Fate’s Bane by CL Clark The Nga’phandileh Whisperer by Eugen Bacon 1171
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026And the winner is @clhellisen.com 2372
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Best audio work (fiction) nominees: The Shape of Monsters, CL Hellisen The Tiny Bookcase Podcastle Pseudopod 1142
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026MK Hardy announces the winners of this year’s short story competition. The winner is The Silent City Spoke by Carl Bell. Stay tuned to our blog for full details. 0171
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026And the winner is @stephengrahamjones.com, accepted on his behalf by George Sandison 1352
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Nominees for the August Derleth Award for best horror novel: Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones Hungerstone by Kat Dunn The Needfire by MK Hardy Lionhearts by Dan Howarth Black Flame by Gretchen Felker-Martin 1363
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026And the winner is @jennicoutts.bsky.social 2253
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Nominees for best artist: Jenni Coutts Mina Ikemoto Ghosh Vincent Chong Ben Baldwin Kelly Chong 1110
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026And the winner is Silk and Sinew: A Collection of Folk Horror from the Asian Diaspora, accepted by Eliza Chan on behalf of Kristy Park Kulski 0324
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Best anthology nominees: Lesbians in Space: Where No Man Has Gone Before, edited by JS Fields, William C Tracy and Heather Tracy Blood in the Bricks, Ed Neil Williamson This Way Lies Madness, Ed Dave Jeffrey and Lee Murray Silk and Sinew, Ed Kristy Park Kulski 1152
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026And the winner is @annabelcwrites.bsky.social 1396
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Best newcomer nominees: MH Ayinde Annabel Campbell Ana Sun MK Hardy 1191
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026And the winner is @folklorepod.bsky.social ! Received on behalf of the host by Robin CM Duncan. 0180
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Best Audio (non-fiction) nominees are: Breaking the Glass Slipper Fantasy Book Swap Uncanny The Folklore Podcadt 180
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026And the winner is: Remains magazine Received on behalf of the winner 0160
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Best magazine/periodical nominees: Ginger Nuts of Horror Remains Phantasmagoria Strange Horizons Mythaxis Magazine 1101
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026And the award goes to Christopher Caldwell! @seraph76.bsky.social 0466
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026First award: best collection. Nominees Dark Crescent, by Lyndsey Croal Call and Response, by Christopher Caldwell Wolf’s Path, by Joyce Chng Who Will You Save, by Gareth Powell Into Wrack and Ruin, by Benjamin Kurt Unsworth 1235
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026New BFS chair David Green presents outgoing chair Shona Kinsella to some tokens of appreciation, to a standing ovation. 0150
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026@tashasuri.bsky.social wins this year’s Aldiss Award for world building 3546
British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Anna Smith Spark, renowned world builder, is here to announce the winner of this year’s Aldiss Award 0170