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The BFS is very pleased to announce that Fantasycon 2024 will take place from 11th-13th October at The Queen at Chester Hotel, City Road, Chester.
The event will be run by the BFS team
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We’ve reached the halfway point, and next up is The Karl Edward Wagner Award for special services to the Fantasy genre and/or the British Fantasy Society. This year this is awarded to
@nkjemisin
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Best Fantasy Novel (The Robert Holdstock Award) is presented by Guest of Honour
@sennydreadful
and it goes to: The Once and Future Witches By Alix E. Harrow
@AlixEHarrow
, Orbit
@orbitbooks
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The award for Best Non-Fiction goes to The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to the Hunger Games, by
@Ebonyteach
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Best Audio goes to: The Magnus Archives
Jonathan Sims
@jonnywaistcoat
Produced by Rusty Quill
@TheRustyQuill
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Now it’s the Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy Novel - which goes to The Bone Ships by
@dedbutdrmng
, published by
@orbitbooks
!
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British Fantasy Awards 2021: Shortlists announced
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The winner of the BFA for Best Magazine/Periodical goes to…
@fiyahlitmag
, edited by
@davaunsanders
!
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We are delighted to announce the shortlists for this year’s British Fantasy Awards! Many congratulations to all of the nominees!
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The award for Best Anthology goes to New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction for People of Color, ed.
@NisiShawl
(published by Solaris)
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The British Fantasy Award for Best Comic/Graphic Novel goes to DIE, by
@kierongillen
&
@HansStephanie
(published by
@ImageComics
)
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The British Fantasy Society is pleased to announce the shortlists for the British Fantasy Awards 2020.
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Now we come to the Best Horror Novel (The August Derleth Award) to be presented by
@AlasdairStuart
It is won by Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
@silviamg
publised by Jo Fletcher Books
@JoFletcherBooks
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The British Fantasy Award for Best Novella goes to Ormeshadow, by Priya Sharma (
@TorDotComPub
)
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It’s time for the Best Audio award. This year, it goes to…
@PodCastle_org
, edited by
@jenralbert
&
@C_L_Clark
.
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Best Novella, presented by
@bfs_fantasycon
Guest of Honour Paul Tremblay, goes to The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard
published by Subterranean Press
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Swooning over today’s book mail from
@headlinepg
.
@neilhimself
’s words with
@ColleenDoran
’s art is always a magical combination
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Next up is Best Collection.
The winner is:
Strange Weather, by Joe Hill Published by Gollancz (
@gollancz
)
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It's a double act! Sing Your Sadness Deep by
@LauraNMauro
wins the British Fantasy Award for Best Collection (
@UndertowPubs
)
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The Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy Novel, presented by Katherine Fowler, goes to The Bitter Twins by Jen Williams. Published by Headline
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Best Anthology goes to: Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora
ed. Zelda Knight & Oghenechovwe Ekpeki Donald
@Penprince
&
@AuthorZKnight
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BFS Horizons is now accepting submissions for Issues 15 and 16! We’re looking for short fiction up to around 5000 words, encompassing all kinds of fantasy, science fiction and horror. Send your submissions to
@Suttope
at bfshorizons
@britishfantasysociety
.org
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The BFA for Best Short Fiction goes to The Pain-Eater’s Daughter, by
@LauraNMauro
(published by
@UndertowPubs
)
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And last but definitely not least, the August Derleth Award for Best Horror novel goes to… The Reddening, by
@AdamLGNevill
!
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Join us at the Radisson Red Hotel and Conference Centre, Heathrow, on 17th and 18th September for two days packed full of panels, workshops, readings and book launches. Programming will start at 10am on Saturday and run until 3pm on Sunday.
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And Finally…
The Robert Holdstock Award, given to the Best Fantasy Novel.
Presented by our Guest of Honour, Claire North.
Goes to:
The Ninth Rain, by Jen Williams (Headline)
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The August Derleth Award, for Best Horror Novel, is presented by Ramsey Campbell, to:
The Changeling, by Victor LaValle (Canongate)
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Next is the Sydney J Bounds award for Best Newcomer.
This is won by:
Jeannette Ng, for Under the Pendulum Sun (Angry Robot)
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The Award for Best Comic or Graphic Novel is won by:
Monstress, Vol. 2, by Marjorie Liu & Sana Takeda (Image)
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The 1st award is for Best Audio. And it goes to Anansi Boys (by Neil Gaiman (
@neilhimself
), adapted by Dirk Maggs for
@BBCRadio4
)
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Best Novella is presented by Rob Sheerman. And is won by Ring Shoutby P. Djèlí Clark
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Best Novella, British Fantasy Awards 2017: The Ballad of Black Tom, by Victor LaValle
#bfawards17
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Welcome to the British Fantasy Awards. We will be live tweeting the awards, but the live feed can be found at
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The winner of Best Magazine is:
Apex Magazine.
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Hello! we're just about to start the
#BritishFantasyAwards
2021, here
@BFS_FantasyCon
in Birmingham, UK. Follow along for live announcements of each award winner, or see our live stream on
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Best Horror Novel (The August Derleth Award) winner is:
The Last House on Needless Street, Catriona Ward (Viper Books)
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Best Anthology, British Fantasy Awards 2017: People of Colour Destroy Science Fiction, ed. Nalo Hopkinson, Kristine Ong Muslim
#bfawards17
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The Best Film/Television Production award, is won by:
Get Out, by Jordan Peele (Universal Pictures)
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Voting for the British Fantasy Awards is now open 🎉
You can vote for the BFAs if you are any of the following:
- A member of the British Fantasy Society
- An attendee at FantasyCon 2021
- A ticket-holder for FantasyCon 2022
Cast your votes 👇
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WorldCon is coming to Glasgow! Congratulations to everyone involved in the bid. We can’t wait to join you there 😁
We won! Thank you so much to everyone who voted for us, we are so excited to host the Worldcon of 2024 in the our dear green place, Glasgow!!
If you'd like to know more about us, please head across to our website!
#Glasgow2024
#AWorldconForOurFutures
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@LeeAHarris
@queenofgrimdark
Best Newcomer (The Sydney J. Bounds Award) goes to:
Flyaway by Kathleen Jennings
@tanaudel
published by Tordotcom
@UKTor
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The Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy Novel, British Fantasy Awards 2017: The Tiger and the Wolf, by Adrian Tchaikovsky
#bfawards17
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The British Fantasy Society was first formed in 1971, making 2021 our Golden Jubilee Year 💛
On 26 February 2022, we're hosting an online event and you're invited! We'll have a number of panels, interviews and reading slots 📚
Watch this space for more info about
#50YearsOfBFS
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Best Collection goes to: The Watcher in the Woods by Charlotte Bond
@offred85
from Black Shuck Books
@BlackShuckBooks
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The Best Film/Television Production award this year goes to Us, written and directed by
@JordanPeele
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The British Fantasy Awards 2018 shortlist:
Congrats and good luck to all entrants!
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Hello!
I am pleased to announce that voting for the British Fantasy Awards is now open! You can cast your votes at this link:
The form will close on Wednesday 31st May.
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So many exciting upcoming titles from
@orbitbooks
. We don’t know where to start!!!
#BookReview
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The Sydney J Bounds Award for Best Newcomer is first up - and goes to
@TaNehisiCoats
for The Water Dancer (
@PenguinUKBooks
)
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Best Short Story. Presented by our Guest of Honour Adrian Tchaikovsky
@aptshadow
Is won by:
Looking for Laika, by Laura Mauro (in Interzone
#273
) (TTA Press)
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The winner of Best Novella is:
Defekt, Nino Cipri (Tordotcom)
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Best Non-Fiction, presented by Allen Stroud (chair of the BSFA) goes to
Noises and Sparks by Ruth E Booth, in Shorelines of Infinity.
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The British Fantasy Award for Best Novella is won by:
Passing Strange, by Ellen Klages ()
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Best Non-Fiction, British Fantasy Awards 2017: The Geek Feminist Revolution, by Kameron Hurley
#bfawards17
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The British Fantasy Award for Best Non-Fiction. Presented by Farah Mendlesohn, one of our Guests of Honour this weekend.
Won by:
Gender Identity and Sexuality in Science Fiction and Fantasy, ed. FT Barbini (Luna Press)
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Hello Twitter, members of the BFS and other interested parties! We’re gathering our conference crowds in anticipation of the British Fantasy Awards 2018, so stay tuned!
#britishfantasyawards
#FantasyCon2018
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BRITISH FANTASY AWARDS 2020.
Monday 22nd February, 8pm.
Streaming on YouTube and Facebook.
Links as soon as we have them.
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Our next award this evening is for Best Artist. This year, it goes to Ben Baldwin!
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Legend Award, for best heroic fantasy novel - The Liar's Key by Mark Lawrence
@Mark__Lawrence
#fcon2016
#GemmellAwards
#bfs
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The suggestions list for this year's British Fantasy Awards is now open. Follow this link to add anything that you feel deserves a nomination for this year's awards. Remember that eligible material should have been published / released for the first time in 2021!
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Best Collection, presented by Shona Kinsella (editor of BFS Horizons), goes to All the Fabulous Beasts by Priya Sharma
Published by Undertow Publications
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The Fantasycon schedule is now available! You can find it here, as well as a link to download a copy
What a weekend it's going to be. We can't wait to see you there!
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Swiftly on, our New Chair
@shona_kinsella
presents the award for Short Fiction: which goes to: nfinite Tea in the Demara CaféIda Keogh
@silkyida
in London Centric: Tales of Future London; Newcon Press
@NewConPress
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Best Non-Fiction is presented by
@effjayem
, and goes to:
Women Make Horror: Filmmaking, Feminism, Genre,
editor. Alison Peirse, from Rutgers University Press.
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The next award is Best Comic and Graphic Novel, which is won by: DIE Volume 2: Split the Party
Kieron Gillen & Stephanie Hans
@kierongillen
&
@HansStephanie
, Image Comics
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Best Newcomer, the Sydney J Bounds Award, presented by Jeannette Ng, goes to Tasha Suri, for Empire of Sand (Orbit)
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Morningstar award for best fantasy debut novel - goes to The Vagrant, by Peter Newman
@runpetewrite
#fcon2016
#GemmellAwards
#bfs
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Thank you very much for following this thread, and participating in our awards from the comfort of your screen. Our next awards, for 2019, will take place on the 20th of October 2019 in Glasgow. Yes, Next year Fantasy Con is going to Scotland <whoot!>
#fantasycon2019
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Best Audio, presented by Katherine Fowler, goes to Breaking the Glass Slipper podcast, by Lucy Hounsom, Charlotte Bond, & Meghan Leigh
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Best Comic/Graphic Novel, presented by Muriel Gray, goes to
Widdershins, Vol 7 - by Kate Ashwin
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The winner of Best anthology is:
Sinopticon: A Celebration of Chinese Science Fiction, ed. Xueting C. Ni (Solaris)
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@AlasdairStuart
This should of course say: The Karl Edward Wagner Award, goes to
@AlasdairStuart
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Best Short Fiction, presented by Allen Ashley, goes to Down Where Sound Comes Blunt - GV Anderson
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Join us for the British Fantasy Awards, streaming over on at 8pm (GMT) Monday 22nd February 2021.
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The August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel, presented by Una McCormack, goes to Little Eve by Catriona Ward. Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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That's a wrap folks! A big thank you to all our jurors this year, and congratulations to all the winners and the nominees!
If you missed the ceremony, you can catch up on YouTube here:
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BFA for best novella: The Pauper Prince and the Eucalyptus Jinn, Usman T. Malik (
@tordotcom
)
@usmantm
#bfawards2016
#fcon2016
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The Karl Edward Wagner Award, special award for contribution to genre, presented by Helen Armfield, goes to Ian Whates
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Fantasycon Giveaway! Come to the registration desk, give us your name and say “I would like a shiny thing” and we’ll put your name in a hat to win one of these lovely prizes
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Best Film/Television, presented by Alasdair Stuart, goes to Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse.
Story by Phil Lord. Screenplay by Phil Lord and Rodney Rothman
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To present the Best Anthology Award, we have
@dtmooreeditor
of
@RebellionPub
The winner is:
New Fears, edited by Mark Morris (Titan Books)
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It’s
#InternationalWomensDay
so let’s celebrate the women in genre fiction. Tell us about your favourite female writers, artists, gamers, creators, and supporters
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Best Anthology, Presented by Andy Marsden, goes to Year's Best Weird Fiction Volume 5.
Edited by Robert Shearman & Michael Kelly. Published by Undertow Publications
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Winner of Best Independent Press:
Luna Press Publishing
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We’d like to say a massive thanks to
@KJFowler88
our awards admin, for the huge amount of work she does to pull all this together every year. We couldn’t do it without you, Katherine
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The winner of Best Collection is:
Never Have I Ever, Isabel Yap (Small Beer Press)
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Hello! We’re at the British Fantasy Awards. We’re kicking off shortly, so hold fast and off we go soon...
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A great time was had by all at the very first BFS Writing Retreat! Huge thanks to
@gladlib
for having us and to all of the attendees for being such a wonderful bunch!
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British Fantasy Awards 2022: Winners announced
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