We're delighted to share an excerpt from Oliver Darkshire 🌈's cozy fantasy retelling of Boccaccio’s Decameron, brimming with plants, sorcery, and elaborate footnotes! reactormag.com/excerpts-isabe…

Ambrosia T.S. Gough Hantu by Kat Bador Pit by Ayanna van der Maten Silted Hearts by jadecuttle The Princess of Small Things by Cassie Read all the entries on the Future Worlds Prize website: futureworldsprize.co.uk/2025-prize/ #FutureWorldsPrize 2/2

FILM GANDALF: there is a sorcerous presence at work here trying to prevent us crossing the mountain BOOK GANDALF: the mountain is a bag of dicks frodo. its trying to kill us frodo because it hates our vibes frodo. frodo its a queerphobic mountain. it wants us gays dead frodo

IT'S PUBLICATION DAY. which means I can sell you some lovely, not at all suspicious goblin fruit. i mean novel. a lovely, juicy goblin novel. wait, wait. DO buy the novel. do NOT buy the oddly sensual goblin fruit ISABELLA NAGG AND THE POT OF BASIL is out now in the US (link 👇)

delighted to have finally published my novel so I can make peace with my naysayers and detractors

I HAVE A SMALL NEWS!!!!!

Our 2025 Future Worlds Prize runner-up is... Amber Houlders for Blood in the Water 🩸⚓️ Ambrosia #FutureWorldsPrize #SFF #WritingCompetition

And our 2025 Future Worlds Prize winner is... Harmony Knight for Earth S.O.S. 🌍 #FutureWorldsPrize #SFF #WritingCompetition

We had an utterly wonderful evening celebrating the 2025 shortlistees and this year’s winner & runner-up! Such a joy to see our #FutureWorldsPrize community continue to grow & thrive 🤩

today is the UK release day of Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil ✨🌱 and while this is a big moment for me I really do have to insist that you do NOT eat the goblin fruit. don't do it. not even once. no fruit for you, it's a terrible idea, truly.

Join us Bradford Literature Festival on 6th July, where Future Worlds Prize finalists M H Ayinde 🍉 A SONG OF LEGENDS LOST out NOW! & Marve with an 'E'✨ will delve into the craft of worldbuilding – from creating magic systems & futuristic technology to developing languages & rich cultural traditions! 📚 bradfordlitfest.co.uk/event/future-w…

Had a brilliant time talking all things Lord of the Rings with the amazing Calah Singleton on the official BFS podcast, Long Story Short. There is in-depth Middle-earthing. Lots of it. britishfantasysociety.org/blog/bfs-podca…

Can you tell us how he died, where, and why?

Today marks the 52nd anniversary of Tolkien’s death but his legacy lives on. Why not check out this recent episode of Long Story Short, where Calah Singleton.s joins hosts @davidgreenwriter and Robin CM Duncan to chat all things Tolkien podbean.com/ep/pb-4vbc5-19…

The rules are simple. You duel, or you die... Rival witches and dragon riders battle to control the source of all magic in BLOOD BOUND, the high-stakes fantasy debut coming soon from Ellis Hunter: waterstones.com/book/blood-bou…

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

Happy Orctober. Going full goblin mode –will be in my cave if you want me (but I wouldn't risk it if I were you)

Early reviews for 'Maps' are going well! It seems people really do want more books by autistic people about autistic people :) Are you ready to discover your heart's desire? Out October 24th (but a little owl tells me paperback copies are available already)

The HarperCollinsUK Traineeship has returned for 2026! It's a great way for people from Global Majority backgrounds to get into the publishing industry. 🖤📚 Info & application here – and I'm happy to answer any questions! app.beapplied.com/apply/3wclk4qt…

It’s finally time to announce… We are OPEN for submissions for this year’s Future Worlds Prize! If you’re an unpublished writer of colour, aged over 18 and based in the UK or Ireland, working on an SFF book, then make sure you enter! Details to ENTER: futureworldsprize.co.uk/2026-prize/