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2000 - the British Fantasy Society won the World Fantasy Special Award for Non-Profesional works

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2000 - the British Fantasy Society won the World Fantasy Special Award for Non-Profesional works

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There were a number of documents, websites and publications that were specifically helpful (this list is incomplete and I am adding to it as I go):

Silver Rhapsody – Jan Edwards & John Carter. Produced by Jan Edwards & Peter Coleborn 1996 - This details the first 25 years of the Society, which has been invaluable. Thanks to the editors and contributors, epecially to Jan Edwards for sending me a copy and allowing me to use it.

https://fancyclopedia.org/FantasyCon - a list of Fantasycon conventions.

https://worldfantasy.org/ - World Fantasy Convention Website, including a list of past conventions.

https://britishfantasysociety.org/about-the-bfs/the-british-fantasy-awards/bfa-winners/ - List of past British Fantasy Award Winners.

https://web.archive.org/web/20160902000538/http://www.britishfantasysociety.org/about-the-bfs/a-history-of-the-bfs/ - information from the old BFS website, taken from the Silver Rhapsody booklet.

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To everyone who answered my questions, told me stories or found information for me! I could not have put this together with out all your help.

Sometimes my sources disagree on dates and details, I have done my best to resolve these. Any mistakes or errors are entirely mine.

If you feel something is wrong or incomplete, please do leave comments here or email Archivist@britishfantasysociety.org

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1974: AGM Part of BSFA's Tynecon (Eastercon). Keith

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1974: AGM Part of BSFA's Tynecon (Eastercon). Keith

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Keith Walker announced the ADFA winners.

Information from Silver Rhapsody, ed. Jan Edwards & John Carter. 1996

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1973 AGM (18 November): Beyond the Horizon, a one-day fantasy fayre, part of the Space Exploration Festival, Ceolifrith Arts Centre. 

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1973 AGM (18 November): Beyond the Horizon, a one-day fantasy fayre, part of the Space Exploration Festival, Ceolifrith Arts Centre. 

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Speakers: Kenneth Bulmer, Ramsey Campbell, Richard Davis, George Locke and Hartley Patterson.

Information from Silver Rhapsody, ed. Jan Edwards & John Carter. 1996

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1983 - 1985? Jo Fletcher and Stephen Jones - BFS Chairs

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1983 - 1985? Jo Fletcher and Stephen Jones - BFS Chairs

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The title of Chair appears to be synonymous with Vice President...

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THROUGH THE WALLS By Ramsey Campbell. June 1978.

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THROUGH THE WALLS By Ramsey Campbell. June 1978.

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Price 50p. The copy I (Jan Edwards) have seen has a note from Ramsey declaring it to be the BFS's first X-rated booklet. Fiction from the BFS president in his own inimitable style. Illustrated by David Lloyd.

Information from Silver Rhapsody, ed. Jan Edwards & John Carter. 1996

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EPIC POOH By Michael Moorcock. February 1978. 

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EPIC POOH By Michael Moorcock. February 1978. 

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Price 50p.

Extracted from a larger volume, Heroic Dreams, Enchanted Worlds (Pierrot Publishing Ltd), a critical analysis of `epic fantasy', but written with a general reader in mind. Illustrated by John Grandfield.

Information from Silver Rhapsody, ed. Jan Edwards & John Carter. 1996

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LONGBORE THE INEXHAUSTIBLE By Adrian Cole. February 1978.

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LONGBORE THE INEXHAUSTIBLE By Adrian Cole. February 1978.

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Price 40p. Comicfantasy from a master of humour. Illustrated by Simon Horsfall.

Information from Silver Rhapsody, ed. Jan Edwards & John Carter. 1996

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BODOMAN OF SOR By Norma N Johns. February 1977.

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BODOMAN OF SOR By Norma N Johns. February 1977.

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Price 40p.

This booklet was written under a pen name as a tongue-in-cheek tribute to the Gor sagas. With a print run of 500 (a number that was to be fairly consistent with BFS publications until the rise in membership in 1990's). It's hard on the eyes due to its brown print and small font size, but a booklet of humour and style that set a high standard for those that followed. Illustrated by Russ Nicholson.

Information from Silver Rhapsody, ed. Jan Edwards & John Carter. 1996

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WILLIAM HOPE HODGSON: A Centenary Tribute 1877 1977 Edited by Peter Tremayne. 1977. 

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WILLIAM HOPE HODGSON: A Centenary Tribute 1877 1977 Edited by Peter Tremayne. 1977. 

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Price 50p. Two stories by Hodgson with commentary by Tremayne. Front cover by Stephen Jones with illustrations by Jim Pitts and Russ Nicholson.

Information from Silver Rhapsody, ed. Jan Edwards & John Carter. 1996

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1972 - Present, British Fantasy Award(s)

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1972 - Present, British Fantasy Award(s)

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1971 was the year August Derleth died and Ramsey Campbell suggested that the BWFS should institute a memorial award to be given annually to the best literary work in the genre.

The first August Derleth Award was administered by Ramsey

Campbell and all nominated novels were listed in The Bulletin, allowing for a vote by the membership. Notice only the single category in those early days. The Award itself, a scroll designed by Jim Cawthorn, was presented at

Chessmancon, the 1972 Easter Science Fiction Convention in Chester

The British Fantasy Awards have been in existence for almost as many years as the Society itself. In 1971 Ramsey Campbell suggested the Society present an award in honour of the recently deceased August Derleth. The following year at the BSFA's Chessmancon (the annual Easter convention),

Michael Moorcock received the August Derleth Fantasy Award for his novel The Knight of Swords.

The first Awards were presented in the form of a scroll designed by Jim Cawthorn, but the 1974 AGM, held at the BSFA's Tynecon, suggested that a more enduring symbol be used. The following year the BFS Awards came in the shape of a cowled figure designed by Jim Pitts.

For several years after this the Awards presentedby the British Fantasy Society were collectively known as The August Derleth Fantasy Awards - including the addition of several other categories. As the Society grew, so the Awards widened their scope: besides the Best Novel and Short Story sections there were Small Press, Art, Comic and

Film categories. The BFS decided it should promote itself on a wider scale, and in 1976 the August Derleth Fantasy Awards became the British Fantasy Awards, with a proviso that the original section of Best Novel retain the August Derleth title.

Extract, written by Jan Edwards, from Silver Rhapsody, ed. Jan Edwards & John Carter. 1996

A list of the Award winners over the years can be found on the BFS website:

https://britishfantasysociety.org/about-the-bfs/the-british-fantasy-awards/bfa-winners/

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1980 - 1983? Peter Coleborn, Vice President

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1980 - 1983? Peter Coleborn, Vice President

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1974 - 1976, Dave Sutton, Vice President

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1974 - 1976, Dave Sutton, Vice President

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...shortly before the end of April, Roberts published CHECKPOINT 1 in which he reported the recent birth of the British Weird Fantasy Society:

"This is a newly-formed group which is intending to deal with all aspects of fantasy and horror. Its main features will be a monthly bulletin and a quarterly magazine and these two are already progressing with Keith Walker editing the bulletin, and Phil Spencer the magazine. Rosemary Pardoe is the first secretary and is now accepting membership fees...Phil's magazine is to be called DARK HORIZONS...."

This group, which would soon shorten its name to the British Fantasy Society, was made up of the more fantasy-oriented members of fandom and horror film fans such as those who had set up the Horror Club of Great Britain in the mid-1960s. It was yet another group that would branch off from SF fandom and go on to form a whole new fandom of its own.

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As the 1970s began, the Vietnam war was still raging and
protest marches against it were still taking place in cities across
the world, including London where, in January, a march on Downing
Street ended in violent clashes with police. Nor was the war the
only cause of conflict in the UK in 1970. A few years earlier,
inspired by the civil rights movement in the US, Catholics in
Northern Ireland launched a campaign for equal rights with the
Protestant majority and an end to what they perceived as
discrimination in jobs and housing. The first marches were held in
1968, and violent clashes between protestors and the authorities
(Belfast fan John Berry, a member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary,
was struck by bricks and slightly injured during a riot in August
1969) led to the army being put on the streets in 1969 to reinforce
the police. They would still be there decades later, with terrorist
campaigns having been directed at both communities in the province
and at targets on the British mainland itself. Not exactly an
atmosphere conducive to fannish activity you might think, yet
before 1970 was over there would be a new fan group in Northern
Ireland. In the meantime, fandom was stirring on the mainland.…

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Unexpected Journeys.  ed.Juliet E. McKenna. 2013

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Unexpected Journeys.  ed.Juliet E. McKenna. 2013

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The Burning Circus. ed Johnny Mains. 2013

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The Burning Circus. ed Johnny Mains. 2013

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Houses on the Borderland, ed David Howe. 2008

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Houses on the Borderland, ed David Howe. 2008

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Maura McHugh enlivened Fantasycon by observing that a book of horror-author interviews being launched there by the British Fantasy Society – In Conversation by James Cooper – had an interesting gender balance: 16 male interviewees and no women at all. [AIP] BFS chair Guy Adams apologized on behalf of the society. (Guardian, 22 September)

This article is a little more strongly worded on the issue:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2009/sep/23/sexism-horror-novels-row

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1985 - 1993, Vice Presidents – Di Wathen (Reynolds) and Mike Wathen. 

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1985 - 1993, Vice Presidents – Di Wathen (Reynolds) and Mike Wathen. 

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Joint Vice Presidents untill 1989 and then Di as Vice President until 1993.

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Full Fathom Forty, ed David J. Howe. 2011

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Full Fathom Forty, ed David J. Howe. 2011

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Anthology of 40 stories

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2000 - F20 Issue 1. Ed LH Maynard, MPN Sims and David J Howe.

Paperback short story collection.

Produced by Enigmatic Press & BFS Publications.

2001 - F20 Issue 2. Ed LH Maynard, MPN Sims and David J Howe.

Paperback short story collection.

Produced by Enigmatic Press & BFS Publications

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HP Lovecraft in Britain: a Monograph, written by Stephen Jones and illustrated by Les Edwards. 2007

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HP Lovecraft in Britain: a Monograph, written by Stephen Jones and illustrated by Les Edwards. 2007

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The Age of Chaos – The Multiverse of Michael Moorcockby Jeff Gardiner. 2002

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The Age of Chaos – The Multiverse of Michael Moorcockby Jeff Gardiner. 2002

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Paperback analysis.

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Urban Gothic: Lacuna and Other Trips – Ed David J Howe. 2001

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Urban Gothic: Lacuna and Other Trips – Ed David J Howe. 2001

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Produced in conjunction with Telos Publishing.

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The Spiral Garden by Louise Cooper. Ed Jan Edwards. Published by David J Howe. 2000

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The Spiral Garden by Louise Cooper. Ed Jan Edwards. Published by David J Howe. 2000

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Short story collection.

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Miscellany Macabre – Tales of the Unknown by Ken Cowley. Ed David J Howe.

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Miscellany Macabre – Tales of the Unknown by Ken Cowley. Ed David J Howe.

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Paperback of short stories.

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Manitou Man – The Worlds of Graham Masterton. Ed Ray Clarkand Matt Williams. Produced by David J Howe. 1998

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Manitou Man – The Worlds of Graham Masterton. Ed Ray Clarkand Matt Williams. Produced by David J Howe. 1998

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Short story collection with analysis and full bibliography.

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Holt! Who goes There? By Tom Holt. Ed David J Howe. 1998

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Holt! Who goes There? By Tom Holt. Ed David J Howe. 1998

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Chapbook of collected columns from the BFS Newsletter and elsewhere.

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Shocks by Ronald Chetwynd-Hayes. Ed. David J Howe.

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Shocks by Ronald Chetwynd-Hayes. Ed. David J Howe.

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Chapbook collection of 4 short

stories. Published for Halloween.

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Emerging Horizons – Allen Ashley & Sean Wilcock 2021

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Emerging Horizons – Allen Ashley & Sean Wilcock 2021

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Ghost Stories Society launched by Ro Pardoe 1989

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Ghost Stories Society launched by Ro Pardoe 1989

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2015 - Horizons 1 & 2 – Sarah Newton, Ian Hunter

2016 - Horizons 3 – Jared Shurin

Horizons 4 – Emma Audsley & Helen Armfield

2017 - Horizons 5 – Phil Lunt

2018 - Horizons 6 – Phil Lunt

Horizons 7 & 8 – Shona Kinsella & Tim Major

2019 - Horizons 9, 10 - Shona Kinsella & Tim Major

2020 - Horizons 11, 12 - Shona Kinsella

2021 - Horizons 13 – Shona Kinsella

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Read reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Features stories by Jonathan Oliver, Douglas J. Ogurek, Anton Rose, Ada Nevis, Charles Wilkins...

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2010

BFS Journal – Andrew Hook, Ian Hunter, David A. Riley, Sam Stone.

2011

BFS Journal (Spring, Summer, Autumn – 3 issues) – Peter Coleborn, Andrew Hook, Ian Hunter & David A. Riley,

Winter 2011/12 issue: ed by Peter Coleborn, Lou Morgan & Ian Hunter

2012

BFS Journal – Lou Morgan, Guy Adams & Ian Hunter

2013

Journal 9 – Sarah Newton, Stuart Douglas & Ian Hunter.

2014

Journal 10 11 & 12 – Max Edwards, Sarah Newton, Stuart Douglas & Ian Hunter.

2015

Journal 14 – Stuart Douglas

Journal 15, 16 – Allen Stroud

2017

Journal 17 – Allen Stroud

2018

Journal 18, 19 – Allen Stroud

2019

Journal 20 – Allen Stroud & Sean Wilcock

2020

Journal 21 – Sean Wilcock

2021

Journal 22 – Sean Wilcock

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New Horizons, ed. Andrew Hook, 2008 - 2010

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New Horizons, ed. Andrew Hook, 2008 - 2010

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2008 - New Horizons 1 & 2

2009 - NH 3 & 4

2010 - NH 5

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First issue of a companion magazine to The British Fantasy Society’s DARK HORIZONS, concentrating solely on original fantasy/weird fiction. Twelve stories, inc

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The British Fantasy Society: A Celebration – Paul Kane & Marie O’Regan, 2006

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The British Fantasy Society: A Celebration – Paul Kane & Marie O’Regan, 2006

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Long Memories: Recollections of Frank Belknap Long by Peter Cannon. Ed by Peter Coleborn 1997

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Long Memories: Recollections of Frank Belknap Long by Peter Cannon. Ed by Peter Coleborn 1997

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Outsiders – by John R Oram, ed Mike Chinn, 1996

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Outsiders – by John R Oram, ed Mike Chinn, 1996

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£3.50. Essays on classic horror images. Illustrated by Bob Covington.

Information from Silver Rhapsody, ed. Jan Edwards & John Carter. 1996

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Silver Rhapsody – Jan Edwards & John Carter. Produced by Jan Edwards & Peter Coleborn 1996

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Silver Rhapsody – Jan Edwards & John Carter. Produced by Jan Edwards & Peter Coleborn 1996

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A celebration of 25 years of the BFS, with articles bypast and current Society members. Front cover by Jim Pitts plus illustrations by other artists.

(Much information from this has been used in the timeline!)

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Annabell Says – by Simon Clark & Stephen Laws, ed David Howe. 1995

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Annabell Says – by Simon Clark & Stephen Laws, ed David Howe. 1995

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Price £2.50.

Introduction by Craig Cabell. This publication was supported by Hodder & Stoughton. The story was written over a weekend in Arreton Manor, a "genuinely" haunted house. Illustrated by Brian Aldrich.

Information from Silver Rhapsody, ed. Jan Edwards & John Carter. 1996

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Colonel Halifax’s Ghost Story – by S Baring-Gould, ed David Howe.Chapbook. Christmas 1995.

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Colonel Halifax’s Ghost Story – by S Baring-Gould, ed David Howe.Chapbook. Christmas 1995.

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Price £2.80. Short story by Victorian writer S Baring-Gould with an introduction by Hugh Lamb.

Illustrated by Janet Morris.

Information from Silver Rhapsody, ed. Jan Edwards & John Carter. 1996

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Clive Barker: Mythmaker for the
Millennium – by Suzanne
Barbieri. Edited by David Howe. 1994

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Clive Barker: Mythmaker for the
Millennium – by Suzanne
Barbieri. Edited by David Howe. 1994

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Price £4.99. Introduction by Peter Atkins.

Designed by Michael Marshall Smith. First of the

BFS's "proper" paperbacks, and the biggest seller to

date (in 1996). Illustrated by Les Edwards and Pete Queally,

Information from Silver Rhapsody, ed. Jan Edwards & John Carter. 1996

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Tanith Lee: Mistress of Delirium – ed David Cowperthwaite. 1993

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Tanith Lee: Mistress of Delirium – ed David Cowperthwaite. 1993

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Price £3.00. Stories by Tanith Lee with additional text by David Cowperthwaite, P Relton, Mike Ashley and John Howard. Illustrated by Tanith Lee, Clive Goffin, C Demant, B Shaw (with a border design by Aubrey Beardsley).

Information from Silver Rhapsody, ed. Jan Edwards & John Carter. 1996

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The Legends of Fogrophol – by Dallas Clive Goffin, ed David Cowperthwaite. 1991

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The Legends of Fogrophol – by Dallas Clive Goffin, ed David Cowperthwaite. 1991

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Price £1.80. Illustrated by Clive Goffin.

Information from Silver Rhapsody, ed. Jan Edwards & John Carter. 1996

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Bookshelf, edited by Peter Coleborn, 1991 - 1995

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Bookshelf, edited by Peter Coleborn, 1991 - 1995

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Bookshelf was produced and edited by Peter Coleborn, with contributory editor Jo Fletcher, to keep members informed of new books during a period of crisis for The Newsletter (before David Howe took The Newsletter's helm). Bookshelf (later Fantasy Bookshelf) then became assimilated into The Newsletter.

1991 Bookshelf 1, Cover by Alan Hunter.

1992 Bookshelf 2, Cover by Jim Pitts.

1993 Bookshelf 3, Cover montage by various artists.

1994 Bookshelf 4, Cover by Roberto Schima.

1995 Bookshelf 5

Information from Silver Rhapsody, ed. Jan Edwards & John Carter. 1996

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Stirring Within – by Russel Flinn, Ed David Cowperthwaite.  1990

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Stirring Within – by Russel Flinn, Ed David Cowperthwaite.  1990

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Price £1.00. Illustrated by Jeff Salmon.

Information from Silver Rhapsody, ed. Jan Edwards & John Carter. 1996

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Olde Horrors – by Jim Pitts, ed Peter Coleborn. 1989

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Olde Horrors – by Jim Pitts, ed Peter Coleborn. 1989

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An ART PORTFOLIO by Jim Pitts. Edited by Peter Coleborn. 1989.

£5.00. A limited edition of 500 copies. Six prints from a master of fantasy art the only such project so far undertaken by the BFS.

Information from Silver Rhapsody, ed. Jan Edwards & John Carter. 1996

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Mystique 1989 - 1995, edited by Mike Chinn

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Mystique 1989 - 1995, edited by Mike Chinn

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Mike Chinn launched Mystique in 1989, with the subtitle Tales of Wonder, in order to provide the BFS with a magazine that would give a balance of fiction, to cover fantasy (heroic and otherwise), science fiction and adventure yarns that were not included in Chills.

1989 - Mystique 1, £1.00. Cover by Steve

Jones.

Mystique 2, £1.50. Cover by Jim Pitts.

1990 - Mystique 3, £1.50. Cover by Alan Hunter.

1991 - Mystique 4, £1.80. Cover by Bob Covington.

1993 - Mystique 5, £3.00. Cover by Alan Hunter.

1995 - Mystique 6, £3.00. Cover by Bob Covington.

Information from Silver Rhapsody, ed. Jan Edwards & John Carter. 1996

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The Devil’s Graveyard – Richard Dalby, 1988

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The Devil’s Graveyard – Richard Dalby, 1988

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Edited by Richard Dalby; produced by Jeff Dempsey. 1988. Price £1.50. Stories by GG Pendarves with an introduction by Richard Dalby.

Illustrated by Alan Hunter.

Information from Silver Rhapsody, ed. Jan Edwards & John Carter. 1996

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Fantasy Fanzine Index: Vol 1 – Steve Holland 1987

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Fantasy Fanzine Index: Vol 1 – Steve Holland 1987

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Price 90p. An intended series to list all UK fanzine publications.

Illustrated by Craig Forrester.

Information from Silver Rhapsody, ed. Jan Edwards & John Carter. 1996

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1987 - Winter Chills 1 – Peter Coleborn, 90p. Cover by Dallas Goffin.

Winter Chills 2 - Peter Coleborn, £1.00. Cover by Dave Carson.

1989 - Winter Chills 3 Peter Coleborn. £1.50. Cover by John Stewart.

1990 - Winter Chills 4 – Peter Coleborn. £1.50. Cover by Martin McKenna.

1991 - Chills 5 – Peter Coleborn & Simon MacCulloch. £1.80. Cover by Charles Doughtery.

1992 - Chills 6 – Peter Coleborn & Simon MacCulloch, £2.00. Cover by Allen Koszowski.

1993 - Chills 7 – Peter Coleborn & Simon MacCulloch £2.50. Cover by Martin McKenna.

1994 - Chills 8 – Peter Coleborn & Simon MacCulloch, £2.75. Cover by Bob Covington.

1996 - Chills 9 – Peter Coleborn & Simon MacCulloch, £3.00. Cover by Jim Pitts.

Chills 10 – Peter Coleborn & Simon MacCulloch, £3.00. Cover by Russell Morgan.

Information from Silver Rhapsody, ed. Jan Edwards & John Carter. 1996

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GOTHIQUE: 20th Anniversary Issue Edited and produced by Stan Nicholls and David Griffiths. 1985. 

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GOTHIQUE: 20th Anniversary Issue Edited and produced by Stan Nicholls and David Griffiths. 1985. 

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Price 60p. A special edition of the regarded 60s publications with articles by Ernest Harris, Jean Dempsey, Sandra Ward, Chris Fowler, Stephen Jones, Ramsey Campbell, Stan Nicholls and others. Cover by David Griffiths plus numerous other illustrations.

Information from Silver Rhapsody, ed. Jan Edwards & John Carter. 1996

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1981 Masters of Fantasy 1: Peter Tremayne - Edited by Jo Fletcher; produced by Paul Hiles. January 1981. Price 50p. Introduction by Brian Lumley with a Peter Tremayne story and bibliography. Illustrated by Alan Hunter.

1984 - Masters of Fantasy 2: August Derleth – Edited by Nic Howard; produced by Peter Coleborn. 1984. Price 50p. Story by Derleth with an introduction by Ramsey Campbell; text by Nic Howard, and a comprehensive bibliography.

Illustrated by Allen Koszowski.

1987 - Masters of Fantasy 3: MR James - Edited by Richard Dalby and produced by David Sutton. 1987. Price 90p. Stories by MR James plus articles by Rosemary and Darroll Pardoe, and bibliography. Illustrated by Stephen Jones, Alan

Hunter, Allen Koszowski and Jim Pitts.

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The British Fantasy Newsletter / Prism, 1982 to 2005.

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The British Fantasy Newsletter / Prism, 1982 to 2005.

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This was started in 1982 by Stephen Jones and Jo Fletcher and ran up to 2005.

Editors include:

1982 – 1985, Stephen Jones & Jo Fletcher,

1985 – 1990, Peter Coleborn & Paul (Carl) Hiles,

1990, Graham Evans

1991 - ?

1992 – 1994, David Howe

1995 – 1999, Debbie Bennett

2004 - 2005, Debbie Bennett

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Prism Autumn 2008 Newsletter, The British Fantasy Society

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Prism Autumn 2008 Newsletter, The British Fantasy Society Booklet as new. White leaves. Text firm and clean. Weight 65g. Pages 32.

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Dark Horizons, short stories anthology, started in 1971 with Ro Pardoe as the editor of the first four editions.

Ro Pardoe delivered issues 2, 3 and 4 of Dark Horizons in duplicated quarto format (on coloured paper) containing

articles and reviews. Very much a fanzine, with little visual flair, but for a Society in its infancy it did demonstrate it was here to stay.

1971:

DH 1 – Ro Pardoe

1972:

DH 2, 3 & 4 - Ro Pardoe

1973:

DH 5 – Trevor Hughes

DH 6 – Adrian Cole,

DH 7 – Dave Sutton

1974

Bulletin – David Riley & Jim Pitts

DH 8 – Darroll Pardoe

DH 9 – Stephen Jones

DH 10 – Stephen Jones

1975

DH 11 & 12 – Stephen Jones

1976

DH 13, 14, 15 – Stephen Jones

1977

DH 16 – Geoffrey N Smith

DH 17 – Geoffrey Smith

1978

DH 18 – John Heron

1979

DH 19 - Mike Chinn & John Merritt

DH 20 – Mike Chinn & John Merritt

1880

DH 21 – Mike Chinn & John Merritt

1981

DH 22 – Mike Chinn & John Merritt,

DH 23 & 24 – David Sutton,

1982

DH 25 -

1983

DH 26 – David Sutton

1984

DH 27 – David Sutton,

1985

DH 28 & 29 - Dave Sutton,

1986

DH 30 – David Sutton

1990

DH 31 – Phil Williams,

1991

DH 32 – Phil Wiiliams

1992

DH 33 – Phil Williams,

1993

DH 34 – Phil Williams,

1994

DH 35 – Phil Williams,

1995

DH 36 – Phil Williams

1998

DH 37 – Mike Chinn, Peter Coleborn & Phil Williams

1999

DH 38 - Peter Coleborn & Mike Chinn

2001

DH 39, 40 - Debbie Bennett

2002

DH 41, 42 - Debbie Bennett

2003

DH 43, 44 - Debbie Bennett

2004

DH 45, 46 - Debbie Bennett

2005

DH 47

2006

DH 48, 49

2007

DH 50 - Peter Coleborn & Jan Edwards

DH 51 - Peter Coleborn & Jan Edwards

2008

DH 52 - Peter Coleborn & Jan Edwards

DH 53

2009

DH 54, 55

2010

DH 56

DH 57

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The BFS Bulletin started in 1971, over the years, it has changed editor and style and continues today in electronic format.

There were twelve issues of The Bulletin during 1972 which, though not visually stimulating, nevertheless maintained its role of disseminating news of books and magazines, informing the members what the Society was doing and the services which were on offer.

Extract from Silver Rhapsody, ed. Jan Edwards & John Carter. 1996 (I will check which author and update).

Early Editors include:

Keith Walker, 1971

Dave Sutton, 1972 - 1973

David Riley & Jim Pitts, 1974 - 1975

Gordon Larkin, 1975 - 1978

Dave Reader, 1978 - 1979

Carl Hiles, 1980 - 1981

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Acting British Fantasy Society chair Graham Joyce has announced the new committee members for the organization:

Chairperson: Lee Harris, nominated by Paul Cornell, seconded by Philip Lunt

Treasurer: Amanda Rutter, nominated by Suzanne MacLeod, seconded by Neil Ford

Secretary: Marion Pitman, nominated by Tina Rath, seconded by Jan Edwards

Awards Administrator: Sarah Ann Watts, nominated by James Bennett, seconded by Lawrence Watts

Publicity Officer: Lizzie Barrett, nominated by Jared Shurin, seconded by Lou Morgan

Stock Holder: Christopher Teague, incumbent

Nominations closed on November 18th, and there were no contests for any position. The positions will be formally ratified at EGM on December 9th, 2011. For more information, see the British Fantasy Society’s website.

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Acting British Fantasy Society chair Graham Joyce has announced the new committee members for the organization:

Chairperson: Lee Harris, nominated by Paul Cornell, seconded by Philip Lunt

Treasurer: Amanda Rutter, nominated by Suzanne MacLeod, seconded by Neil Ford

Secretary: Marion Pitman, nominated by Tina Rath, seconded by Jan Edwards

Awards Administrator: Sarah Ann Watts, nominated by James Bennett, seconded by Lawrence Watts

Publicity Officer: Lizzie Barrett, nominated by Jared Shurin, seconded by Lou Morgan

Stock Holder: Christopher Teague, incumbent

Nominations closed on November 18th, and there were no contests for any position. The positions will be formally ratified at EGM on December 9th, 2011. For more information, see the British Fantasy Society's website.

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2011 - Controversy surrounding the Awards

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The British Fantasy Society chairman David J. Howe had found himself in the embarrassing position of having to stand in for the awards administrator – who'd abandoned this role for unstated personal reasons – and thus to preside over three wins for his own Telos Publishing and its authors (novella, nonfiction, small press) and two for his domestic partner Sam Stone. She, distressed by the subsequent controversy, returned her novel award. Howe resigned as BFS chair, replaced pro-tem by Graham Joyce, whose official statements included an announcement of the BFS committee's 'firm belief that no corruption or wrongdoing took place'. Joyce is working on an overhaul of the awards procedure, since 'It was always a vulnerable system and with its weakness to "boosting" votes now only too exposed, it is in my view irreparable.' A side-effect is that David Howe and Sam Stone pulled out as organizers of the 2012 Fantasycon planned for Corby, Northamptonshire; this event will now take place in Brighton.

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From David Langford, 94 London Road, Reading, Berks, RG1 5AU, UK. Web news.ansible.co.uk. ISSN 0265-9816 (print); 1740-942X (e). Logo: Dan Steffan. Cartoon: Brad W. Foster. Available for SAE or information on Squig Stars and drunfilers.

SF Encyclopedia. The 'beta' release is out: www.sf-encyclopedia.com. This went up on 10 October, there was a major update on the 25th, and the SFE team is still madly busy. General thanks for all the feedback.

Ben Aaronovitch gloats: 'My novel Rivers of London has been nominated for the Galaxy National Book Awards in the category of Best New Author. I expect to be soundly beaten by Pigeon English but I thought you might find the inclusion of an SF book interesting. PS: Your bloody encyclopaedia is already eating into my writing time.'

Peter Beagle has at last settled his long-standing complaint about non-payment of royalties for the 1982 animated film of his The Last Unicorn. This had to wait until ITV, owners of the offending Granada Media, took on a new CEO who according to Beagle's publisher Connor Cochran 'had no reason to cover up for anyone's past bad judgment or mistakes'. Royalties on future takings and merchandise are now agreed, with back-payments to cover the moneyless years. And about time too. There's to be a $5m 'renovation' of the film itself, for re-release with new footage, backgrounds and effects. ( TeleRead.com, 15 October) [RC]

Philip K. Dick's estate filed suit against Media Rights Capital and others involved with the film The Adjustment Bureau, for trying to avoid coughing up $500,000 in bonus payments on the flimsy pretext that Dick's original story 'Adjustment Team' is in the public domain. (Variety, 27 October) [PDF/AIP] Which it apparently is in the USA, though the film people didn't learn this until a month after release. The story was in Orbit magazine, September-October 1954, and copyright wasn't renewed in 1982 as then required. Interestingly, though, the US copyright website records a 1983 renewal claim on the basis that 'Adjustment Team' first appeared in Imaginative Tales, September 1955 - an issue containing nothing by Dick. The Dick estate now insists that the Orbit publication was somehow 'unauthorized' and doesn't count.

Suzette Haden Elgin has conveyed through friends that she is now disabled, unable to concentrate or continue her blog. (PW) Alas.

David Gerrold confided to an intimate circle of 800 million Facebook users: 'I am told that David Langford is one of the most unpopular people in the SF community.' [CH] I couldn't possibly comment.

Mitchell Gross, a US author who as Mitchell Graham published a fantasy trilogy beginning with The Fifth Ring (2003), is undergoing federal prosecution for swindling women into investing some $4.4 million in one of his other fantasies - a fraudulent company. ( AOL, 7 October) Martha Wells remembers his gift of the gab in sf circles: 'At the con, he told a panel audience that as a child he had corresponded with C.S. Lewis, and had a letter from Tolkien breaking the news to him that Lewis had died. He told me he had a multi-million dollar movie deal with Steven Spielberg for his fantasy trilogy. I could go on.'

Leonard Nimoy said goodbye to conventions at the Creation Star Trek con on 2 October - his final appearance. ( TrekMovie.com)

Steph Swainston has stepped down as a 2012 Eastercon guest.
Click here for longlist with links *London *Overseas
4-7 Nov * Irish Discworld Convention, Falls Hotel, Ennistymon, Co. Clare. €45 reg; students €35; under-19s €30, under-16s €15, under-8s free. See idwcon.org; irishdiscworldcon at gmail dot com.

11-13 Nov * ArmadaCon 23, Future Inns, Plymouth. £30 reg, £20 concessions. Contact 18 Wadham Road, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 3BD.

11-13 Nov * Novacon 41, Park Inn, Mansfield Road, Nottingham. £40 reg. Contact 379 Myrtle Road, Sheffield, S2 3HQ.

14-20 Nov * Thought Bubble (comics), Leeds, inc. 19-20 Nov con at Saviles & Royal Armouries Hall. See www.thoughtbubblefestival.com.

23 Nov * BSFA Open Meeting, The Antelope, 22 Eaton Terrace, London, SW1W 8EZ. 5pm for 7pm. Free. With Stephen Baxter.

23 Nov * Starmaker: The Philosophy of Olaf Stapledon, British Interplanetary Society, 27/29 South Lambeth Rd, London, SW8 1SZ. 9am-4:30pm. 'Delegates' £70; BIS members £60; students £35. With Stephen Baxter, Andy Sawyer, others. See www.bis-space.com.

28 Nov - 7 Jan * Howl's Moving Castle (play), Southwark Playhouse, London. 3pm and 7:30pm Mon-Sat (not 24-26 Dec, 31 Dec, 1 Jan). £16; £14 concessions; £50 family. Box office 020 7407 0234.

3-4 Mar 2012 * P-Con IX, Irish Writers' Centre, Parnell Square, Dublin. GoH Robert Rankin, Bryan Talbot. €20 reg: payment accepted via PayPal only for the present. See www.pcon.ie.

10-11 Mar 2012 * QED (science/skeptics), Piccadilly Hotel, Portland St, Manchester, M1 4PH. £89 (students £68) via www.qedcon.org.

26-29 Apr 2012 * Kontakt (SFeraKon/Eurocon), Zagreb, Croatia. GoH Tim Powers, Charles Stross, Darko Macan. €17 reg, €28 deluxe (includes guided tour and airport shuttle) to 1 April 2012; then €20 and €30. See zagreb-eurocon2012.com. James Shields is Irish agent.

24-27 Aug 2012 * Discworld Convention, Hilton Metropole, Birmingham. Now £58 reg, £39 concessions, rising on 1 March. £25 supp; under-13s free. PO Box 4101, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 9AJ.

30 Aug - 3 Sep 2012 * Chicon 7 (70th Worldcon), Hyatt Regency, Chicago. $195 reg, $540 family, $100 YA (17-21), $75 child (5-16), accompanied under-5s free. Contact PO Box 13, Skokie, IL 60076, USA.

6-9 Sep 2012 * The Asylum (steampunk), Lincoln. £22 basic reg, with a lunatic variety of discounts and extras. Online booking only: steampunk.synthasite.com. Contact majortinker at aol dot com.

27-30 Sept 2012 * Fantasycon 2012, Royal Albion Hotel, Brighton. Details awaited 'in late November' at fantasycon2012.org.

31 Oct - 3 Nov 2013 * World Fantasy Convention, Hilton Brighton Metropole. £75 reg until 7 November 2011; £100 thereafter; £50 supp; no at-door or day memberships. Cheques to 130 Park View, Wembley, Middlesex, HA9 6JU; PayPal payments at www.wfc2013.org.

As Others See Us. Salman Rushdie risks another fatwa: 'There was a series called "Game Of Thrones" which was very popular here in the United States, a post-Tolkien kind of thing. It was garbage, yet very addictive garbage - because there's lots of violence, all the women take their clothes off all the time, and it's kind of fun. In the end, it's well-produced trash, but there's room for that, too.' (Haaretz, 14 October 2011) [MPJ]

World Fantasy Awards. NOVEL Nnedi Okorafor, Who Fears Death. NOVELLA Elizabeth Hand, 'The Maiden Flight of McCauley's Bellerophon' ( Stories: All-New Tales). SHORT Joyce Carol Oates, 'Fossil-Figures' ( Stories: All-New Tales). ANTHOLOGY Kate Bernheimer, ed., My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me. COLLECTION Karen Joy Fowler, What I Didn't See and Other Stories. ARTIST Kinuko Y. Craft. SPECIAL, PROFESSIONAL Marc Gascoigne for Angry Robot. SPECIAL, NON-PROFESSIONAL Alisa Krasnostein for Twelfth Planet Press. [L]

Political Coalitions Masterclass. From Doctor Who and The Crusaders (1965) by David Whitaker: 'No decision was more difficult for Susan or easier for her grandfather [the Doctor], who knew in his heart that she must share her future with David Cameron.' [JO]

R.I.P. George Baker (1931-2011), actor who was a Number Two in The Prisoner and appeared in the films Curse of the Fly (1965), The Canterville Ghost (1987) and Back to the Secret Garden (2001), died on 7 October aged 80. [SG]
* David Bedford (1937-2011), UK composer who was fond of fantasy, sf and astronomical themes, died on 1 October aged 74. Explicitly sf work included the 1989 concept album Rigel 9 with Ursula K. Le Guin, and a 2001 cantata adaptation of The City and the Stars with Arthur C. Clarke narrating between movements. ( Guardian/ SFE)
* Derrick Bell (1930-2011), US lawyer and civil rights activist whose disturbing sf racial parable 'The Space Traders' (1992) was adapted for tv as a segment of Cosmic Slop (1994), died on 5 October. He was 80. [PDF]
* John Burke (1922-2011), UK author and anthology editor who began publishing sf with 'Chessboard' (1953 New Worlds) and wrote much sf, fantasy and supernatural fiction, died on 20 September; he was 89. [PW] He also wrote as J F Burke, Jonathan Burke and - for novelizations like Moon Zero Two and UFO - Robert Miall.
* John Dunning (1927-2011), Canadian producer whose work included David Cronenberg's early films Shivers (1975) and Rabid (1977), died on 19 September; he was 84. [MPJ]
* Charles Napier (1936-2011), US actor with many genre credits for tv series ( Star Trek, Incredible Hulk, and the animated Legend of Tarzan, Men in Black and The Mummy) and films ( Dragonfight and the Austin Powers movies), died on 5 October aged 75. [SG]
* Alastair Reid (1939-2011), Scots tv director whose productions included Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde (BBC 1980) and Artemis 81 (BBC 1981), died on 17 August; he was 72. [MPJ]

As Others See Us II. On the death of Steve Jobs, a little past context: 'Computers were for geeks, science fiction enthusiasts and others even further beyond the pale.' (Andrew Coyne, MacLeans, 14 October 2011) [JKS]
* On our kinship with rappers: 'Eminem will say things about chainsawing his granny but with him it's like science fiction.' (Wretch 32, Guardian Guide, 13-19 August 2011) [SS]

British Fantasy Awards. These generated much high melodrama in October. NOVEL Sam Stone, Demon Dance. NOVELLA Simon Clark, Humpty's Bones. SHORT Sam Stone, 'Fool's Gold' ( The Bitten Word). COLLECTION Stephen King, Full Dark, No Stars. ANTHOLOGY Johnny Mains, ed., Back From the Dead: The Legacy of the Pan Book of Horror Stories. NONFICTION Vincent Chong, Altered Visions: The Art of Vincent Chong. ARTIST Vincent Chong. SMALL PRESS Telos Publishing. MAGAZINE Black Static. GRAPHIC NOVEL I.N.J. Culbard, At the Mountains of Madness. FILM Inception. TV: Sherlock. KARL EDWARD WAGNER (special award) Terry Pratchett. SYDNEY J. BOUNDS (newcomer): Robert Jackson Bennett for Mr Shivers.
* As pointed out by various people including Steve Jones (who posted but later deleted a grumpy attack on most of the above choices, complaining inter alia of too much small press and not enough mainstream publishing), the British Fantasy Society chairman David J. Howe had found himself in the embarrassing position of having to stand in for the awards administrator - who'd abandoned this role for unstated personal reasons - and thus to preside over three wins for his own Telos Publishing and its authors (novella, nonfiction, small press) and two for his domestic partner Sam Stone. She, distressed by the subsequent controversy, returned her novel award. Howe resigned as BFS chair, replaced pro-tem by Graham Joyce, whose official statements included an announcement of the BFS committee's 'firm belief that no corruption or wrongdoing took place'. Joyce is working on an overhaul of the awards procedure, since 'It was always a vulnerable system and with its weakness to "boosting" votes now only too exposed, it is in my view irreparable.' A side-effect is that David Howe and Sam Stone pulled out as organizers of the 2012 Fantasycon planned for Corby, Northamptonshire; this event will now take place in Brighton.

Blurbismo. Dept of 45 Years On and Still Getting It Wrong. 'The 34-year-old [Zachary] Quinto, known for his role on NBC's Heroes and as Dr. Spock in JJ Abrams Star Trek reboot, talks about his sexuality in an interview with New York magazine.' (Salon.com, 17 October) [AL]

As Others See Us III. Glen Duncan of the NY Times sympathizes with a slummer: 'A literary novelist writing a genre novel is like an intellectual dating a porn star. It invites forgivable prurience: What is that relationship like? Granted the intellectual's hit hanky-panky pay dirt, but what's in it for the porn star? Conversation? Ideas? Deconstruction? [...] Colson Whitehead is a literary novelist, but his latest book, "Zone One," features zombies, which means horror fans and gore gourmands will soon have him on their radar. He has my sympathy. I can see the disgruntled reviews on Amazon already [...] Broad-spectrum marketing will attract readers for whom having to look up "cathected" or "brisant" isn't just an irritant but a moral affront. These readers will huff and writhe and swear their way through (if they make it through) and feel betrayed and outraged and migrained.' ( 28 October) [JW] Those who wallow in H.P. Lovecraft and Clark Ashton Smith can't be expected to cope with obscure or even eldritch words.
* But zombies transcend mere genre, according to Charlie Collier of the US network AMC, whose The Walking Dead is a major hit on cable tv: 'This isn't just a genre exercise. You get all the escapism of a post-apocalyptic world, but you also get the character drama that we've been delivering since we launched Mad Men.' (Adweek.com, 19 October) [TM]

More Awards. The Kitschies, awards for 'progressive, intelligent and entertaining' sf/fantasy in the categories Novel (£750 prize), Debut (£250), Cover Art (£250) and Judges' Discretion, are collecting publishers' submissions for a January shortlist announcement. More at www.thekitschies.com.
* Monica Hughes Award: from the Canadian Children's Book Centre, for children's sf and fantasy, to be awarded annually from October 2012 with a $5000 cash prize. To qualify, the author must be Canadian or a permanent resident of Canada. [FM]

The Rich List. 'Who are the wealthiest film characters?' is a question that apparently torments some people in the small hours. Total Film magazine did the sums, adjusted for inflation, and came up with a genre-heavy Top Ten: Adrian Veidt ( Watchmen) $74 billion, Richie Rich ( Richie Rich) $70bn, Bruce Wayne ( Batman films) $30.4bn, Lex Luthor ( Superman films) $29.3bn, Dr Eldon Tyrell ( Blade Runner) $25bn, Jabba The Hut ( Return of the Jedi) $25bn, Joh Fredersen ( Metropolis) $22bn, Tony Stark ( Iron Man films) $19.75bn, Willy Wonka ( Charlie And The Chocolate Factory) $19.5bn, Dr Evil ( Austin Powers films) $15.9bn. A recount is being urgently demanded by Scrooge McDuck.

Outraged Letters. Kyle McAbee adds a further note about Dan Hoey (A291): 'Dan was an active science fiction fan until his death. For many years he was a member of the Potomac River Science Fiction Society, hosting one of our monthly meetings each year at his apartment, usually in a summer month. Our June 2011 meeting was at his place. Dan was a genius, yet modest. He could solve Rubik's Cube while holding it behind his back. At his memorial service, we learned that he had struggled with depression for much of his adult life. He was a spirited and enthusiastic fan. We will miss him.'

We Are Everywhere. The BBC2 comedy quiz Mock The Week (13 October) had the traditional 'If this is the answer, what is the question?' round. Answer: 'Booze, blondes and dwarves.' Question (Andy Parsons): 'Why did Gandalf go missing for so long in The Lord Of The Rings?' Question (Chris Addison): 'What are Carrie Fisher's main recollections of filming The Return Of The Jedi?' (The answer actually referred to the World Cup antics of the England rugby team.) [MPJ]
* More evidence that a genre fan is trapped in the OED and sending coded messages via its Word of the Day: the selections for 5-8 October were Planet X, Earthship, Multiverse (hello, Mr Moorcock) and Perigee. Late in the month came Foo Fighter. [MPJ/JAT]
* Have I Got News For You explained international finance. Host: 'Does anyone know what a trillion actually is?' Ross Noble: 'A trillion is when a human mates with a Klingon.' [MPJ]
* Klingon Beauty Tips. After repeated application of a £90+ eyelash serum, 'your lashes will darken and fatten and seem to multiply like triffids.' ('Beauty', Evening Standard, 28 October) [RH]

Change and Decay. Terry Martin of Murky Depths magazine announced on 25 October that the current issue #18 will be the last.
* Greg Ketter's DreamHaven Books in Minneapolis will close as a physical shop at the end of January; catalogue/convention sales continue. [SHS]

By Any Other Name. Erik Masting reviewed an sf novel, 2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America by Albert Brooks, in the Times Literary Supplement. How to describe it in suitably upmarket terms? Aha: 'anticipatory fiction'. (30 September)

The Dead Past. 50 Years Ago, Brian Aldiss revealed: '"Hothouse" has sold in hard covers on both sides of the Pond. Brian says that he is working on a sequel called "Greenhouse, a Novel of the Beet Generation" ...' (Skyrack 39, November 1961)
* 40 Years Ago, Peter Roberts prophesied: 'NOVACON SUCCESS: The first British November sf convention was held last weekend at the Imperial Centre Hotel, Birmingham, and was judged to be an exceedingly fine innovation with a pretty good chance of continuing.' (Checkpoint 12, November 1971)
* 20 Years Ago: 'Meanwhile ace reviewer John Clute was poring delightedly over his latest task, being Futurespeak: A Fan's Guide to the Language of SF by Roberta Rogow [...]. "This entry has more mistakes than words," he marvelled: SLANS (literary): Superhuman successors to homo sapiens in a series of stories by A.E. van Vogt, beginning in 1925 with Galactic Lensman....' (Ansible 52, November 1991)

Fanfundery. TransAtlantic Fan Fund. The 2012 TAFF voting deadline is 9 December. North American candidates for the trip to Olympus 2012 (Eastercon) are Warren Buff, Kim Kofmel and Jacq Monahan. See taff.org.uk for the ballot form.
* GUFF: Australasian candidates for the northbound trip to Olympus 2012 are Grant Watson and Kylie Ding. Voting deadline: 22 January. See taff.org.uk/guff.html for ballot form.

C.o.A. Harry Harrison's address is available to old friends.

Thog's Masterclass. Art Dept. 'Praetor Ming Lee resembled the Chinese Princesses hanging in the ancient art galleries of Beijing.' (Glenn Hough, 970 A.D.S., 2011) [PM]
* Deep Emotion Dept. 'Something salty and bright was searing a deep, angry streak in her chest, and it felt like tears clawing their way up her throat.' (Cherie Priest, Boneshaker, 2009) [FB]
* War Against Allison Dept. 'She had discussed possible projects for subtly revealing Military's gross misconduct of the war with Allison.' (L. Timmel Duchamp, Tsunami, 2007) [AK]

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Tragi-Political SF. David Garnett sends a news item on Palestine's admission to full membership of UNESCO. According to Nimrod Barkan, Israel's ambassador to UNESCO: 'This resolution is a tragedy for UNESCO ... UNESCO deals in science and not science fiction and nevertheless adopted the science fiction reality.' ( Guardian, 1 November)

Nova Awards. As announced last issue, UK and Irish fans can now vote by email in these fanzine awards, with a 7 November deadline. See ...
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More Events.
9 Dec * British Fantasy Society Open Night and (for members only) Extraordinary General Meeting at the Mug House, London Bridge, London, SE1 2PF. Official meeting start 7:30pm; EGM 6:30pm.

10-12 Aug 2012 * Congenial (Unicon/RPG), Murray Edwards College (formerly New Hall), Cambridge. GoH Phil and Kaja Foglio. £30 reg to Congenial, 19 Uphall Road, Cambridge, CB1 3HX. Discount for room bookings before 10 January: see congenial.org.uk.

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From David Langford, 94 London Road, Reading, Berks, RG1 5AU, UK. Web news.ansible.co.uk. ISSN 0265-9816 (print); 1740-942X (e). Logo: Dan Steffan. Cartoon: Brad W. Foster. Available for SAE or information on Squig Stars and drunfilers. SF Encyclopedia. The 'beta' release is out: www.sf-encyclopedia.com.

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The Chair of the BFS, Shona Kinsella, called an EGM as financial irregularities, in the Society, had been uncovered that dated from before her appointment.

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Juliet Mushens is the President of the British Fantasy Society where she acts as an ambassador amongst the genre community. In her day job she runs literary agency Mushens Entertainment, where she represents a host of bestselling authors across the genres, ranging from Richard Osman and Jessie Burton to Hannah Kaner, Jen Williams and Taran Matharu.

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2019 - 2021, Allen Ashley become President 

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Allen Ashley was elected as President Elect at an online election held in December 2019 where the candidates were Allen and Charles Christian.

Allen comments: “This is a great honour for me. You will all know of my commitment to the work of the society over several decades and I look forward to continuing to act on behalf of and in the best interests of the BFS and its members.”

https://clockhouselondonwriters.wordpress.com/2020/02/07/allen-ashley-elected-president-of-british-fantasy-society/

Allen was then confirmed as President at the election at the AGM in 2020

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This meant a change of responsibility for some of the Committee members. The "Executive Committee" of elected roles (President, Chair, Treasurer and Secretary) became Company Directors of Brit Fantasy Soc Ltd. Registered company number 10985055

It is set up as a Company Limited by Guarentee, as this was considered to provide better financial protection for the members of the organisation when compared to being an Unincorporated Association.

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The move to digital publications in 2014 was a huge change for the Society, but allowed us to move with the times as well as reducing printing costs and introducing a cheaper Digital Membership option.

The BFS have a Members, Digital Archive of publications available via the links on your Members Bulletin.

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2013 - 2019, James Barclay becomes President. 

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2013 - 2019, James Barclay becomes President. 

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Ramsey Campbell steps down

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1977 - 2013, Ramsey Campbell - Longest running President

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Ramsey is quoted as saying he was president for "Most of three decades".

https://www.thehorrorzine.com/Special/RamseyCampbell/RamseyCampbell.html

The records we have suggest that he was President in 1977.

His involvement with the Society goes all the way back to 1971 when he suggested and organised the first August Derleth Award.

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1975 - 1977 Ken Bulmer becomes President 

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...the Society... boasted a mere 34 members at the end of its first year.

During the 1972 Easter Science Fiction Convention in Chester the first BWFS AGM was held and proved to be a lively and informal affair, due mainly to the diversity of active fans then around, and that it was held in the cramped confines of a hotel bedroom!

Dropping the “Weird”, the Society was renamed.

Information from Silver Rhapsody, ed. Jan Edwards & John Carter. 1996