British Science Fiction Association
@bsfa.bsky.social
The British Science Fiction Association. Est 1958. Publisher of Vector, Focus, and the BSFA Review. Join us at http://bsfa.co.uk/join-the-bsfa
🚀 BSFA reps reporting for duty - @emilyinkpen.bsky.social , @stewarthotston.com and @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social - on our way to the Clarke Awards!
Stay tuned for the results!
The shortlist is 👇
Stay tuned for the results!
The shortlist is 👇
June 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
🚀 BSFA reps reporting for duty - @emilyinkpen.bsky.social , @stewarthotston.com and @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social - on our way to the Clarke Awards!
Stay tuned for the results!
The shortlist is 👇
Stay tuned for the results!
The shortlist is 👇
🚀 Monday caption competition!
(art by grandfailure - you can follow them on insta so go do that!)
(art by grandfailure - you can follow them on insta so go do that!)
June 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
🚀 Monday caption competition!
(art by grandfailure - you can follow them on insta so go do that!)
(art by grandfailure - you can follow them on insta so go do that!)
🚀 Tuesday caption competition!
Art by paul on Adobe
Art by paul on Adobe
May 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
🚀 Tuesday caption competition!
Art by paul on Adobe
Art by paul on Adobe
🚀 Monday Caption Competition!
March 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🚀 Monday Caption Competition!
🚀 Monday Morning Caption Competition!
(Art by grandfailure on Adobe)
(Art by grandfailure on Adobe)
March 10, 2025 at 9:47 AM
🚀 Monday Morning Caption Competition!
(Art by grandfailure on Adobe)
(Art by grandfailure on Adobe)
🚀 Tuesday caption competition!
(art by grandfailure on Adobe)
(art by grandfailure on Adobe)
February 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
🚀 Tuesday caption competition!
(art by grandfailure on Adobe)
(art by grandfailure on Adobe)
🚀 caption competition time!
(Art by grandfailure on Adobe)
(Art by grandfailure on Adobe)
January 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
🚀 caption competition time!
(Art by grandfailure on Adobe)
(Art by grandfailure on Adobe)
🚀 Tuesday caption competition!
(art by Warmtail - Adobe)
(art by Warmtail - Adobe)
January 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
🚀 Tuesday caption competition!
(art by Warmtail - Adobe)
(art by Warmtail - Adobe)
🚀 Happy Holidays from the BSFA!
Wishing you a happy and peaceful time full of books and space adventures!🎄
Wishing you a happy and peaceful time full of books and space adventures!🎄
December 25, 2024 at 9:54 AM
🚀 Happy Holidays from the BSFA!
Wishing you a happy and peaceful time full of books and space adventures!🎄
Wishing you a happy and peaceful time full of books and space adventures!🎄
🚀 Monday caption competition!
Art by Takashi Kojo
Art by Takashi Kojo
December 9, 2024 at 5:57 PM
🚀 Monday caption competition!
Art by Takashi Kojo
Art by Takashi Kojo
🚀 Monday caption competition!
Art by Rachel Handley
Art by Rachel Handley
December 2, 2024 at 7:05 PM
🚀 Monday caption competition!
Art by Rachel Handley
Art by Rachel Handley
🚀 Tuesday caption competition!
(Art by Sultana Raza through fb group page)
(Art by Sultana Raza through fb group page)
September 10, 2024 at 6:13 PM
🚀 Tuesday caption competition!
(Art by Sultana Raza through fb group page)
(Art by Sultana Raza through fb group page)
🚀 Check out Steven French's review of A Sword of Bronze and Ashes by Anna Smith Spark 👇
"...in which style and content are skilfully brought together in a way that leaves the reader enthralled by both the story and the manner of its execution..."
www.bsfa.co.uk/news/13325570
"...in which style and content are skilfully brought together in a way that leaves the reader enthralled by both the story and the manner of its execution..."
www.bsfa.co.uk/news/13325570
May 11, 2024 at 8:03 PM
🚀 Check out Steven French's review of A Sword of Bronze and Ashes by Anna Smith Spark 👇
"...in which style and content are skilfully brought together in a way that leaves the reader enthralled by both the story and the manner of its execution..."
www.bsfa.co.uk/news/13325570
"...in which style and content are skilfully brought together in a way that leaves the reader enthralled by both the story and the manner of its execution..."
www.bsfa.co.uk/news/13325570
🚀 Check out Ksenia Shcherbino's review of Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs 👇
"...is a love ode to books and their intrinsic magic. It is also a fantasy with elements of a thriller and has all the right ingredients for a captivating read..."
www.bsfa.co.uk/news/13326629
"...is a love ode to books and their intrinsic magic. It is also a fantasy with elements of a thriller and has all the right ingredients for a captivating read..."
www.bsfa.co.uk/news/13326629
May 8, 2024 at 4:50 PM
🚀 Check out Ksenia Shcherbino's review of Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs 👇
"...is a love ode to books and their intrinsic magic. It is also a fantasy with elements of a thriller and has all the right ingredients for a captivating read..."
www.bsfa.co.uk/news/13326629
"...is a love ode to books and their intrinsic magic. It is also a fantasy with elements of a thriller and has all the right ingredients for a captivating read..."
www.bsfa.co.uk/news/13326629
🚀 Tuesday caption competition!
(After bank holiday monday)
Image by aleciccotelli - Adobe
(After bank holiday monday)
Image by aleciccotelli - Adobe
May 7, 2024 at 11:25 AM
🚀 Tuesday caption competition!
(After bank holiday monday)
Image by aleciccotelli - Adobe
(After bank holiday monday)
Image by aleciccotelli - Adobe
🚀 Monday morning caption competition!
(art by Arvitalya on Adobe)
(art by Arvitalya on Adobe)
April 29, 2024 at 10:36 AM
🚀 Monday morning caption competition!
(art by Arvitalya on Adobe)
(art by Arvitalya on Adobe)
🚀 Monday caption competition!
(Pic by Dave on Adobe)
(Pic by Dave on Adobe)
April 22, 2024 at 3:15 PM
🚀 Monday caption competition!
(Pic by Dave on Adobe)
(Pic by Dave on Adobe)
🚀 Monday caption competition!
(Image by paul - Adobe)
(Image by paul - Adobe)
April 15, 2024 at 4:06 PM
🚀 Monday caption competition!
(Image by paul - Adobe)
(Image by paul - Adobe)
🚀 Members! Voting for the BSFA Awards closes TOMORROW at 23:59 GMT (Friday 29th)!
If you're not a member you can join now as a taster for just £18!
Go to bsfa.co.uk
If you're not a member you can join now as a taster for just £18!
Go to bsfa.co.uk
March 28, 2024 at 5:34 PM
🚀 Members! Voting for the BSFA Awards closes TOMORROW at 23:59 GMT (Friday 29th)!
If you're not a member you can join now as a taster for just £18!
Go to bsfa.co.uk
If you're not a member you can join now as a taster for just £18!
Go to bsfa.co.uk
🚀 Check out John Dodd's review of The First Olympians by Graeme Falco 👇
"..As he comes of age, Gordon's assigned a position in the workforce, only to find that the robotic overseers of his world are looking for his mother for crimes against the state."
www.bsfa.co.uk/news/13312034
"..As he comes of age, Gordon's assigned a position in the workforce, only to find that the robotic overseers of his world are looking for his mother for crimes against the state."
www.bsfa.co.uk/news/13312034
March 28, 2024 at 2:12 PM
🚀 Check out John Dodd's review of The First Olympians by Graeme Falco 👇
"..As he comes of age, Gordon's assigned a position in the workforce, only to find that the robotic overseers of his world are looking for his mother for crimes against the state."
www.bsfa.co.uk/news/13312034
"..As he comes of age, Gordon's assigned a position in the workforce, only to find that the robotic overseers of his world are looking for his mother for crimes against the state."
www.bsfa.co.uk/news/13312034
🚀 Check out Nick Hubble's review of Conquest by Nina Allan 👇
"...it feels by the end that reality has been subsumed within the fantastic. I would be tempted to describe it as a changeling story, if it wasn’t so obviously also an alien invasion novel."
www.bsfa.co.uk/news/13310904
"...it feels by the end that reality has been subsumed within the fantastic. I would be tempted to describe it as a changeling story, if it wasn’t so obviously also an alien invasion novel."
www.bsfa.co.uk/news/13310904
March 26, 2024 at 10:27 PM
🚀 Check out Nick Hubble's review of Conquest by Nina Allan 👇
"...it feels by the end that reality has been subsumed within the fantastic. I would be tempted to describe it as a changeling story, if it wasn’t so obviously also an alien invasion novel."
www.bsfa.co.uk/news/13310904
"...it feels by the end that reality has been subsumed within the fantastic. I would be tempted to describe it as a changeling story, if it wasn’t so obviously also an alien invasion novel."
www.bsfa.co.uk/news/13310904
🚀 Members! You have until 23:59 GMT on Friday 29th to cast your votes for the BSFA Awards!
Go to bsfa.co.uk
Go to bsfa.co.uk
March 25, 2024 at 5:26 PM
🚀 Members! You have until 23:59 GMT on Friday 29th to cast your votes for the BSFA Awards!
Go to bsfa.co.uk
Go to bsfa.co.uk
🚀 Monday caption competition!
(Image by paul on Adobe)
(Image by paul on Adobe)
March 25, 2024 at 1:31 PM
🚀 Monday caption competition!
(Image by paul on Adobe)
(Image by paul on Adobe)
🚀 Check out Paul Graham Raven's review of Tomorrow’s Parties edited by Jonathan Strahan 👇
"... in the name of expectation management as much as content warnings, wow, does this book end on a bummer..." 😆
(seriously - read the review)
www.bsfa.co.uk/news/13308489
"... in the name of expectation management as much as content warnings, wow, does this book end on a bummer..." 😆
(seriously - read the review)
www.bsfa.co.uk/news/13308489
March 24, 2024 at 11:41 AM
🚀 Check out Paul Graham Raven's review of Tomorrow’s Parties edited by Jonathan Strahan 👇
"... in the name of expectation management as much as content warnings, wow, does this book end on a bummer..." 😆
(seriously - read the review)
www.bsfa.co.uk/news/13308489
"... in the name of expectation management as much as content warnings, wow, does this book end on a bummer..." 😆
(seriously - read the review)
www.bsfa.co.uk/news/13308489
🚀 Check out Steven French's review of A Market of Dreams and Destiny by Trip Galey 👇
"This is [a London] that was shaped by a treaty signed between two powerful queens: Elizabeth I and Tatiana, the Faery monarch..."
www.bsfa.co.uk/news/13307289
"This is [a London] that was shaped by a treaty signed between two powerful queens: Elizabeth I and Tatiana, the Faery monarch..."
www.bsfa.co.uk/news/13307289
March 21, 2024 at 7:14 PM
🚀 Check out Steven French's review of A Market of Dreams and Destiny by Trip Galey 👇
"This is [a London] that was shaped by a treaty signed between two powerful queens: Elizabeth I and Tatiana, the Faery monarch..."
www.bsfa.co.uk/news/13307289
"This is [a London] that was shaped by a treaty signed between two powerful queens: Elizabeth I and Tatiana, the Faery monarch..."
www.bsfa.co.uk/news/13307289