Karen
@mintypolo.bsky.social
Reader of books.
Archivist for the BFS
Trainer for MBS
Proofreader
Lrper
Campervan owner
HWS / Chair WFC 25
Owned by 3 cats
She/Her
Archivist for the BFS
Trainer for MBS
Proofreader
Lrper
Campervan owner
HWS / Chair WFC 25
Owned by 3 cats
She/Her
Pinned
Karen
@mintypolo.bsky.social
· Dec 8
I have this Bluesky account, but I'm not really sure what I am likely to post here!
For WFC and HWS stuff please do follow @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social and @hws.bsky.social
I guess I will figure it out as I go along... or this will be a very quiet account... lol!
For WFC and HWS stuff please do follow @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social and @hws.bsky.social
I guess I will figure it out as I go along... or this will be a very quiet account... lol!
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World Fantasy Convention is taking over the BFS' online day this Saturday.
21st June 10am to 6pm.
Guests; Suniti Namjoshi, Ramsey Campbell and Sarah Pinborough.
Panels, Readings, Chat, Q&As.
Free for BFS members and £5 for everyone else. Tickets from the BFS website.
(Art by Vincent Chong)
21st June 10am to 6pm.
Guests; Suniti Namjoshi, Ramsey Campbell and Sarah Pinborough.
Panels, Readings, Chat, Q&As.
Free for BFS members and £5 for everyone else. Tickets from the BFS website.
(Art by Vincent Chong)
June 20, 2025 at 12:12 PM
World Fantasy Convention is taking over the BFS' online day this Saturday.
21st June 10am to 6pm.
Guests; Suniti Namjoshi, Ramsey Campbell and Sarah Pinborough.
Panels, Readings, Chat, Q&As.
Free for BFS members and £5 for everyone else. Tickets from the BFS website.
(Art by Vincent Chong)
21st June 10am to 6pm.
Guests; Suniti Namjoshi, Ramsey Campbell and Sarah Pinborough.
Panels, Readings, Chat, Q&As.
Free for BFS members and £5 for everyone else. Tickets from the BFS website.
(Art by Vincent Chong)
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🚨 Outrage as 20 police officers break into Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrest six. 🚨
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House
Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.
www.quaker.org.uk
March 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
🚨 Outrage as 20 police officers break into Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrest six. 🚨
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
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Would you like all the attendees of World Fantasy Convention knowing about your book or project?
You could have an advert in our Souvenir Book or Programme guide!
worldfantasy2025.co.uk/shop/
We need the files by the end March, so don't delay too long!
You could have an advert in our Souvenir Book or Programme guide!
worldfantasy2025.co.uk/shop/
We need the files by the end March, so don't delay too long!
Shop – World Fantasy Convention 2025
Some items are only visible if you are logged in. Please log in to view items relevant to your membership type.
worldfantasy2025.co.uk
February 22, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Would you like all the attendees of World Fantasy Convention knowing about your book or project?
You could have an advert in our Souvenir Book or Programme guide!
worldfantasy2025.co.uk/shop/
We need the files by the end March, so don't delay too long!
You could have an advert in our Souvenir Book or Programme guide!
worldfantasy2025.co.uk/shop/
We need the files by the end March, so don't delay too long!
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If you are a fantasy or horror artist we would love you to fill out our form to be in the #WorldFantasy2025 art show!
worldfantasy2025.co.uk/art-show/
Ideally we would like to hear from people before the end of Feb, but if there are spaces after that it will remain open.
worldfantasy2025.co.uk/art-show/
Ideally we would like to hear from people before the end of Feb, but if there are spaces after that it will remain open.
Art show – World Fantasy Convention 2025
worldfantasy2025.co.uk
February 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If you are a fantasy or horror artist we would love you to fill out our form to be in the #WorldFantasy2025 art show!
worldfantasy2025.co.uk/art-show/
Ideally we would like to hear from people before the end of Feb, but if there are spaces after that it will remain open.
worldfantasy2025.co.uk/art-show/
Ideally we would like to hear from people before the end of Feb, but if there are spaces after that it will remain open.
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Guest of Honour: Suniti Namjoshi is the writer of fabulous fables. If you haven't picked up any of her work, now is the time to do so. You can find a list over at wikipedia.
Here we subject her to some trivia.
Here we subject her to some trivia.
February 5, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Guest of Honour: Suniti Namjoshi is the writer of fabulous fables. If you haven't picked up any of her work, now is the time to do so. You can find a list over at wikipedia.
Here we subject her to some trivia.
Here we subject her to some trivia.
There’s a reason we’ve been trying to make people aware about the lethal consequences of ableism for so long. It’s one of the first biases people default to when they feel threatened, and the (esp. multiply-marginalized) disabled community often becomes the first targeted by dangerous escalation.
This is probably not a surprise to people in the disability community, and I apologize for my ignorance about it, but I have been genuinely surprised how much immediate government wrath is going towards people in the disability community
February 5, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Attending Membership prices for World Fantasy Convention 2025 are going up on 31st January, so book soon for the best price.
Www.WorldFantasy2025.co.uk
Www.WorldFantasy2025.co.uk
World Fantasy Convention 2025
Www.WorldFantasy2025.co.uk
January 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Attending Membership prices for World Fantasy Convention 2025 are going up on 31st January, so book soon for the best price.
Www.WorldFantasy2025.co.uk
Www.WorldFantasy2025.co.uk
I have this Bluesky account, but I'm not really sure what I am likely to post here!
For WFC and HWS stuff please do follow @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social and @hws.bsky.social
I guess I will figure it out as I go along... or this will be a very quiet account... lol!
For WFC and HWS stuff please do follow @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social and @hws.bsky.social
I guess I will figure it out as I go along... or this will be a very quiet account... lol!
December 8, 2023 at 2:50 PM
I have this Bluesky account, but I'm not really sure what I am likely to post here!
For WFC and HWS stuff please do follow @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social and @hws.bsky.social
I guess I will figure it out as I go along... or this will be a very quiet account... lol!
For WFC and HWS stuff please do follow @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social and @hws.bsky.social
I guess I will figure it out as I go along... or this will be a very quiet account... lol!
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New Author Interview - today on the blog I welcome Teika Marija Smits to talk to me about their new short story collection Umbilical and a few other things!
Interviewing Taika Marija Smits — Runalong The Shelves
www.runalongtheshelves.net
October 7, 2023 at 7:49 AM
New Author Interview - today on the blog I welcome Teika Marija Smits to talk to me about their new short story collection Umbilical and a few other things!
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Tickets for Fantasycon 2024 are available, and we're coming to Chester for the weekend of October 11th to 13th!
Planning has begun, and we've got exciting guests, panels, launches and more lined up!
britishfantasysociety.org
Planning has begun, and we've got exciting guests, panels, launches and more lined up!
britishfantasysociety.org
October 3, 2023 at 6:38 PM
Tickets for Fantasycon 2024 are available, and we're coming to Chester for the weekend of October 11th to 13th!
Planning has begun, and we've got exciting guests, panels, launches and more lined up!
britishfantasysociety.org
Planning has begun, and we've got exciting guests, panels, launches and more lined up!
britishfantasysociety.org
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And a lovely author interview
And last for now the lovely Phil Sloman talked to me about their excellent horror collection No Happily Ever After
Interviewing Phil Sloman — Runalong The Shelves
www.runalongtheshelves.net
September 30, 2023 at 5:14 PM
And a lovely author interview
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A great take exploring a dark period of history
I loved this WW1 horror novella exploring war and the people within its - Despatches by Lee Murray
Despatches by Lee Murray — Runalong The Shelves
www.runalongtheshelves.net
September 30, 2023 at 5:14 PM
A great take exploring a dark period of history
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It’s time for THE RUTHLESS RED PENCIL
or
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Start Editing
A workshop on revising your own work with Juliet E McKenna. Join us on Sunday 15th October at 1pm via zoom: britishfantasysociety.org/events-calen...
or
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Start Editing
A workshop on revising your own work with Juliet E McKenna. Join us on Sunday 15th October at 1pm via zoom: britishfantasysociety.org/events-calen...
Editing your Work with Juliet E McKenna – The British Fantasy Society
britishfantasysociety.org
September 30, 2023 at 5:46 PM
It’s time for THE RUTHLESS RED PENCIL
or
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Start Editing
A workshop on revising your own work with Juliet E McKenna. Join us on Sunday 15th October at 1pm via zoom: britishfantasysociety.org/events-calen...
or
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Start Editing
A workshop on revising your own work with Juliet E McKenna. Join us on Sunday 15th October at 1pm via zoom: britishfantasysociety.org/events-calen...
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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
britishfantasysociety.org/events.../fa...
The event will be run by the BFS team
britishfantasysociety.org/events.../fa...
Fantasycon 2024 – The British Fantasy Society
britishfantasysociety.org
September 29, 2023 at 7:38 PM
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
britishfantasysociety.org/events.../fa...
The event will be run by the BFS team
britishfantasysociety.org/events.../fa...
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Yet again: the #MMR jab doesn't cause #autism. Nothing 'causes' autism - some of us are just born ASD. But mumps, measles and rubella can be very serious, especially to young children, the elderly and pregnant people+unborn babies. #vaccines #VaccinesWork
www.theguardian.com/society/2023...
www.theguardian.com/society/2023...
Parents in England urged to ensure children get MMR jab amid uptake drop
MMR vaccination levels at lowest since 2010-11, figures show, with uptake of other key jabs also too low
www.theguardian.com
September 29, 2023 at 7:40 AM
Yet again: the #MMR jab doesn't cause #autism. Nothing 'causes' autism - some of us are just born ASD. But mumps, measles and rubella can be very serious, especially to young children, the elderly and pregnant people+unborn babies. #vaccines #VaccinesWork
www.theguardian.com/society/2023...
www.theguardian.com/society/2023...
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Armchair, blanket, and excellent reading. Just finished IN SOLITUDE’S SHADOW by David Green (@DavidGreenWrite). Fascinating magic, epic battles and characters you’ll immediately fall in love with. Can’t wait to check out the rest of the series 😍
September 28, 2023 at 10:05 PM
Armchair, blanket, and excellent reading. Just finished IN SOLITUDE’S SHADOW by David Green (@DavidGreenWrite). Fascinating magic, epic battles and characters you’ll immediately fall in love with. Can’t wait to check out the rest of the series 😍
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A fascinating interview with @annasmithspark.bsky.social about folklore, oral storyelling, how these things can make their way into fantasy, and quite a bit more. I guess I shouldn't be surprised that someone who writes exceptional stories was immersed in them growing up.
An Interview with Anna Smith Spark - BEFOREWEGOBLOG
Hailed as the queen of grimdark, Anna Smith Spark is the author of the Empires of Dust trilogy, which began in spectacular fashion with The Court of Broken Knives and continued with The Tower of Livin...
beforewegoblog.com
September 28, 2023 at 4:55 PM
A fascinating interview with @annasmithspark.bsky.social about folklore, oral storyelling, how these things can make their way into fantasy, and quite a bit more. I guess I shouldn't be surprised that someone who writes exceptional stories was immersed in them growing up.
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We have a review! www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
K.J. Charles’s review of The Green man's quarry
I really love this series, which uses British folklore and countryside to power a series about dryad's son Dan and swan-maiden Fin taking on weird magical occurrences. In this outing, we encounter one...
www.goodreads.com
September 29, 2023 at 8:57 AM
We have a review! www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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I wrote a story about a tree, its soul and its magic Buy me a cup of tea if the spirit moves you, or just read it here for free... ko-fi.com/post/Never-C...
Never Cut a Hawthorn
Joanne Harris and the Storytime Band published a post on Ko-fi
ko-fi.com
September 29, 2023 at 8:37 AM
I wrote a story about a tree, its soul and its magic Buy me a cup of tea if the spirit moves you, or just read it here for free... ko-fi.com/post/Never-C...
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Watch again! The British Fantasy Awards ceremony is now online, including our own E.M. Faulds and their win for Best Collection. Check it out at the link below.
@bethkesh.bsky.social @britfantasysoc.bsky.social
@bethkesh.bsky.social @britfantasysoc.bsky.social
BFS Awards 2023
www.youtube.com
September 29, 2023 at 10:25 AM
Watch again! The British Fantasy Awards ceremony is now online, including our own E.M. Faulds and their win for Best Collection. Check it out at the link below.
@bethkesh.bsky.social @britfantasysoc.bsky.social
@bethkesh.bsky.social @britfantasysoc.bsky.social
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The @shoreinf.bsky.social climate change special edited by @lyndseycroal.bsky.social is out now. I’m really excited to have my story Shelter from the Storm in this – Shoreline's one of my favourite mags & this is a fantastic issue tackling a vital topic.
www.shorelineofinfinity.com/product/shor...
www.shorelineofinfinity.com/product/shor...
September 29, 2023 at 10:01 AM
The @shoreinf.bsky.social climate change special edited by @lyndseycroal.bsky.social is out now. I’m really excited to have my story Shelter from the Storm in this – Shoreline's one of my favourite mags & this is a fantastic issue tackling a vital topic.
www.shorelineofinfinity.com/product/shor...
www.shorelineofinfinity.com/product/shor...