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British Science Fiction Association @bsfa.bsky.social · Jun 25

PRIVATE RITES - BY JULIA ARMFIELD
THE MINISTRY OF TIME - BY KALIANE BRADLEY
EXTREMOPHILE - BY IAN GREEN
ANNIE BOT - BY SIERRA GREER
SERVICE MODEL - BY ADRIAN TCHAIKOVSKY
THIRTEEN WAYS TO KILL LULABELLE ROCK - BY MAUD WOOLF

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British Science Fiction Association @bsfa.bsky.social · Jun 25

🚀 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 👇

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British Science Fiction Association @bsfa.bsky.social · Jun 23

We have a new Chair!
After 6 amazing years, Allen Stroud has passed the torch 🚀

Congratulations Stewart!

Stew Hotston (he/him) @stewarthotston.com · Jun 23

So, I became chair of @bsfa.bsky.social yesterday. This account will remain my personal account where i talk nonsense, politics, SFF, long covid experience and share my ridiculous opinions. #sff #books #scifi

I will share my writing news here.

This is a good way to reach me for BSFA stuff :-)

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British Science Fiction Association @bsfa.bsky.social · Jun 23

🚀 Monday caption competition!

(art by grandfailure - you can follow them on insta so go do that!)

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British Science Fiction Association @bsfa.bsky.social · Jun 22

6. 🚀 Followed by BSFA AGM at 3pm.
Zoom link provided to BSFA Members via their newsletter.

Sunday will be Allen Stroud’s last day as BSFA Chair, after 6 years! It’s the end of a fabulous era and the start of the next…

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British Science Fiction Association @bsfa.bsky.social · Jun 22

5. SFF: Reflections on the 2025 Clarke Award shortlist
Paul March Russell, Sarah Brown, Una McCormack, Nick Hubble, Gautam Bhatia and Faye Lynch all discuss with Jonathan Thornton as Chair
Time: Jun 22, 2025 14:00 PM London
Join Zoom Meeting
us06web.zoom.us/j/5577381294...
Meeting ID: 557 738 1294 👇

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British Science Fiction Association @bsfa.bsky.social · Jun 22

4. BSFA: Applied Science Fiction Panel
Join Allen Stroud, Ana Sun, Christine Aicardi, Fiona Moore and Stephen Oram for a discussion on how science fiction can be used in different fields.
Time: Jun 22, 2025 13:00 PM London
Join Zoom Meeting
us06web.zoom.us/j/5577381294...
Meeting ID: 557 738 1294 👇

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British Science Fiction Association @bsfa.bsky.social · Jun 22

3. SFF AGM
Time: Jun 22, 2025 12:00 PM London
Zoom link provided to SFF Members via their newsletter. 👇

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British Science Fiction Association @bsfa.bsky.social · Jun 22

2. BSFA: Fission 5 Panel
Writers from the forthcoming Fission #5 anthology discuss their work with editor Eugen Bacon.
Time: Jun 22, 2025 11:00 AM London
Join Zoom Meeting
us06web.zoom.us/j/5577381294...
Meeting ID: 557 738 1294 👇

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British Science Fiction Association @bsfa.bsky.social · Jun 22

9:45am - Doors Open: Welcome from the BSFA and SFF.
us06web.zoom.us/j/5577381294...

1. SFF: Paul March-Russell in conversation with E.J. Swift
Time: Jun 22, 2025 10:00 AM London
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 557 738 1294 👇

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British Science Fiction Association @bsfa.bsky.social · Jun 22

🚀 hey people!

Don’t forget great BSFA AGM events today!

These include panels and interviews to entertain and inspire. Some of these are free to members and non-members. See the links below. 👇

AGM Day Activities

The provisional schedule for the day will be 👇

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Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · Jun 18

We're thrilled to present the shortlist for the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction:

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Stephen Cox But Spookier @stephencoxauthor.bsky.social · Jun 18

Think I can announce that my story "It's Always Your Choice" is in the @bsfa.bsky.social magazine Fission.

It's about a world where there's a quick easy way to go when it's your time, relevant with Assisted Dying Bill and my mum passing last week. #sf #writing

and surprised me by what it said.

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J.L. Akagi @jlakagi.bsky.social · Jun 18

There’s a lot of trash in space and someone has to take care of it. Read my latest story, “A Feast for the Moon Junker’s Spouse” in @bsfa.bsky.social’s Fission #5.

us.amazon.com/Fission-Anth...

Fission #5: An Anthology of Stories from the British Science Fiction Association

Amazon.com: Fission #5: An Anthology of Stories from the British Science Fiction Association eBook : Rowe, Gene, Bacon, Eugen: Kindle Store

us.amazon.com

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British Science Fiction Association @bsfa.bsky.social · Jun 17

🚀 Hey members!
Just a reminder that Bona Books are running a Writing Queer People, Editing Queer People workshop lonline tomorrow - 7-8:30pm - as part of Pride Month.

The event was over subscribed at Eastercon!

Details of how to sign-up are in the newsletter!

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British Science Fiction Association @bsfa.bsky.social · Jun 12

🤣 okay, I snortled.

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British Science Fiction Association @bsfa.bsky.social · Jun 12

Ooo nice!

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British Science Fiction Association @bsfa.bsky.social · Jun 12

🚀 members!
Don’t forget to complete the events survey in your latest newsletter!

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Ida Keogh @idakeogh.bsky.social · Jun 2

✨Are you a @bsfa.bsky.social member and thinking about @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social?

The BSFA is sponsoring two in person memberships for persons of colour, persons with disabilities and those with financial difficulties for any reason. Details on how to apply are in the latest newsletter.✨

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British Science Fiction Association @bsfa.bsky.social · May 27

🚀 Tuesday caption competition!

Art by paul on Adobe

Picture of mountainous landscape with silhouettes/figures of women hovering above. Could be threatening, could be peaceful… you decide!

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British Science Fiction Association @bsfa.bsky.social · May 4

🚀 May the 4th be with you on this very special day…

darth vader is dancing in front of stormtroopers and saying `` may the fourth be with you ! ''

ALT: darth vader is dancing in front of stormtroopers and saying `` may the fourth be with you ! ''

media.tenor.com

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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · Apr 28

I've finally got to hold my my @bsfa.bsky.social award!

It now finally feels real and I'm very thankful for it.

Although the dog has already tried to eat it twice. So it's going on a high shelf where he (hopefully) can't get to it.

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Eugen Bacon @genni.bsky.social · May 1

Congrats @bsfa.bsky.social Fission #5 authors! Cover by Elena Betti.

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Tony Dunnell @tonydunnell.bsky.social · May 3

My sci-fi story "Mantaro" will be published in Fission #5 by @bsfa.bsky.social. It's a story about coca, corruption and a particularly lethal autonomous quadruped robot roaming the VRAEM in Peru -- the world's densest area of cocaine production. Cover art by Elena Berri.

www.bsfa.co.uk/fission

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British Science Fiction Association @bsfa.bsky.social · Apr 20

Congratulations!!!

Glasgow SF Writers' Circle @gsfwc.bsky.social · Apr 20

OMG Huge congratulations to our @jennicoutts.bsky.social on winning Best Artist for the cover of Nova Scotia 2!!! Gwan yerself, lass!!!

@bsfa.bsky.social @easterconuk.bsky.social #Eastercon2025 #Reconnect2025

A few people on a stage with a screen displaying the winning entry.

Jenni, a brunette with a sparkly navy dress and short hair, gives a speech while holding a mic onstage.

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