# 251- To celebrate the release of Dan Coxon's anthology of Folk-Horror short stories, 'Come Sing for the Harrowing', we hear a tale from the book and discuss all that went into it! Listen here:
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Out Now - COME SING FOR THE HARROWING: forbiddenplanet.com/491007-come-...
A graphic of a type writer detailing two short stories eligible for bfa awards, one step at a time and the ghost merchant, and one non fiction piece, the legacy of discworld.
@britfantasysoc.bsky.social award voting has now opened!
So go forth and vote for all the cool stuff you liked :)
I have a couple of pieces that are eligible that I would be honoured if you would consider.
britishfantasysociety.org/voting-opens...
You will recall I mentioned an interview with The Tiny Bookcase? @tinybookcase.bsky.social
Nico, Ben and I had a wide-ranging and enjoyable chat. For instance, did you know rumour, early in my writing career, claimed I didn't actually exist? Tune in to find out more... 😁
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In which, amongst other things, Juliet explains how, early in her career, there were rumours that she wasn’t a real person.
Also River/n Kingdom news.
The graphic provides information about the British Fantasy Awards. The suggestions list closes April 12th. We crowd source titles that are eligible for the awards. You can add your own works at this stage. If no-one knows your work is eligible, they won't know they can vote for it when voting opens. The voting period is from April 16th - May 3rd. This is when voting properly opens. You cannot vote for your own works, but you can campaign. BFS members and Fantasycon ticket holders can vote. Shortlists announced May 19th. Jury panels are May 19th - September 1st. Unlike many other SFFH awards, the BFAs are not just a popularity contest. Once the public voting is tallied, each category goes to a jury of peers for final decision making. Awards are announced at Fantasycon. Learn more at britishfantasysociety.org/about-the-bfs/the-british-fantasy-awards
The British Fantasy Awards have begun! Learn more about how you can get involved below...
# 250- Ben and Nico interview the prolific and eminent Juliet E. McKenna ( @julietemckenna.bsky.social) and discuss publishing, themes, and prejudices. Listen here:
pod.link/1524142040/e...
Juliet's Site (with links to buy her books!):
www.julietemckenna.com
10.30am, #Eastercon Monday, my reading in Salisbury Wellington will be the first extract from the next Green Man book and you'll learnthe title - coming this September from Wizard's Tower Press. Plus a new extract from The Riven Kingdom, the new epic fantasy novel out this October from Angry Robot.
A reminder: the wonderful @julietemckenna.bsky.social will be reading from the next Green Man book, and announcing the title, at @easterconuk.bsky.social this morning.
# 249- Joined this month by the prodigious and wonderful Juliet E. McKenna (@julietemckenna.bsky.social), Ben and Nico proffer stories written for the prompt 'Whip'! Listen here:
pod.link/1524142040/e...
Visit Juliet's site here:
www.julietemckenna.com
Cover of The Green Man’s Holiday by Juliet E McKenna. Art by Ben Baldwin. Image is of an animal-like face with many sharp teeth peering out from a pile of gray rocks. Foliage and white flowers cover the rocks.
Those of you who are eligible to vote in this year's Hugo Awards, please note that you have just one day left before nominations close. If you are short of ideas for works in the Best Series category, we'd like to remind you that Juliet McKenna's Green Man series is eligible.
The cover of The Green Man's War, showing a very aggressive wyrm. Green and black colours. Art by Ben Baldwin.
Congratulations to Juliet E McKenna whose The Green Man's War is a finalist in the British Fantasy Awards for Best Novel (the Robert Holdstock Award)
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# 248- Ben and Nico interview the short-story writer & reviewer Benjamin Kurt Unsworth, and dig deep on what makes the young man's story-brain tick! Listen here:
pod.link/1524142040/e...
Benjamin's Collections:
phantasmagoriamag.co.uk/online-store...
blackshuckbooks.co.uk/shadows-21/
A list of award nominations that I'm not truly sure how I got but I'm eternally grateful for. Including best short fiction, best short non fiction, best audio and best younger readers categories.
I'm both overwhelmed and very grateful to have 5 items on the @bsfa.bsky.social award short list.
It's an honour to be nominated against pieces from:
@foxesandroses.bsky.social
@slashnburnett.bsky.social
@drfionamoore.bsky.social
@bethkesh.bsky.social
@emilyinkpen.bsky.social
Congrats all 🙌
# 247- Joined this month by the short-story writer Benjamin Kurt Unsworth, Ben and Nico present stories galore written for the prompt 'Magnitude'! Listen here:
www.buzzsprout.com/1129067/epis...
Benjamin's Collections:
phantasmagoriamag.co.uk/online-store...
blackshuckbooks.co.uk/shadows-21/
Cover of INTO WRACK AND RUIN by Benjamin Kurt Unsworth. The front illustration is all greens, blacks and whites, eerie line drawings of corpses wrought into eldritch patterns. Back cover copy reads: There are some corners of the universe which have bred the most terrible things – and one such corner is Little Hodbury. With a haunted tree, mutations in the heart of the British countryside, mythological creatures, and even menaces which plumb the depths of humanity's worst instincts – nobody said living here was easy. Benjamin Kurt Unsworth's Into Wrack and Ruin presents thirteen stories which detail the various shades of the town and its inhabitants' grief, devastation, chaos and anger – the question is who (or what . . . ) shall survive to tell the tale? “Enthusiastically gruesome, viscerally vivid, invigoratingly weird, Unsworth’s collection offers an enviably varied feast to nourish the imagination.” —Ramsey Campbell, author of The Incubations and Ancient Images Cover art: Randy Broecker Cover design: Adrian Baldwin
Who's up for a scare?
If you don't know Ben Unsworth, you're missing a treat, both as a writer and a person. Check out an exciting young writer!
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FQ2S7Z1J
USA: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FQ2S7Z1J
I was a guest on The Tiny Bookcase podcast. It was a lot of fun, and I highly recommend it to any of my author friends.
# 246: @stevemchugh.bsky.social - bestselling author of Urban Fantasy, Historical Fiction, and SF - joins Ben and Nico for a Showcase + Interview! Link in Stories or Listen here:
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Steve McHugh's site: stevejmchugh.wordpress.com
#Riftborn #Hellequin #CrimesAgainstMagic
Season 11 of The Tiny Bookcase has begun! Last season, we introduced Showcase episodes alongside our classic format and we are continuing to shake things up by changing our release schedule. You can read more about it for free here:
www.patreon.com/posts/season...
# 245- Luke Jennings is a London-based bestselling novelist. His KILLING EVE novels are the basis for a worldwide hit TV series. In this episode, Luke reads an excerpt from CODENAME VILLANELLE and is interviewed by Ben and Nico. Listen here:
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Luke's site: lukejennings.com
Want a sweet story with a menacing spice? My dear friend and award-winning writer @bookdragonauthor.bsky.social reads a Christmas take written by me.
Shoutout to @exaggeratedelegy.bsky.social for organising and Nico @tinybookcase.bsky.social for the prompt ‘gingerbread’!
Happy holidays all. xxx
A very merry Yule to you!
We're excited about the future of the Bookcase in 2026, and you can join our Patreon for free to keep up with the latest news here:
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The Tiny Bookcase will return on Monday, 12th January! Happy New Year!
# 244- Alexandra Beaumont (@abeaumontbooks.bsky.social), author of folklore and gothic fantasy, gives an interview on storytelling. Listen here:
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Alexandra's Site: www.alexandrabeaumontauthor.com
#shortstory #Folklore #Gothic #interview
# 243- The wonderful Alexandra Beaumont (@abeaumontbooks.bsky.social), writer of lyrical folkloric fantasy, joins Ben and Nico for the prompt 'Jurisdiction'. Listen here:
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Alexandra's Site: www.alexandrabeaumontauthor.com
#shortstory #SF #fantasy
It was great to meet you too (cramped as we all were, hiding in that porch with the wind and rain maliciously trying to join the conversation)!
I knew that @rickandwrite.bsky.social and @tinybookcase.bsky.social would be a match made in heaven when in introduced them to each other at World Fantasy in Brighton! Give this a listen people!
# 242- Ben and Nico have an utterly delightful time chatting with Rick Danforth (@rickandwrite.bsky.social), BSFA Winner and champion martial artist. Listen here:
pod.link/1524142040/e...
Rick's Site: rickdanforth.wordpress.com
#fantasy #SF #interview
If you would like to hear my story about unicorn cocaine, followed by me having a lot of fun talking to Ben and Nico.
This is the place to go!
And if that's not enough, you get two cracking stories by the guys themselves. What's not to love?
# 241- The epic Rick Danforth (@rickandwrite.bsky.social), short fiction author and champion martial artist, joins Ben and Nico for the prompt 'Conservation'. Listen here:
pod.link/1524142040/e...
Rick's Site: rickdanforth.wordpress.com
#shortstory #SF #Unicorns #Mythology
Do you want to hear me read the opening chapter from my upcoming fantasy adventure novel This Is Where The Future Bleeds, then talk nonsense? YOU CAN!
Cause @mikebrooks668.bsky.social is awesome, have a listen you won't regret it. #WritingCommunity #BookSky