In these difficult times, you may find yourself stuck for something to read, to listen to, or to watch. Many generous writers, podcasters and other content creators are donating their work to help us all stay amused, entertained and active. The BSFA will be compiling a list of all the donated works you can access. The first few will appear below and then we will be moving them to a permanent page on the website.
So, here’s an opportunity to find a great new story, catch up with some of your favourites, or dig back into some wonderful work that you’d forgotten how much you enjoyed.
To start with, we have the wonderful open access archive of the BSFA publication Vector being produced by FANAC. There are plans for nearly sixty years of issues to be digitised into a free archive that you can read.
The BSFA Review began life as the reviews section of Vector, and became its own digital publication in 2017. The current editor is Susan Oke.
Download issues here
- [Issue 1]
- [Issue 2]
- [Issue 3]
- [Issue 4]
- [Issue 5]
- [Issue 6]
- [Issue 7]
- [Issue 8]
- [Issue 9]
- [Issue 10]
BSFA member, Chad Dixon has provided links to all the BSFA interviews he has audio recorded.
Professor Adam Roberts is our first invited guest on the BSFA Lockdown Solidarity Salon. His reading was broadcast live on 27th of March 2020. You can access the recording here.
SHORT CHANGES by Adrian Tchaikovsky and Keris Mcdonald
Access the PDF
Access the Mobi
Access the Epub
HOUSEHOLD GODS AND OTHER NARRATIVE OFFENCES by Tade Thompson
Access the PDF
Access the Mobi
Access the Epub
DOWNDRAUGHT by Gareth L. Powell
Access the PDF
Gareth is also doing regular free readings on hie website – Find his work here.
THE TEA AND JEOPARDY ARCHIVE by Emma Newman
Access the Archive here
NOW WASH YOUR HANDS by Dave Hutchinson
Access the Mobi
Access the PDF
NOTHING TO ME by Danie Ware
Access the link
THE SLIDING VOID SERIES by Stephen Hunt
Access the link
AS I BREATHE – by Alexandra Wolfe
Access the link
POSSIBLE WORLDS – by Rachel Handley
Click here for Part 1
Click here for Part 2
Click here for Part 3
Click here for Part 4
Click here for Part 5
Click here for Part 6
THE SWORD OF WISIMIR – by Allen Stroud
Access the link
Start reading here
THE RELIC GUILD AND OTHER STORIES – by Edward Cox
Access the link
A VERY BRITISH HISTORY – by Paul Mcauley (free from 23rd March for 5 days)
Access the Kindle ebook
2020 COLLECTION GIFT OF JOY – by Ian Whates
Access the PDF
SHEEP’S CLOTHING – by Jan Siegel
Access the PDF
Leanne Renee Hieber has put together a detailed free reading list on her website:
Access the link
ODES TO THE MULTIVERSE – by Tonya R. Moore
Access the link
THE WIZARD’S COMING – by Juliet Mckenna
Purchase the ebook for free in EPub or Mobi format here
FRIGHTFULLY COSY – by Johnny Mains
Access the PDF
LONG LIVE THE TIDAL KING – by Sarah Downes
Access the Amazon link. Free for a limited time.
SHORELINE OF INFINITY (Free Edition)
Access the link
A FUTURE PAST PRESENT – by Mark J. Howard
Free purchase from the link
THE DATA CLASS – by Ben Jeapes
Free purchase from the link
The Radio Theatre Workshop is releasing a serialised audio edition of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Lost World. You can find chapter 1 here.
BSFA Member, J. R. Rooke has provided us with a poem and a short story for children.
EPHEMORALITY – by J. R. Rooke
Click here to access the PDF.
RUN LITTLE MAN – by J. R. Rooke
Click here to access the PDF
BSFA Member Karl Drinkwater has generously donated free editions of his work.
LOST SOLACE – by Karl Drinkwater
Click here to access the PDF
Click here to access the Epub
Click here to access the Mobi
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