Reaching Out – Some Opportunities, to Read/Watch/Listen

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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.

Access the link

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

BSFA member, Chad Dixon has provided links to all the BSFA interviews he has audio recorded.

Access the link

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