Seven Miles of Steel Thistles

Delia Sherman is so well known and so active in the US and international fantasy community that she hardly needs any introduction, but I...

Sue Purkiss describes her first few stories as ‘ghostie, witch fantasies for young children’. Her next two novels, ‘The Willow Man’ and ‘W...

My friend Lucy Coats is very tuned in to magic, myth and fantasy – as you might expect from someone who remarks: ‘I was born in a shrubbery ...

I am a long-term fan of Katherine Roberts' books. She has a wonderful gift for conjuring up other worlds – whether set in the legendary...

One of the very best things about having started this blog – almost a year ago now – is the friends I’ve made because of it. One of these i...

Many people imagine that writing fantasy must somehow be easier than writing realistic or historical fiction. After all, you don’t have to ...