explore | Grilled Cheese

@kaylaallen1965.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 9:07 PM

The main course form tonight’s #FantasyCon banquet was palatable z. I don’t like broccoli, but the chicken was inoffensive, the potatoes okay with some black pepper, and I liked the haggis and wish I could have had more.

Chicken breast. Haggis, and broccoli was the main course of the FantasyCon 2026 banquet. (A tofu vegetarian meal was also available.)

@gsfwc.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 9:00 PM

Massive congratulations to our Christopher Caldwell on winning Best Collection for Call and Response, and to Jenni Coutts on winning Best Artist (a great way to mark her stepping down from BFS Horizons as art editor)!

@seraph76.bsky.social @jennicoutts.bsky.social #Fantasycon #BFSawards

Christopher Caldwell is a short-haired black man in a snappy pink suit and tie standing next to a white brunette woman in a green cardy and dark dress. They are both smiling and holding framed awards.

@verabrook.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 8:02 PM

Now in progress at #FantasyCon: Does the World Need to Be Saved? Many plots revolve around saving the world, but what about letting it burn and rebuilding from scratch? The panelists discuss. @britfantasysoc.bsky.social

@cherylmorgan.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 7:35 PM

The award ceremony is underway at #FantasyCon, starting with the Aldiss Award for world building which is won by Tasha Shuri.

@alasdairstuart.com Oct 10, 2026, 7:32 PM

At the BFAs at #fantasycon, first one announced is The Aldiss Award. Which goes to…

@tashasuri.bsky.social !

@stephencoxauthor.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 7:24 PM

#fantasycon and people near #York
@portalbookshop.bsky.social stocks /taking orders for BOTH Crooked Medium Books and is good people.
#sff #books #booksy

@georgesandison.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 7:01 PM

Major blast from the past in the free books bags at #fantasycon - just what a fucking belter of a book this is. We did some good books man.

@millymollymo.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 5:51 PM

#Fantasycon isn’t just about the words. Do #artists fear the blank canvas like #authors freeze when faced with a blank page?

@kaylaallen1965.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 5:44 PM

#FantasyCon 2026 banquet in progress.

Reception prior to the #FantasyCon 2026 Banquet at the Crowne Plaza Glasgow.

#FantasyCon 2026 Banquet at the Crowne Plaza Glasgow.

@illustratedjai.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 5:17 PM

One more #fantasycon panel before I properly dig into my dinner: a magic system too far - which ended up creating a silly magic system fuelled by different kinds of alcohol.

A photograph of a page of four pencil sketch busts. On the top right is a light skinned person with shoulder length dark hair and bangs. They are wearing glasses and are labelled John De Lancey. On the top right, is a balding light skinned person with a goatee and large glasses. They are labelled Ronald Goeby (sp?), but this text is partially cut off in the photo. On the bottom left is a bald light skinned person with a light beard. They are labelled GJ Dunn. On the bottom right is a light skinned person with thinning dark hair. They are smiling widely and they are labelled Jim P Ballard.

@illustratedjai.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 5:09 PM

Another #fantasycon - this time Yearning in the Gothic. ( @saranadosfiction.com was also on this one, but I've drawn them already today ;) )

A photograph of a page of three sketch busts. On the top left is a light skinned person with a full beard and short dark hair wearing glasses. They are labelled Frazer Lee. On the top right is a light skinned person with short dark hair that is swept stylishly back from their forehead. They are wearing glasses and are labelled Morag Hannah. At the bottom is a light skinned person with long curly dark hair that's been pulled back from their face but otherwise left loose around their shoulders. They are wearing large hoop earings and are labelled Nadia El-Fassi.

@illustratedjai.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 5:05 PM

More #fantasycon ! This time we're talking science fantasy with Too much Science, Too much fantasy!

A photograph of a page of five pencil sketch busts. There is a note in the top left corner of the page that reads "too much science, too much fantasy". The sketch on the top left is of a light skinned person with short dark hair and a goatee. They are labelled Rob Gilham. On the top right is a medium dark skinned person. They are balding and have a faint beard. They are labelled John Nassari. On the left of the middle row is a light skinned person. With long dark hair that's been pulled back in a ponytail. They are labelled Hester Leveret. On the middle right is a light skinned person with long dark hair pulled back from their face. They are wearing glasses and they're labelled Vanessa Knipe. At the bottom of the page is a balding light skinned person with a full beard. They are labelled Stephen McGowan.

@kaylaallen1965.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 4:45 PM

@cherylmorgan.bsky.social and me at the @wtpress.bsky.social table read to go to the #FantasyCon 2026 banquet.

Cheryl Morgan in a white dress with green,gold, and silver flowery, I with Kayla wearing a brown dress and sporting a gold tiara.

Kayla wearing a dark brown dress, light toast tights, and light brown shoes with 1 1/2 inch heels.

Kayla wearing a brown dress, a gold necklace with a silver heart pendant, a gold tiara, rose gold framed glasses with pink highlights, brown lipstick, and dark green abd medium brown eyeshadow.

@verabrook.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 4:20 PM

Why the Allure of #Gothic in the 21st Century? A panel of writers is exploring it now at #FantasyCon.

@britfantasysoc.bsky.social

@verabrook.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 4:00 PM

I just happily acquired two short story anthologies directly from Flame Tree Press at #FantasyCon in Glasgow. Creative Futures and #Solarpunk. The hardback editions are truly gorgeous! Cannot wait to dive in. ✨📚✨

@britfantasysoc.bsky.social #books #FlameTreePress #shortfiction #anthology