Long Story Short Ep-19a: the World Fantasy Convention special!

Was it only seven weeks ago that 1,100 fantasy fans gathered in Brighton on the south coast of England for the World Fantasy Convention? If you made it there, here’s a podcast that might help to relive that happy time; and if you didn’t, maybe this offering can tempt you to the next Fantasycon in glorious Glasgow (it’ll be 2026 before you know it!) https://britishfantasysociety.org/blog/bfs-podcast-long-story-short/ Are you a member of the British Fantasy Society yet? Join us here: https://britishfantasysociety.org/about-the-bfs/become-a-member/ Visit Robin’s website: https://robincmduncan.com/ Or David’s: https://www.davidgreenwriter.com/ And you can still visit the WFC 2025 website: https://worldfantasy2025.co.uk, Perhaps even book for Glasgow in 2026, here: https://britishfantasysociety.org/events-calendar/fantasycon-2026/   TIME STAMPS (00:38) Thursday – Robin and David; (02:10) Adrian Fletcher, BFS reviews editor; (02:55) Susan J. Morris, author; (03:40) Jenni Coutts, WFC art lead, artist and author; (04:29) Oliver Arditi, author, red cloak and lead ukulele; (05:50) Katie Bruce, writer, virtual assistant to authors, and LSS book reviewer; (06:15) Allen Stroud, WFC co-vice chair; (07:02) Noor A Jahangir, author and podcaster (Fantasy & Faith podcast); (10:28) David with Laura Bennett, Mike Hollows, Sofia Vahdati, Adrian, Karen Frazier, Helen Lane; (13:13) Saturday Friday – Andrew Knighton, author; (16:27) David Thomas Moore, editorial director, and Laura Bennett, agent; (18:04) Frasier Armitage, author and Paige; (18:51) Author Alexandra Beaumont sings “Down By The Acorn Tree”; (20:43) Stewart Hostson, author, BSFA Chair, and BFS treasurer; (21:52) David with Ella Crean, author and BFS roving reporter; (23:36) Andrew Hook, author; (25:28) Saturday – E Saxey, author; (27:05) JM Cyrus, author; (27:47) Steve Toase, author; (29:32) Karen Fiskwick, WFC Chair; (31:10) Alex Makepiece reading at the Elsewhen Press book launch; (37:16) the British Fantasy Awards, compered by Joanne Harris, author; (39:18) Joanne’s words of thanks; (40:18) BFS for Best Anthology, presented by Joanne Harris; (42:32) BFA for Best Audio, presented by David Green, author and Secretary of the BFS; (45:47) BFA for Best Novella, presented by Jonathon Oliver, freelance editor; (49:40) Joanne Harris closing remarks; (51:22) Sunday – Goodbye and goodnight from Rob and Dave.