Long Story Short: The Official Podcast of The British Fantasy Society

A podcast celebrating writing and creativity across fantasy, horror, and science-fiction, hosted by authors David Green and Robin CM Duncan.

Long Story Short: The Official Podcast of The British Fantasy Society is a arts podcast hosted by David Green, with 39 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

David Green hosts Long Story Short: The Official Podcast of The British Fantasy Society, a arts show with 39 episodes published.

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  Episode #40

  Long Story Short Ep-37: A Publishing Ecosystem, with Rym Kechacha

  Aug 19, 202653 min

  Robin speaks to Rym Kechacha about her latest novel, THE APPLE AND THE PEARL. We also get into spinning plots, tricksters of the world, when corvids attack, a reading taskforce, and a good deal more. 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/ Our 1st Ten Pages programme is here: https://british-fantasy-society.vercel.app/welcome Find out more about Rym here: https://rymkechacha.squarespace.com Visit David’s website: https://www.davidgreenwriter.com/ And Robin’s: https://robincmduncan.com/ Time stamps 00:57 - Rym introduces THE APPLE AND THE PEARL 06:00 - Losing the plot / spinning the web 13:02 - character building 17:15 - No MC / connections to the ‘real’ world 22:05 - tricksters! / when crows attack 26:40 - auto-fiction / get with the programme 32:25 - Katie Bruce reviews THE FOX AND THE DEVIL, by Kiersten White 34:20 - Rym’s earlier novels 40:00 - stand-alone (with series potential?) 46:20 - BFS 1st Ten Pages 47:25 - Mission: in publishing / promoting reading

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  Episode #39

  Long Story Short Ep-36: Pathologically Positive, with R.J. Barker

  Aug 5, 202659 min

  Robin and David are joined by R.J. Barker to discuss his new book MORTEDANT’S PERIL, introducing us to The Trials of Irody Hasp. We also talk poetic railway stations, listening habits, the watching birds, failed rock stars, space cats and taxidermy bears. It’s a highly irregular menagerie of fun. 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/ Find out more about R.J. Barker here: https://www.rjbarker.com Visit David’s website: https://www.davidgreenwriter.com/ And Robin’s: https://robincmduncan.com/ R.J.’s ex-band, SugarValve: https://sugarvalve.bandcamp.com/album/fluoxetine-ep Time stamps (01:10) R.J. Barker is too hot / Audience of the Dead (02:05) The New Book (Mortedant’s Peril), promo plans (03:35) Introducing Irody Hasp (09:35) Class and regionalilty / publishing expectations (14:15) a creative career / That’s Interesting (c) (19:25) The Interesting Police / angry scary music (26:10) Digressing into poetry / Dave’s first acceptance (29:30) R.J.’s writing process / getting the voice (34:20) Katie Bruce reviews How To Lose a Goblin in Ten Days, by Jessie Sylva (36:00) Series vs stand-alones? (vs novellas, and cats, in space) (41:00) Strange philosophies of Robert Smith / a cavalry charge (47:35) Irody Hasp meets Morrissey / doing a Tchaikovsky (49:40) contractually obligated Fantasycon chat / the con trail (51:25) the best next thing / The Brighton Coincidence (53:20) the struggling musician

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  Episode #38

  Long Story Short Ep-35: Black Shuck is 11! with Steve J Shaw

  Jul 22, 20261h 16m

  Join Robin in discussion with Steve J Shaw, owner of the award-winning Black Shuck Books as we celebrate Steve’s achievements over more than 10 years of publishing the horrific, the weird and the peculiar. Plus, Alison Littlewood, Tracy Fahey, John Llewellyn Probert, and Ray Cluley also ‘drop in’ to chat. 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/ Find out more about Black Shuck here: https://blackshuckbooks.co.uk Visit David’s website: https://www.davidgreenwriter.com/ And Robin’s: https://robincmduncan.com/ TIME STAMPS 00:50 Steve’s World Fantasy Award 02:55 Steve’s job description 03:50 the history of Black Shuck Books 07:05 the sincerest form of flattery 09:25 Black Shuck Shadows series 14:30 Alison Littlewood 16:15 the Great British Horror series 19:10 Black Shuck’s approach to cover design 25:35 cover design continued 27:10 Steve’s editing ethos / never finished 28:40 Tracy Fahey 36:50 memorable moments / praise for F-con 41:20 weird pitches [apologies to Radiohead - Ed.] 44:20 John Llewellyn Probert 50:50 romancing the blurb 54:15 hard (back) times 58:25 the (teetering) submission stack 63:00 Ray Cluley 68:50 what’s up next for Black Shuck?

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  Episode #36

  Long Story Short Ep-33: Fantasy Road Trip! with Katalina Watt

  Jun 24, 202645 min

  Join David in conversation with debut novelist Katalina Watt whose nautical fantasy Saltswept is out now. THE PIRATES ARE BACK!! Hear about Kat’s publishing journey, their approach to writing a queer-normative world, the influence of audiobooks, and much more. 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/ Find out more about Katalina here: https://katalinawatt.com Visit David’s website: https://www.davidgreenwriter.com/ And Robin’s: https://robincmduncan.com/ Time stamps (01:30) David’s sneak peak of the book (02:18) Katalina’s publishing journey (03:14) the influence of audiobooks / (fan) art (10:40) not the first book Katalina wrote (19:08) the pirates are back (23:22) approaching writing a Queer-norm world (28:00) Katie reviews the INHERITANCE series, by A.K. Faulkner (30:03) the politicisation of identity (33:30) Book 2 of the duology, SALTSWORN (34:17) “astonishingly beautiful cover” / events & promotion (38:42) what is Katalina working on now? (40:25) conventions? / refilling the creative well

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  Episode #34

  Long Story Short Ep-32: Engineering the Heist, with Wole Talabi

  Jun 10, 202654 min

  Join Robin in conversation with engineer and award-winning writer and editor Wole Talabi to hear about his novels, short fiction, the foundation of the Sauúti Collective and Wole’s approach to writing everything from a heist novel to contemplating the end of time. 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/ Find out more about Wole here: https://wtalabi.com Visit David’s website: https://www.davidgreenwriter.com/ And Robin’s: https://robincmduncan.com/ Time stamps (01:32) engineering talk (04:10) a Foundation in SF (06:25) SHIGIDI AND THE BRASS HEAD OF OBALUFON (12:40) Nneoma, the co-protagonist (15:35) phone call for Mr Coogler / scriptwriting? (18:10) the Sauútiverse - a worldbuilding community (25:07) giving back to the community (28:40) Katie Bruce reviews ONE DAY ALL THIS WILL BE YOURS, by Adrian Tchaikovsky (30:40) songs of the Sauútiverse? (34:15) Wole’s writing process (40:45) Foundation on ‘TV’ (42:25) the pleasures & limitations of audiobooks (46:25) THE FIST OF MEMORY (50:20) short fiction in the works

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