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The Write Fantastic From their website: "The Write Fantastic is an initiative by authors to introduce fantasy fiction to readers who have never tried the genre, and to show those who have drifted away the breadth and depth in current fantasy writing."

British Science Fiction Association The BSFA keeps back issues of most of its publications at its site including more than 30 years worth of reviews, news and criticism. http://www.mjckeh.demon.co.uk/topbsfa.htm

David A Hardy Space Artist, Book / Magazine cover illustrator and a long-term member of the group http://www.astroart.org

The Tolkien Society. Not quite Science Fiction but we always did have an interest in Fantasy and these people have strong connections with Birmingham and organise events at Sarehole Mill in Moseley http://www.tolkiensociety.org
There are also two local Tolkien fan groups called "smials" that hold regular meetings.
Isengard meets on the first Saturday of the month from 12 to 2 at the Elizabeth of York pub in Moseley.
Lothlorien holds meetings at Walsall Arboretum and The Green Dragon and have websites at www.mithrandir.v21hosting.co.uk  and http://lothlorien.0catch.com
The regular weekend event at Sarehole mill now has its own website at http://www.middleearthweekend.org.uk

Birmingham University Science Fiction Society . Nice to see them back again after a few years. http://students.bugs.bham.ac.uk/sci-fi/

Science Fiction Resource Guide. Formerly run from Rutgers server but now, apparently, a separate entity. Still one of the largest directories on the net. New address is http://www.sflovers.org/

"The Ultimate Science Fiction Web Guide" seems to have one of the largest link sites around but is not as up to date in some things as it could be. Is there really a point to running "sneak previews" of 5 year old movies? http://www.magicdragon.com/UltimateSF/SF-Index.html

S F Site has another large database of sites as well as five years worth of interviews and reviews http://www.sfsite.com/

Fandata's Fandom Directory has listings for all kinds of fans, clubs, and conventions across the world. http://www.fandata.com/

The booksmith is a small bookshop that carries a range of books including SF. It's only a
couple of minutes walk from Chester Road Railway Station or a few minutes walk from The Yenton Pub bus stops.

And finally the group’s two Honorary Presidents,

Brian Aldiss; http://www.brianwaldiss.com/

Harry Harrison http://www.harryharrison.com/

To whom we all owe a great deal.

If you want to know more, email bhamsfgroup@yahoo.co.uk
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