Fighting Fantasy Fest 6 - Confirmed Guest Artists

Fighting Fantasy Fest 6 is taking place on Saturday 5th September 2026 at the University of West London in Ealing.

It will be a day of talks, signings, gaming, and nostalgia, with fans coming together from across the globe to celebrate all things gamebook-related.

A number of FF alumni have already confirmed that they will be attending including artists Malcolm Barter, Alan Langford, and Tony Hough.

Born in 1957, Malcolm Barter studied Illustration & Design at Ipswich School of Art. He has since freelanced in publishing, editorial and advertising, and illustrated Ian Livingstone’s The Forest of Doom. He is, appropriately, a fully qualified horticulturalist. He is currently illustrating Fighting Fantasy once again for French publishers Scriptarium. He resides in Suffolk with his daughter Poppy and a modest bonsai collection. He only owns a Czech translation of The Forest of Doom. 

Alan Langford was born in Bournemouth in 1952, and from an early age was fascinated by comic illustration, particularly in stories that depicted horses and historical scenarios. The writings of J.R.R. Tolkien and Arthur C. Clarke both fascinated him. After studying art at evening classes at Southampton Art College, he found a full-time job illustrating for a company in Alresford, and later he worked as a freelance comic illustrator. In the 1980s he found work illustrating the Fighting Fantasy gamebooks Island of the Lizard King, Sword of the Samurai, Creature of Havoc, Battleblade Warrior, Portal of Evil, and Spellbreaker. He now specialises in painting equestrian fine art and in 2020 published his own graphic novel, The Secret of the Aesir.

Tony Hough’s influences range from the old comics, TV shows and movies he grew up with, SF, fantasy and horror from art and literature, and back again to the ‘ordinary’ world around him. After studying art and design at Barnfield College in Luton, his work first appeared in Games Workshop’s popular Warhammer 40,000 game. Since then, his illustrations have featured in games, magazines, and books, including the Fighting Fantasy gamebooks Spectral Stalkers, Night Dragon, Knights of Doom, and Bloodbones.

To purchase your ticket for the gamebook event of the year, click this link.

Sir Ian Livingstone no longer attending Ludiverse 2026

Unfortunately, contrary to what was previously announced, Sir Ian Livingstone will NOT be attending Ludiverse 2026 in Paris, France, on the weekend of Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th April 2026.

We apologise for any confusion that may have arisen as a result.

However, Arkhane Asylum, the publishers of the French language edition of Dice Men, the history of the early days of Games Workshop, will be in attendance.

Ludiverse is the Parisian event for all gaming fans where you can discover board games, RPGs, miniatures, TCGs, and plenty of surprises at the Paris Montreuil Expo. To find out more, click this link.

Fighting Fantasy Fest 6 - Tickets on sale now!

Tickets for Fighting Fantasy Fest 6 are now on sale.

Sir Ian Livingstone will be our Guest of Honour this year, and other confirmed guests include FF artists Malcolm Barter, Alan Langford and Tony Hough, and authors Marc Gascoigne, Jamie Thomson, and Jonathan Green, with more still to be confirmed.

Tickets are also on sale for the charity pub quiz which takes place the evening before Fighting Fantasy Fest. This year, it has the title City Pub of Thieves, since it is the fifth such quiz to be held.

Numbers for both events are limited so, don't delay and buy your tickets today!

Sir Ian Livingstone at Budapest Comic Con

At the weekend, Sir Ian Livingstone was in Hungary, appearing at Budapest Comic Con 2026.

While he was there, as well as hanging out with the team from Chameleon Comix, who publish Fighting Fantasy in Hungarian...

...Sir Ian also met Krisztián Balla, who illustrated The Dungeon on Blood Island...

...and László Arpad, the talented illustrator behind the Qatlas Fighting Fantasy solution maps.

Sir Ian's Saturday signing session was a record in that it took over 8 hours, virtually non-stop, for him to sign everyone's books!