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North American Discworld Convention
The Turtle Moves!
17 February 2008 @ 09:32 pm
Notes from the Chair: Convention News & Updates 2/14/08
This edition of Notes from the Chair went out to everyone on the email list on February 14:
Hello all,
You might not have gotten the oograh you wanted, or a box of Weinrich and Boettcher's finest, but you can still count on us for some Valentine's Day news and convention updates for the 2009 North American Discworld Convention.
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Terry Pratchett Health Update - Jan 2008
The latest heath update from Terry Pratchett was posted late in January on the PJSM Prints website and is archived at: http://www.pjsmprints.com/news/jan2008.html
An Update from Terry
Folks,
Happy New Year!
I'm going to keep this short because I'd like to finish Nation by the end of the week, but things here are looking up a bit since my last report.
I shall very soon be on medication that in theory should blow some of the cobwebs away and I hope my typing speed and accuracy will improve. Meanwhile, we are in contact with various organisation and researchers and keeping in touch with developments in the field, which is something of a Cinderella compared with other major illnesses.
In short, we are trying to set up a system so that if any researcher anywhere shouts "Eureka!" I'll be banging on his door even before he's found a towel.
I still expect to be able to go to the UK and US conventions. Apart from that, all my time in the office these days is spent writing, although there are a few events that I am taking on this year. I regret to say that I'm even cutting down on answering fan mail because my typing is so slow.
A new book or an answer to your fan letter - don't make me choose.
We're still getting lots of people saying "Is there anything we can do?" (Including high end brain specialists or other knowledgeable people who make up my "Greek Chorus" of advisors.) What will undoubtedly help, if you feel inclined, is to send some money. We will shortly be setting up a mechanism for you to do so and will post news on this when it is ready. This will be passed onto the Alzheimer's Research Trust, who have been very helpful.
Terry Pratchett
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The Colour of Magic - UK Premiere
The Colour of Magic miniseries will have a premiere screening on March 3rd at the Curzon Mayfair cinema in London, with one of our committee members in attendance! It will likely be broadcast on Sky One in the UK over the March Easter Weekend, although specific dates and times have not yet been announced. RHI Films has indicated that it will air in the US on ION Television later in 2008. For details on the miniseries, you can visit
the official production site for the Sky One broadcast at: http://www.skyoneonline.co.uk/tcom.
===============================================================
Convention Memberships
First of all, we've had a steady stream of memberships coming in via Paypal since they went on sale in late November. We appreciate the support you have shown and we're ready to start spreading the word beyond
the core fan communities. If you’re one of those who have purchased a membership, you’ll soon be receiving an email verifying how (and if) you want your name to appear on the membership list that will soon be posted on the website.
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Hotel Rooms - Booking Online and by Phone Now Available
The online booking system of the Tempe Mission Palms is ready to handle booking reservations for the convention at http://www.missionpalms.com. Once you get to the Reservations page, use the group booking code of 2TC4Y9. If the box for the group code is not visible, click on the "+" next to "Enter Rate Access Code". Please note that the room rate of $128.75 shown is the room rate of $119 per night plus the Hospitality Fee of $9.75. When you select your choice of dates and the total cost of the room is shown, the line indicating an extra cost for “Fees” should be ignored since it will be subtracted from the total cost of the room. The "Fees" line is something that they cannot disable on their site, but it will not be added to your bill during the convention. You can also call their reservations line at 1-800-547-8705 or call them directly at 480-894-1400. If you have a question about booking a hotel room, please contact Mike Willmoth, our Hotel Liaison, at hotel AT nadwcon.org.
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Convention Promotions
Convention Flyers - We’ve been sending out flyers each week to the various science fiction and fantasy conventions happening across the country. If you’re planning on attending a local convention and want to help make sure our flyers get effectively displayed on the convention's freebie table, please email us at volunteer AT nadwcon.org. From experience, I've learned it’s better to send them to someone who can make sure they get onto the freebie table, so your help would be appreciated. We also have PDFs of the flyer and some business cards available to download at
http://www.nadwcon.org if you want to help spread the word at other events or bookstores.
WorldCon Promotion - We’re looking into hosting a promotional party or event of some sort at this year's WorldCon, Denvention 3, August 6-10 in Denver, Colorado. We’re looking for people to help out with the party and staff our fan table, so please email us at volunteer AT nadwcon.org if you’re planning to attend and you’d be interested in getting involved. Details on the convention can be found at http://www.denvention3.org.
Badge Ribbons – We’ll be doing a series of badge ribbons to promote the convention, the first ones of which will be handed out at the Gallifrey One Doctor Who convention in Los Angeles this weekend by me with Esther Friesner having some to hand out at the Boskone convention in Boston. For more details on Gallifrey One, visit www.gallifreyone.com, Boskone is at www.boskone.org .
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Seamstress Guild Party Planning
Here’s the scoop on one of the special events in the works for the convention as it appeared in the January 2008 issue of WOSSNAME:
Do you fancy becoming in involved in a Seamstress Party?
In 2002, the American Seamstress Guild threw a notorious party for Terry Pratchett at WorldCon in San Jose. At Terry's request, the Seamstress Guild will be throwing another party for Himself at the first ever North American Discworld Convention in 2009.
Anyone who would like to be involved is welcome at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/seamstressguild/
The Seamstress Guild will begin working on the event this year.
For further information, contact Denise Connell via email: shewho13 AT yahoo.com
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Signings at the Convention
As you may know, Terry’s health is not quite what it used to be. Although he is currently doing very well, he probably shouldn’t do the sort of multiple marathon signings he has done in the past. We still plan to have signings at the convention, but they will be limited in nature. These limitations will be determined closer to the convention, but shopping trolleys full of books will definitely be Right Out. Keep in mind that you’ll have opportunities to interact with Terry in many ways besides in a signing line.
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Guests and Programming
With the holidays behind us, we’re in the process of arranging for some additional guests and beginning to plan more of the convention activities and events, so keep watching for updates. Remember, our message boards are up and running at http://www.nadwcon.org. Please join in and let us know what you'd like to see and do at the convention. We want your ideas!
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Only 569 days to go until the convention,
Lee Whiteside
Chair, North American Discworld Convention 2009
_______________________________________________________________
If you are not on the email list and would like to be, please send an email to "subscribe AT nadwcon.org" with the subject line "SUBSCRIBE" and we will add you to the list.
_______________________________________________________________
For Registered Members, Please Note
The following email went out to all registered members on February 15.
Hi everyone!
If you are receiving this email, it means that we have received your registration information for the 2009 convention. In the time leading up to the convention, we will be keeping an updated list of registered members on our official website (http://www.nadwcon.org). To that end, we need to make sure we know what you would like your posted name to be.
The options you have are:
1. Full Name - Your name
2. Full Name (Badge Name) - Your name along with your badge name
3. Badge Name - Your badge name only
4. No Listing - Neither your full name nor badge name will be listed
online; a space will be left in the list to indicate an unlisted member.
To let us know what name you would prefer to use, please send an email to webmaster AT nadwcon.org, with the number of one of the 4 options above (e.g. "1.") and the actual name that you want to appear (e.g. "Steve Smith") in the SUBJECT line of the email. An example subject line might read like this: "2. Emily Whitten (Emily)"
If we have not received an email from you by noon on Wednesday, February 20, we will use the name you submitted at registration.
Thank you for your time!
Emily S. Whitten
Vice Chair and Webmaster
North American Discworld Convention, 2009
The Turtle Moves!
If you are registered but did not receive this email, please email webmaster AT nadwcon.org and let me know that you didn't receive the email, and also what listing you would like on the site. Thank you.
Hello all,
You might not have gotten the oograh you wanted, or a box of Weinrich and Boettcher's finest, but you can still count on us for some Valentine's Day news and convention updates for the 2009 North American Discworld Convention.
========================================
Terry Pratchett Health Update - Jan 2008
The latest heath update from Terry Pratchett was posted late in January on the PJSM Prints website and is archived at: http://www.pjsmprints.com/news/jan2008.h
An Update from Terry
Folks,
Happy New Year!
I'm going to keep this short because I'd like to finish Nation by the end of the week, but things here are looking up a bit since my last report.
I shall very soon be on medication that in theory should blow some of the cobwebs away and I hope my typing speed and accuracy will improve. Meanwhile, we are in contact with various organisation and researchers and keeping in touch with developments in the field, which is something of a Cinderella compared with other major illnesses.
In short, we are trying to set up a system so that if any researcher anywhere shouts "Eureka!" I'll be banging on his door even before he's found a towel.
I still expect to be able to go to the UK and US conventions. Apart from that, all my time in the office these days is spent writing, although there are a few events that I am taking on this year. I regret to say that I'm even cutting down on answering fan mail because my typing is so slow.
A new book or an answer to your fan letter - don't make me choose.
We're still getting lots of people saying "Is there anything we can do?" (Including high end brain specialists or other knowledgeable people who make up my "Greek Chorus" of advisors.) What will undoubtedly help, if you feel inclined, is to send some money. We will shortly be setting up a mechanism for you to do so and will post news on this when it is ready. This will be passed onto the Alzheimer's Research Trust, who have been very helpful.
Terry Pratchett
========================================
The Colour of Magic - UK Premiere
The Colour of Magic miniseries will have a premiere screening on March 3rd at the Curzon Mayfair cinema in London, with one of our committee members in attendance! It will likely be broadcast on Sky One in the UK over the March Easter Weekend, although specific dates and times have not yet been announced. RHI Films has indicated that it will air in the US on ION Television later in 2008. For details on the miniseries, you can visit
the official production site for the Sky One broadcast at: http://www.skyoneonline.co.uk/tcom.
========================================
Convention Memberships
First of all, we've had a steady stream of memberships coming in via Paypal since they went on sale in late November. We appreciate the support you have shown and we're ready to start spreading the word beyond
the core fan communities. If you’re one of those who have purchased a membership, you’ll soon be receiving an email verifying how (and if) you want your name to appear on the membership list that will soon be posted on the website.
========================================
Hotel Rooms - Booking Online and by Phone Now Available
The online booking system of the Tempe Mission Palms is ready to handle booking reservations for the convention at http://www.missionpalms.com. Once you get to the Reservations page, use the group booking code of 2TC4Y9. If the box for the group code is not visible, click on the "+" next to "Enter Rate Access Code". Please note that the room rate of $128.75 shown is the room rate of $119 per night plus the Hospitality Fee of $9.75. When you select your choice of dates and the total cost of the room is shown, the line indicating an extra cost for “Fees” should be ignored since it will be subtracted from the total cost of the room. The "Fees" line is something that they cannot disable on their site, but it will not be added to your bill during the convention. You can also call their reservations line at 1-800-547-8705 or call them directly at 480-894-1400. If you have a question about booking a hotel room, please contact Mike Willmoth, our Hotel Liaison, at hotel AT nadwcon.org.
========================================
Convention Promotions
Convention Flyers - We’ve been sending out flyers each week to the various science fiction and fantasy conventions happening across the country. If you’re planning on attending a local convention and want to help make sure our flyers get effectively displayed on the convention's freebie table, please email us at volunteer AT nadwcon.org. From experience, I've learned it’s better to send them to someone who can make sure they get onto the freebie table, so your help would be appreciated. We also have PDFs of the flyer and some business cards available to download at
http://www.nadwcon.org if you want to help spread the word at other events or bookstores.
WorldCon Promotion - We’re looking into hosting a promotional party or event of some sort at this year's WorldCon, Denvention 3, August 6-10 in Denver, Colorado. We’re looking for people to help out with the party and staff our fan table, so please email us at volunteer AT nadwcon.org if you’re planning to attend and you’d be interested in getting involved. Details on the convention can be found at http://www.denvention3.org.
Badge Ribbons – We’ll be doing a series of badge ribbons to promote the convention, the first ones of which will be handed out at the Gallifrey One Doctor Who convention in Los Angeles this weekend by me with Esther Friesner having some to hand out at the Boskone convention in Boston. For more details on Gallifrey One, visit www.gallifreyone.com, Boskone is at www.boskone.org .
========================================
Seamstress Guild Party Planning
Here’s the scoop on one of the special events in the works for the convention as it appeared in the January 2008 issue of WOSSNAME:
Do you fancy becoming in involved in a Seamstress Party?
In 2002, the American Seamstress Guild threw a notorious party for Terry Pratchett at WorldCon in San Jose. At Terry's request, the Seamstress Guild will be throwing another party for Himself at the first ever North American Discworld Convention in 2009.
Anyone who would like to be involved is welcome at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/seamstress
The Seamstress Guild will begin working on the event this year.
For further information, contact Denise Connell via email: shewho13 AT yahoo.com
========================================
Signings at the Convention
As you may know, Terry’s health is not quite what it used to be. Although he is currently doing very well, he probably shouldn’t do the sort of multiple marathon signings he has done in the past. We still plan to have signings at the convention, but they will be limited in nature. These limitations will be determined closer to the convention, but shopping trolleys full of books will definitely be Right Out. Keep in mind that you’ll have opportunities to interact with Terry in many ways besides in a signing line.
========================================
Guests and Programming
With the holidays behind us, we’re in the process of arranging for some additional guests and beginning to plan more of the convention activities and events, so keep watching for updates. Remember, our message boards are up and running at http://www.nadwcon.org. Please join in and let us know what you'd like to see and do at the convention. We want your ideas!
========================================
Only 569 days to go until the convention,
Lee Whiteside
Chair, North American Discworld Convention 2009
________________________________________
If you are not on the email list and would like to be, please send an email to "subscribe AT nadwcon.org" with the subject line "SUBSCRIBE" and we will add you to the list.
________________________________________
For Registered Members, Please Note
The following email went out to all registered members on February 15.
Hi everyone!
If you are receiving this email, it means that we have received your registration information for the 2009 convention. In the time leading up to the convention, we will be keeping an updated list of registered members on our official website (http://www.nadwcon.org). To that end, we need to make sure we know what you would like your posted name to be.
The options you have are:
1. Full Name - Your name
2. Full Name (Badge Name) - Your name along with your badge name
3. Badge Name - Your badge name only
4. No Listing - Neither your full name nor badge name will be listed
online; a space will be left in the list to indicate an unlisted member.
To let us know what name you would prefer to use, please send an email to webmaster AT nadwcon.org, with the number of one of the 4 options above (e.g. "1.") and the actual name that you want to appear (e.g. "Steve Smith") in the SUBJECT line of the email. An example subject line might read like this: "2. Emily Whitten (Emily)"
If we have not received an email from you by noon on Wednesday, February 20, we will use the name you submitted at registration.
Thank you for your time!
Emily S. Whitten
Vice Chair and Webmaster
North American Discworld Convention, 2009
The Turtle Moves!
If you are registered but did not receive this email, please email webmaster AT nadwcon.org and let me know that you didn't receive the email, and also what listing you would like on the site. Thank you.
The Librarian Is: drained
05 February 2008 @ 01:09 pm
Terry News: Interview with the BBC
Terry's done a short interview with the BBC regarding his diagnosis with Alzheimer's.
You can listen to it via the link provided here.
You can listen to it via the link provided here.
The Librarian Is: productive
01 February 2008 @ 03:31 pm
News from Terry!
Terry has posted an update on Paul Kidby's website.
An Update From Terry
An Update From Terry
Folks,
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
I'm going to keep this short because I'd like to finish Nation by the end of the week, but things here are looking up a bit since my last report.
I
shall very soon be on medication that in theory should blow some of the
cobwebs away and I hope my typing speed and accuracy will improve.
Meanwhile, we are in contact with various organisation and researchers
and keeping in touch with developments in the field, which is something
of a Cinderella compared with other major illnesses.
In short, we
are trying to set up a system so that if any researcher anywhere shouts
"Eureka!" I'll be banging on his door even before he's found a towel.
I
still expect to be able to go to the UK and US conventions. Apart from
that, all my time in the office these days is spent writing, although
there are a few events that I am taking on this year. I regret to say
that I'm even cutting down on answering fan mail because my typing is so
slow.
A new book or an answer to your fan letter - don't make me choose.
We're
still getting lots of people saying "Is there anything we can do?"
(Including high end brain specialists or other knowledgeable people who
make up my "Greek Chorus" of advisors.) What will undoubtedly help, if
you feel inclined, is to send some money. We will shortly be setting up a
mechanism for you to do so and will post news on this when it is ready.
This will be passed onto the Alzheimer's Research Trust, who have been
very helpful.
The Librarian Is: hopeful
28 December 2007 @ 12:22 pm
Special book package
I don't know if people know about this already, but I just discovered that Hill House Publishers is doing a special printing of the first 12 Terry Pratchett books as they were originally ("Each
and every one of our editions of the first twelve Discworld books will
be reproduced right down to the binding, paper stock, type and jacket
art. We even used the same printer as the original first editions! ").
Apparently the 500 people who buy all 12 together get some special
benefits, though I'm not sure from the site what they are. Just wanted
to alert anyone who might be interested.
Cheers!
Emily
ETA: From Discworld Monthly, apparently Hill House Publishers is having some problems right now and is not very reliable at this time.
Cheers!
Emily
ETA: From Discworld Monthly, apparently Hill House Publishers is having some problems right now and is not very reliable at this time.
The Librarian Is: contemplative
27 December 2007 @ 04:52 pm
News Update from the Paul Kidby Site
Terry posted this message on December 21st:
Hogswatch Wishes From Terry
Folks,
We have had many tens of thousands of e-mails from people and the letter flood is just beginning to bite (hilariously, spam traps here tend to pick up things like 'medication' and treat quite a lot of the mail as spam. If we switch them off, we get all the spam too - hurrah!). All this good will is appreciated, although there is no way on gods earth that I will be able to reply to even a fraction of you. I would like people to bear in mind that I have been diagnosed quite early after an MRI scan and a whole afternoon of tests. While nothing is certain, one does not have to be unduly optimistic to believe that I will be around and, hopefully, working for some time to come. My
advice, therefore, is to calm down and await events. I have not actually gone, yet.
As an aside, thanks to everyone who bought Making Money making it, we understand, the best selling hardback fiction of 2007. At least that's what the figures say. It will be interesting to see if the papers say it too.
Happy Hogswatch!
Hogswatch Wishes From Terry
Folks,
We have had many tens of thousands of e-mails from people and the letter flood is just beginning to bite (hilariously, spam traps here tend to pick up things like 'medication' and treat quite a lot of the mail as spam. If we switch them off, we get all the spam too - hurrah!). All this good will is appreciated, although there is no way on gods earth that I will be able to reply to even a fraction of you. I would like people to bear in mind that I have been diagnosed quite early after an MRI scan and a whole afternoon of tests. While nothing is certain, one does not have to be unduly optimistic to believe that I will be around and, hopefully, working for some time to come. My
advice, therefore, is to calm down and await events. I have not actually gone, yet.
As an aside, thanks to everyone who bought Making Money making it, we understand, the best selling hardback fiction of 2007. At least that's what the figures say. It will be interesting to see if the papers say it too.
Happy Hogswatch!
The Librarian Is: calm
27 December 2007 @ 11:05 am
RHI Poster for The Color of Magic
RHI has some info and a poster for The Color of Magic up on its site now. Very exciting!
P.S. Terry has a cameo as "Astrozoologist 2."
P.S. Terry has a cameo as "Astrozoologist 2."
The Librarian Is: excited
14 December 2007 @ 10:54 am
Notes from the Chair: North American Discworld Convention Update
The latest newsletter from our Chair:
I'd like to thank all of you who have bought your memberships for the 2009 North American Discworld Convention since sales went live in mid-November. We've been very pleased and excited with the response so far. The intial membership rate is good until the end of March.
I'd like to thank all of you who have bought your memberships for the 2009 North American Discworld Convention since sales went live in mid-November. We've been very pleased and excited with the response so far. The intial membership rate is good until the end of March.
In the meantime, we've been busily cross-promoting this event at other conventions around the country. We've
sent the new flyers to several conventions, and also held a room party
at LosCon 34 in Los Angeles, where we met a lot of fans and sold some
memberships. We're putting
together a list of the conventions coming up where we plan to promote
our convention and we'll be looking for help getting the word out at
them, especially at the WorldCon in Denver. Expect to see the initial requests early in the year.
Speaking
of help and appreciation, I also wanted to send some thank-yous to the
many people who have helped us get up and running since the first North
American Discworld Convention was initially proposed in 2005.
First of all, we'd like to thank Terry Pratchett, who has been very supportive. Terry's
assistant, Rob Wilkins, and Terry's U.S. editor at HarperCollins,
Jennifer Brehl, have both provided a great deal of help and advice. Terry's
agent Colin Smythe and Bernard "The Cunning Artificer" Pearson have
both offered information and assistance from the earliest days of this
effort, as have many committee members and staff, both past and present,
from the UK Discworld Conventions which were our inspiration. We'd
also like to thank Discworld Monthly and the WOSSNAME newsletters for
getting the word out directly to the fans every month.
We've
had a lot of people posting online about the convention, too, including
our guests Diane Duane, Peter Morwood, and Esther Friesner on their
websites as well as sites such as Slice of Scifi and SFScope. Last but not least, we've received a flood of support and volunteer offers from fans. We really appreciate everyone's kindness, patience, and generosity. We couldn't have come this far without you!
-- Website Message Board --
We
have set up a message board linked to the main website to give all of
us a place to talk about the convention in addition to the Livejournal
community. Once you sign up, please introduce yourself and join in the discussions. This is a great place for you to ask questions, make suggestions, and meet other fans who plan to attend.
-- Hotel Update --
For
those of you who have been attempting to book a hotel room, the Tempe
Mission Palms has informed us that it will be a couple of months before
their computer system is ready to accept convention reservations.
They're currently focused on handling all of the fans coming in for the
two college football bowl games at the end of this month, and some
little game called the "Super Bowl" in early February. We'll keep checking with them and make sure you know when they can start booking rooms.
-- Glendale, Arizona Meetup with Southwest Costumers Guild --
Discworld
fans in the Phoenix area are invited to participate in the Southwest
Costumers Guild meetup on Saturday, Dec. 15 at 5:00 pm in Glendale,
Arizona. We will be meeting
at the Subway sandwich shop on the southeast corner of 58th Avenue and
Glendale, then proceeding to walk through the Glendale Glitters street
fair, which runs from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Members
of the SWCG will most likely be wearing various costumes to promote the
Guild, but while costumes are encouraged, they're definitely not
required.
Although this is a SWCG meetup, several Discworld fans are already due to attend. Randall
Whitlock (our NADWCon Maskerade director) and Anna Caggiano (our Guest
Liaison/HarperCollins Liaison) will be attending, and some local
TerryPratchettBooks.com message board members already plan to be there.
The
Southwest Costumers Guild is a great resource for costume help and
information, so if you plan to make a costume for the NADWCon, the
Guildsters are some very useful folks to know. For more information about the Southwest Costumers Guild, see their website: http://www.southwestcostumersguild.org/
For more information about Glendale Glitters, see: http://www.glendaleaz.com/events/JingleB
We hope to see you there!
-- Hogfather Additional Airing & DVD Update --
ION Televsion has scheduled an additional airing of Hogfather for Sunday night, December 23rd at 7 pm ET/PT. Check your local listings for your local station or their web site at http://www.ionline.tv .
The
Region 1 DVD release is available as an exclusive in Borders stores
across the US. According to a report on TVShowsOnDVD.com, the March wide
release of the DVD to all stores will still be the single-DVD version.
It is not yet available to order online from Borders since they
currently use Amazon for their online sales. However,
come January 1st, Borders will be switching to their own online sales
website and it may be possible to order it online then. If
you can't wait, I am looking into the possibility of purchasing a few
copies to make available to those of you who can't get to a Borders for
the cost of the DVD and shipping. If
you are interested in doing that, please email me at nadwcon@gmail.com
and once I have the details and costs worked out, I will send out an
update to those who are interested.
Lee Whiteside
2009 North American Discworld Convention
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The Librarian Is: busy
12 December 2007 @ 01:06 pm
Notes from the Chair: Terry Pratchett Health Update
Terry issued the following statement about his health last night:
AN EMBUGGERANCE
Folks,
I would have liked to keep this one quiet for a little while, but because of upcoming conventions and of course the need to keep my publishers informed, it seems to me unfair to withhold the news. I have been diagnosed with a very rare form of early
onset Alzheimer's, which lay behind this year's phantom "stroke".
We are taking it fairly philosophically down here and possibly with a mild optimism. For now work is continuing on the completion of Nation and the basic notes are already being laid down for Unseen Academicals. All other things being equal, I
expect to meet most current and, as far as possible, future commitments but will discuss things with the various organisers. Frankly, I would prefer it if people kept things cheerful, because I think there's time for at least a few more books yet :o)
PS I would just like to draw attention to everyone reading the above that this should
be interpreted as 'I am not dead'. I will, of course, be dead at some future point, as
will everybody else. For me, this maybe further off than you think - it's too soon to tell.
I know it's a very human thing to say "Is there anything I can do", but in this case I
would only entertain offers from very high-end experts in brain chemistry.
Source: Paul Kidby News Page
For those of you who are wondering how this will affect the 2009 convention, we'd like to confirm that the convention will be going ahead as planned. Terry is optimistic about his health, and has indicated to us that he plans to attend as long as circumstances permit. We will be working with Terry and his assistant, Rob Wilkins, to make that happen and accomodate Terry as needed.
As with all of you, we hope for the best for Terry's health and our thoughts are with Terry and his family.
ETA:
Another message from Terry, posted the next day:
AN UPDATE
Folks,
My good friend Sandra Kidby
of PJSM Prints is allowing me to use her website because I am
proverbially too busy to run one of my own. We have hardly the
time even to read the thousands of messages that have come in here, let
alone reply to them, but thank you all.
Could I make
a small comment, however? Lots of people are sending me plot
ideas. Please, I have a lot of ideas. There is no shortage of
ideas and ideas sent to me, even with the very best of intentions, are
carefully filleted out of the correspondence before they even get to
me. I know they are sent in an effort to help, and I appreciate
this, but I advise you not to waste your time.
I am also
getting a lot of requests for interviews. I am not giving any
because everything I have got to say or that can be said is in the
bulletin below. There is no point in saying it again, but in a
different order.
Can I remind everybody that I still aten’t dead, even today.
Thanks again for all your good wishes.
The Librarian Is: working
11 December 2007 @ 11:21 am
Additional Hogfather Airings
The Hogfather miniseries will be
airing tonight (Tuesday, Dec. 10th) and tomorrow night (Wed, Dec. 11th)
on the ION Television network at 9 pm ET/PT. Part 1 airs tonight and
Part 2 will air tomorrow night. Check your local listings or ionline.tv
to verify your local channel and time. It is also scheduled to air on
Sunday, December 23rd at 7 pm ET/PT on ION Television.
The single DVD of the miniseries is also available as a Borders Exclusive in Borders stores. It cannot be ordered online via borders.com. However, you can go to borderstores.com and verify that your local store has it and then reserve it for in-store pickup. A wide release of the single DVD is scheduled for March, and that will be available in all stores.
The single DVD of the miniseries is also available as a Borders Exclusive in Borders stores. It cannot be ordered online via borders.com. However, you can go to borderstores.com and verify that your local store has it and then reserve it for in-store pickup. A wide release of the single DVD is scheduled for March, and that will be available in all stores.
The Librarian Is: calm
27 November 2007 @ 02:05 pm
Message Board!
Hey everyone!
Anna, our Message Board Moderator (and Guest Liason) wanted me to make sure everyone is aware of our new message board, available through the website.
The Message Board is a place where Discworld fans interested in the convention can meet each other, chat about the sort of programming and decorations they'd like to see, give convention-related suggestions, brainstorm ideas, find rides and roommates, and more! So head on over to the site, click "Message Board," and register to start posting!
The Turtle Moves!
Anna, our Message Board Moderator (and Guest Liason) wanted me to make sure everyone is aware of our new message board, available through the website.
The Message Board is a place where Discworld fans interested in the convention can meet each other, chat about the sort of programming and decorations they'd like to see, give convention-related suggestions, brainstorm ideas, find rides and roommates, and more! So head on over to the site, click "Message Board," and register to start posting!
The Turtle Moves!
The Librarian Is: cheerful
22 November 2007 @ 01:56 pm
Convention Mentions
Both Diane Duane and Peter Morwood
have posted about their involvement in the convention, and both have
included glowing reviews of Tempe and of our chosen hotel. I am glad
they both remember it fondly!
We've also been mentioned on Slice of SciFi's Events page, and in their most recent podcast. Slice of SciFi has a lot of great SciFi news, as well as some stellar writers and podcasters. Check it out!
We've also been mentioned on Slice of SciFi's Events page, and in their most recent podcast. Slice of SciFi has a lot of great SciFi news, as well as some stellar writers and podcasters. Check it out!
The Librarian Is: cheerful
20 November 2007 @ 09:49 am
Notes from the Chair: The Official Announcement!
The new and improved website is now up with TONS of information. Check it out at: http://www.nadwcon.org. Also, please
feel free to post all or part of this announcement, or just the website
and a short explanation, in your own journals. Now that we have all of
this great info, we really want to get the word out! Below is the
newsletter that just went out to our mailing list (subscribe @
nadwcon.org):
The First North American Discworld Convention will be held September 4-7, 2009 (Labor Day weekend which includes a Monday holiday) at the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel in downtown Tempe, Arizona (near Phoenix). It will be a celebration of the Discworld universe created by our Guest of Honor Terry Pratchett. Other guests will include Diane Duane, Peter Morwood, and Esther Friesner, with more to be announced. During the weekend we will have many panels, presentations, readings and other activities for Discworld fans. We are also planning to have a Maskerade, a Banquet, a Marketplace (dealer's room/art show), a Charity Auction to benefit the Orangutan Foundation, a Hospitality Suite, and other activities for attendees. The North American Discworld Convention is being sponsored by Leprecon, Inc., an Arizona non-profit volunteer corporation.
Our Guest of Honor, Terry Pratchett, is the international best-selling author of the Discworld novel series, which began in 1983 with The Colour of Magic and most recently continued in Making Money. His young adult and children's books, including the Johnny Maxwell series and the Tiffany Aching Discworld YA books, have been well received, and he was awarded the 2001 Carnegie Medal for The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents. He also co-wrote Good Omens with Neil Gaiman.
Our additional guests are fans of Terry's work and good friends of Terry's. They are also excellent convention guests in their own right and we're looking forward to having them join us.
Diane Duane and Peter Morwood have written many novels, comics, and screenplays, both singly and as collaborations. They co-wrote The Ring of the Nibelungs miniseries (aired in the U.S. on SciFi as Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King), and each has several new novels and projects in the works.
Esther Friesner is a science fiction and fantasy writer best known for her humorous stories and anthologies (such as Alien Pregnant by Elvis and the Chicks in Chainmail series) and her fantasy novel series (Majyk, Demons, New York by Knight, and Gnome Man's Land). She's recently embarked on a young adult series featuring a young Helen of Troy with Nobody's Princess and the upcoming Nobody's Prize.
We will be hosting other guests with connections to Terry and Discworld in addition to those above and will announce them as they are confirmed.
The convention will run from early afternoon on Friday, September 4th to late afternoon on Monday, September 7th. There may be some limited activities available for pre-registered members on Thursday night, September 3rd, depending on the travel schedule of our guests. Tentative plans for major events include a special event on Friday night, the Maskerade on Saturday night, and a Banquet in the early evening on Sunday. We will have special panels with our guests including a spotlight talk/interview with Terry Pratchett, probably on Saturday afternoon. Outside of the major panels and events we plan to have more discussion panels, presentations, readings, demonstrations, games, and other activities that will make this a fun and memorable weekend for everyone.
The Charity Auction will benefit Terry Pratchett's favorite charity, the Orangutan Foundation, and will likely be held on Sunday afternoon. There may be some additional fund-raising activities during the weekend as well.
Our venue is the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel in Tempe, Arizona. Leprecon, Inc. has recently hosted the 2004 World Fantasy Convention and the 2006 Nebula Awards weekend at the Tempe Mission Palms and it has received acclaim from fans and pros at those events. The hotel is located in the heart of downtown Tempe with a varied selection of restaurants, shopping and nightlife nearby. It is a short distance from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and is accessible via the Phoenix Light Rail system, which will be opening in late 2008. Our room rates are US $119 per night S/D, US $129 T, and US $139 Q with a US $9.75 per night hospitality fee that includes airport shuttle, valet and self parking, internet access, a fitness center, and more. The online booking code and the reservation phone number will soon be available on our website.
The initial membership rate will be US $60 for a full weekend membership, or US $30 for a supporting membership. Children 6-11 will pay US $30 with kids 5 and under free with an adult membership. These rates will be in effect until March 31, 2008. This rate includes all regular convention events, panels and presentations. The Banquet and a possible VIP event/charityevent will cost extra and will be announced when details are finalized. Payments can be made via the mail or online via Paypal. Full details are on our website. We are planning to cap membership in the 900 attendee range to ensure that all attendees will be able to be seated at the major functions in our ballroom.
For those wanting to mix in some tourism around the convention we will be looking into making arrangements with local touring companies for trips before and/or after the convention with the possibility for some special excursions being arranged for attendees. Keep an eye on our website for details.
We're looking forward to hosting a fun weekend for all of our attendees and our guests. Please be sure to visit our website at http://www.nadwcon.org and join in the discussions on our message board and livejournal community.
Lee Whiteside
2009 North American Discworld Chair
http://www.nadwcon.org
The First North American Discworld Convention will be held September 4-7, 2009 (Labor Day weekend which includes a Monday holiday) at the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel in downtown Tempe, Arizona (near Phoenix). It will be a celebration of the Discworld universe created by our Guest of Honor Terry Pratchett. Other guests will include Diane Duane, Peter Morwood, and Esther Friesner, with more to be announced. During the weekend we will have many panels, presentations, readings and other activities for Discworld fans. We are also planning to have a Maskerade, a Banquet, a Marketplace (dealer's room/art show), a Charity Auction to benefit the Orangutan Foundation, a Hospitality Suite, and other activities for attendees. The North American Discworld Convention is being sponsored by Leprecon, Inc., an Arizona non-profit volunteer corporation.
Our Guest of Honor, Terry Pratchett, is the international best-selling author of the Discworld novel series, which began in 1983 with The Colour of Magic and most recently continued in Making Money. His young adult and children's books, including the Johnny Maxwell series and the Tiffany Aching Discworld YA books, have been well received, and he was awarded the 2001 Carnegie Medal for The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents. He also co-wrote Good Omens with Neil Gaiman.
Our additional guests are fans of Terry's work and good friends of Terry's. They are also excellent convention guests in their own right and we're looking forward to having them join us.
Diane Duane and Peter Morwood have written many novels, comics, and screenplays, both singly and as collaborations. They co-wrote The Ring of the Nibelungs miniseries (aired in the U.S. on SciFi as Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King), and each has several new novels and projects in the works.
Esther Friesner is a science fiction and fantasy writer best known for her humorous stories and anthologies (such as Alien Pregnant by Elvis and the Chicks in Chainmail series) and her fantasy novel series (Majyk, Demons, New York by Knight, and Gnome Man's Land). She's recently embarked on a young adult series featuring a young Helen of Troy with Nobody's Princess and the upcoming Nobody's Prize.
We will be hosting other guests with connections to Terry and Discworld in addition to those above and will announce them as they are confirmed.
The convention will run from early afternoon on Friday, September 4th to late afternoon on Monday, September 7th. There may be some limited activities available for pre-registered members on Thursday night, September 3rd, depending on the travel schedule of our guests. Tentative plans for major events include a special event on Friday night, the Maskerade on Saturday night, and a Banquet in the early evening on Sunday. We will have special panels with our guests including a spotlight talk/interview with Terry Pratchett, probably on Saturday afternoon. Outside of the major panels and events we plan to have more discussion panels, presentations, readings, demonstrations, games, and other activities that will make this a fun and memorable weekend for everyone.
The Charity Auction will benefit Terry Pratchett's favorite charity, the Orangutan Foundation, and will likely be held on Sunday afternoon. There may be some additional fund-raising activities during the weekend as well.
Our venue is the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel in Tempe, Arizona. Leprecon, Inc. has recently hosted the 2004 World Fantasy Convention and the 2006 Nebula Awards weekend at the Tempe Mission Palms and it has received acclaim from fans and pros at those events. The hotel is located in the heart of downtown Tempe with a varied selection of restaurants, shopping and nightlife nearby. It is a short distance from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and is accessible via the Phoenix Light Rail system, which will be opening in late 2008. Our room rates are US $119 per night S/D, US $129 T, and US $139 Q with a US $9.75 per night hospitality fee that includes airport shuttle, valet and self parking, internet access, a fitness center, and more. The online booking code and the reservation phone number will soon be available on our website.
The initial membership rate will be US $60 for a full weekend membership, or US $30 for a supporting membership. Children 6-11 will pay US $30 with kids 5 and under free with an adult membership. These rates will be in effect until March 31, 2008. This rate includes all regular convention events, panels and presentations. The Banquet and a possible VIP event/charityevent will cost extra and will be announced when details are finalized. Payments can be made via the mail or online via Paypal. Full details are on our website. We are planning to cap membership in the 900 attendee range to ensure that all attendees will be able to be seated at the major functions in our ballroom.
For those wanting to mix in some tourism around the convention we will be looking into making arrangements with local touring companies for trips before and/or after the convention with the possibility for some special excursions being arranged for attendees. Keep an eye on our website for details.
We're looking forward to hosting a fun weekend for all of our attendees and our guests. Please be sure to visit our website at http://www.nadwcon.org and join in the discussions on our message board and livejournal community.
Lee Whiteside
2009 North American Discworld Chair
http://www.nadwcon.org
The Librarian Is: excited
17 November 2007 @ 12:10 pm
Podcast Mention!
We've been mentioned in a podcast!
Our Maskerade Director reports:
"I was just listening to last week's edition of one of my favorite podcasts, "Dragon Page: Cover to Cover."
Cover to Cover does two shows a week, with one show featuring author interviews and the other covering voicemail and other discussion features.
(This was show #285B, if you care to download it from dragonpage.com. You can also find it for free on iTunes or any other podcatcher.)
The voicemails included a thread, precipitated by the recent death of Robert Jordan, about which authors are ready to be elevated to the Mount Olympus of fantasy. One caller commented that Terry is underappreciated in the US, but is the most shoplifted author in Britain. The caller summed up saying that if Terry isn't ready for Mount Olympus, he is at least selling sausages in the foothills.
The hosts, Michael Mennenga, Mike Stackpole and Summer Brooks, agreed with the caller's comments, comparing Terry favorably to JK Rowling, but with a much larger body of work, and made kind mention of our upcoming convention.
Cover to Cover is produced in Phoenix. Summer and the Mikes are frequently seen at our local cons."
Our Maskerade Director reports:
"I was just listening to last week's edition of one of my favorite podcasts, "Dragon Page: Cover to Cover."
Cover to Cover does two shows a week, with one show featuring author interviews and the other covering voicemail and other discussion features.
(This was show #285B, if you care to download it from dragonpage.com. You can also find it for free on iTunes or any other podcatcher.)
The voicemails included a thread, precipitated by the recent death of Robert Jordan, about which authors are ready to be elevated to the Mount Olympus of fantasy. One caller commented that Terry is underappreciated in the US, but is the most shoplifted author in Britain. The caller summed up saying that if Terry isn't ready for Mount Olympus, he is at least selling sausages in the foothills.
The hosts, Michael Mennenga, Mike Stackpole and Summer Brooks, agreed with the caller's comments, comparing Terry favorably to JK Rowling, but with a much larger body of work, and made kind mention of our upcoming convention.
Cover to Cover is produced in Phoenix. Summer and the Mikes are frequently seen at our local cons."
The Librarian Is: bouncy
14 November 2007 @ 08:38 pm
Notes from the Chair: Hotel announcement! More news soon!
Latest e-newsletter:
A brief update for everyone on the 2009 North American Discworld Convention.
We've been teasing you for the last couple of months with preliminary information about the 2009 North American Discworld Convention. We've held off making a full announcement while we have been finalizing the hotel contract, getting approvals in place from our sponsoring organization, and getting the web site fully set up and ready to go. Finally, we are almost there.
We are working hard to get the nadwcon.org web site ready to launch with the full set of initial information on the convention by early next week. We're looking to have things ready by this coming Sunday night or Monday night at the latest. We'll have information on our initial lineup of guests as well as some details on what we are planning. We'll also be ready to take memberships and we'll have the full details on our venue.
We can now confirm that our location will be the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel in downtown Tempe, Arizona. This is the same site where Leprecon, Inc. has hosted the 2004 World Fantasy Convention and the 2006 Nebula Awards Weekend. It has gotten rave reviews from people like Charles N. Brown of Locus and editor Ellen Datlow. There are lots of nearby restaurants, shopping, and drinking establishments (including an Irish pub right next door). We'll have the full details on room rates and amenities when the new site goes live. For more information on the hotel, visit their web site at http://www.missionpalms.com .
Keep an eye on your inbox as we'll be sending out an email when the website is ready this weekend.
Thanks for your patience!
Lee Whiteside
2009 North American Discworld Convention Chair
A brief update for everyone on the 2009 North American Discworld Convention.
We've been teasing you for the last couple of months with preliminary information about the 2009 North American Discworld Convention. We've held off making a full announcement while we have been finalizing the hotel contract, getting approvals in place from our sponsoring organization, and getting the web site fully set up and ready to go. Finally, we are almost there.
We are working hard to get the nadwcon.org web site ready to launch with the full set of initial information on the convention by early next week. We're looking to have things ready by this coming Sunday night or Monday night at the latest. We'll have information on our initial lineup of guests as well as some details on what we are planning. We'll also be ready to take memberships and we'll have the full details on our venue.
We can now confirm that our location will be the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel in downtown Tempe, Arizona. This is the same site where Leprecon, Inc. has hosted the 2004 World Fantasy Convention and the 2006 Nebula Awards Weekend. It has gotten rave reviews from people like Charles N. Brown of Locus and editor Ellen Datlow. There are lots of nearby restaurants, shopping, and drinking establishments (including an Irish pub right next door). We'll have the full details on room rates and amenities when the new site goes live. For more information on the hotel, visit their web site at http://www.missionpalms.com .
Keep an eye on your inbox as we'll be sending out an email when the website is ready this weekend.
Thanks for your patience!
Lee Whiteside
2009 North American Discworld Convention Chair
The Librarian Is: excited
14 November 2007 @ 09:40 am
Receiving the E-Newsletter
As you can see from the previous
news entry, the first e-newsletter went out a little while ago. After we
sent it, we received an error message saying that the email couldn't be
delivered to 5 of the listed addresses. We've found the problem with
one of those, but have been unable to contact the other 4 - so if you
were supposed to be on the list as of when that e-newsletter was send,
and you didn't receive that newsletter, please let us know at
info@nadwcon.org.
Thanks!
Thanks!
The Librarian Is: busy
01 November 2007 @ 12:33 pm
Notes from the Chair
This is the e-newsletter from our
chair, Lee, that went out yesterday to all who are on the subscription
list. If you haven't subscribed yet, email subscribe@nadwcon.org with SUBSCRIBE in the subject line, and we will gladly add you to the list!
...
2009 North American Discworld Convention
Status Update 10/30/07
A short update for all of you regarding the 2009 North American Discworld Convention that will be held September 4-7, 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona.
First of all, thanks for the great response from everyone to our initial promotions done at the various locations on Terry's US signing tour and to our announcements made in Discworld Monthly, the HarperCollins message board, the WOSSNAME newsletter, and elsewhere. We're getting the mailing list set up so that we can keep everyone updated as we move forward with the convention and we're taking note of all who have volunteered to help out thus far. We're very close to finalizing, approving, and signing the contract with the hotel and will soon be able to formally announce our venue, the initial membership rates, some additional guests, and a bit more information about our plans for the convention. We appreciate your patience while we get everything in place to officially launch the convention.
As you know, our website is at http://www.nadwcon.org and will have all the details once we go live. News and other information can be found at our associated LiveJournal community at http://community.livejournal.com/nadwcon2009 .
In the meantime, there is some very big U.S. related news for Discworld fans. The TV miniseries adaptation of Hogfather will be broadcast in the U.S. for the first time on Sunday night, November 25th on ION TV at 7 pm ET/6 pm CT. ION Television (formerly the PAX Network) airs on many local stations and is also available on cable and satellite TV. To find out where the network is in your local area, go to the ION TV website at http://www.ionline.tv and click on "Find us by Zip Code" in the upper right corner of the screen.
The full press release about the airing can be found at
http://tinyurl.com/yre7uq
The trailer for the premiere is on YouTube at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPfk3TPpr8Q
The RHI Movie Weekend page is located at http://www.rhitv.com (this page doesn't yet have any information about Hogfather but should as it draws nearer).
The RHI Films Hogfather page is at
http://www.rhifilms.com/property.php?propertyId=Hogfather
The Sky One TV page for the UK broadcast of Hogfather last year that has a lot of good behind the scenes information is located at http://www.skyone.co.uk/hogfather . Sadly, at this time the video portions cannot be viewed by U.S. viewers.
If you can't wait for the TV broadcast, a Borders Exclusive DVD release will hit Borders stores on Tuesday, November 13th. The DVD will contain the miniseries and an interview with Terry Pratchett. It appears that this release will not contain the additional material that is on the U.K. DVD. It may be included with the general release of the DVD to the rest of the U.S. that is planned for March.
Enjoy the Hogfather DVD and broadcast and look for more news about the 2009 North American Discworld Convention soon.
Thanks,
Lee Whiteside
Chair, 2009 North American Discworld Convention
...
2009 North American Discworld Convention
Status Update 10/30/07
A short update for all of you regarding the 2009 North American Discworld Convention that will be held September 4-7, 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona.
First of all, thanks for the great response from everyone to our initial promotions done at the various locations on Terry's US signing tour and to our announcements made in Discworld Monthly, the HarperCollins message board, the WOSSNAME newsletter, and elsewhere. We're getting the mailing list set up so that we can keep everyone updated as we move forward with the convention and we're taking note of all who have volunteered to help out thus far. We're very close to finalizing, approving, and signing the contract with the hotel and will soon be able to formally announce our venue, the initial membership rates, some additional guests, and a bit more information about our plans for the convention. We appreciate your patience while we get everything in place to officially launch the convention.
As you know, our website is at http://www.nadwcon.org and will have all the details once we go live. News and other information can be found at our associated LiveJournal community at http://community.livejournal.com/nadwco
In the meantime, there is some very big U.S. related news for Discworld fans. The TV miniseries adaptation of Hogfather will be broadcast in the U.S. for the first time on Sunday night, November 25th on ION TV at 7 pm ET/6 pm CT. ION Television (formerly the PAX Network) airs on many local stations and is also available on cable and satellite TV. To find out where the network is in your local area, go to the ION TV website at http://www.ionline.tv and click on "Find us by Zip Code" in the upper right corner of the screen.
The full press release about the airing can be found at
http://tinyurl.com/yre7uq
The trailer for the premiere is on YouTube at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPfk3TPp
The RHI Movie Weekend page is located at http://www.rhitv.com (this page doesn't yet have any information about Hogfather but should as it draws nearer).
The RHI Films Hogfather page is at
http://www.rhifilms.com/property.php?pr
The Sky One TV page for the UK broadcast of Hogfather last year that has a lot of good behind the scenes information is located at http://www.skyone.co.uk/hogfather . Sadly, at this time the video portions cannot be viewed by U.S. viewers.
If you can't wait for the TV broadcast, a Borders Exclusive DVD release will hit Borders stores on Tuesday, November 13th. The DVD will contain the miniseries and an interview with Terry Pratchett. It appears that this release will not contain the additional material that is on the U.K. DVD. It may be included with the general release of the DVD to the rest of the U.S. that is planned for March.
Enjoy the Hogfather DVD and broadcast and look for more news about the 2009 North American Discworld Convention soon.
Thanks,
Lee Whiteside
Chair, 2009 North American Discworld Convention
The Librarian Is: creative
30 October 2007 @ 12:14 pm
More Book Festival Coverage
I know it's weeks later, but there's more book festival coverage if anyone's interested. Go here and check out Oct. 19. Also you'll see our convention t-shirt featured in the pic!
The Librarian Is: tired
28 October 2007 @ 02:39 pm
Wee Free Men on the big screen!
I just realized I hadn't posted about this yet, and some people may not know:
Sam Raimi to direct Wee Free Men
This is going to be awesome.
ETA: While we're doing movie news, the website for SkyOne's production of The Colour of Magic.
Sam Raimi to direct Wee Free Men
This is going to be awesome.
ETA: While we're doing movie news, the website for SkyOne's production of The Colour of Magic.
The Librarian Is: bouncy
25 October 2007 @ 11:35 am
Hogfather news
Hogfather will be airing in the U.S. soon, on ION TV.
Don't miss Terry's cameo as the toymaker!
and
DVD release will be EXCLUSIVE to Borders on November 13th! Interview with Terry Pratchet on the DVD too!!!! Then in March watch for the DVD everywhere rereleased.
Source: HERE
AND
HERE (see bottom of announcement)
Hooray!!
and
Trailer for Hogfather in the U.S.
I am giddy with excitement!
Don't miss Terry's cameo as the toymaker!
and
DVD release will be EXCLUSIVE to Borders on November 13th! Interview with Terry Pratchet on the DVD too!!!! Then in March watch for the DVD everywhere rereleased.
Source: HERE
AND
HERE (see bottom of announcement)
Hooray!!
and
Trailer for Hogfather in the U.S.
I am giddy with excitement!
The Librarian Is: giddy