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== Conventions ==
== Conventions ==
* [http://www.dwcon.org/ DWCon] - the International ''[[Discworld]]'' Convention, held in the UK (1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014. 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024, 2026)
* [http://www.dwcon.org/ DWCon] - the International ''[[Discworld]]'' Convention, held in the UK (1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014. 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024, 2026)
* [http://www.discworld-convention.de Dicscworld-Convention.de] - the German ''[[Discworld]]'' Convention (2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2025)
* [http://www.discworld-convention.de Die Scheibenwelt Convention] - the German ''Discworld'' Convention (2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2025)
* [http://www.ausdwcon.org AusDWCon] - the Australian ''[[Discworld]]'' Convention, "Nullus Anxietas" (2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2024, 2026)
* [http://www.ausdwcon.org AusDWCon] - the Australian ''Discworld'' Convention, "Nullus Anxietas" (2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2024, 2026)
* [http://www.idwcon.org IDWCon] - the Irish ''[[Discworld]]'' Convention (2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)
* [http://www.idwcon.org IDWCon] - the Irish ''Discworld'' Convention (2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025)
* [http://www.nadwcon.org/ NADWCON] - the North American ''[[Discworld]]'' Convention (2009, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2019)
* NADWCON - the North American ''Discworld'' Convention (2009, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2019; website no longer available)
* [http://www.dutchdwcon.nl/ Dutch DWCon] - "Cabbagecon", the Dutch ''[[Discworld]]'' Convention (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2024)
* Dutch DWCon - "Cabbagecon", the Dutch ''Discworld'' Convention (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2024; website no longer avaiable)
* [https://www.theineffablecon.org.uk The Ineffable Con] - ''[[TV and Film:Good Omens|Good Omens]]'' fan convention (2019, 2020, 2021, 2023); also run smaller events
* [https://www.theineffablecon.org.uk The Ineffable Con] - ''[[TV and Film:Good Omens|Good Omens]]'' fan convention (2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2025); also run smaller events
* [https://llamedosholidaycamp.com Llamedos Holiday Camp] - a Welsh ''[[Discworld]]'' event (2020, 2022, 2024)
* [https://llamedosholidaycamp.com Llamedos Holiday Camp] - a Welsh ''Discworld'' event (2020, 2022, 2024, 2026)


== National Sites ==
== National Sites ==

Latest revision as of 21:43, 9 March 2025

External links

Newsgroups

Publishers' Websites

  • Terry Pratchett - Bibliography, forums and features from Verlagsgruppe Random House / Doubleday / etc.
  • Terry Pratchett Books - A very active forum with members from around the world. Main page also includes current news and information about the books and Terry Pratchett. (HarperCollins)

Blogs and Discussion

Conventions

  • DWCon - the International Discworld Convention, held in the UK (1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014. 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024, 2026)
  • Die Scheibenwelt Convention - the German Discworld Convention (2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2025)
  • AusDWCon - the Australian Discworld Convention, "Nullus Anxietas" (2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2024, 2026)
  • IDWCon - the Irish Discworld Convention (2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025)
  • NADWCON - the North American Discworld Convention (2009, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2019; website no longer available)
  • Dutch DWCon - "Cabbagecon", the Dutch Discworld Convention (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2024; website no longer avaiable)
  • The Ineffable Con - Good Omens fan convention (2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2025); also run smaller events
  • Llamedos Holiday Camp - a Welsh Discworld event (2020, 2022, 2024, 2026)

National Sites

Peripherals

Forums

Mastodon server

Wikis

Podcasts

Moved to their own page: Podcasts.

Teaching Guides

Criticism, biography, commentary

See also

  • Fan fiction
  • TV tropes - a really neat and entertaining site discussing the recurring "tropes", ie literary shortcuts, stereotypes and literary conventions present in TV, literature and art. A lot of space is given over to Pratchett's work, detailing how the tropes, those conventions, hooks and short-cuts present in the universal consciousness of all creative writers, work in the Discworld.

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