News about Terry Pratchett's Discworld and other Novels. http://www.discworldmonthly.co.uk/ en-gb Copyright 1997-2012 Discworld Monthly. All rights reservered. 2012-05-17T18:27:31+01:00 Discworld Monthly oook@discworldmonthly.co.uk Discworld News http://www.discworldmonthly.co.uk/topic-30 The winners of the Anywhere by here, Anywhen but now award Apocalypse Cow and Half Sick of Shadows have been published by Transworld. Terry famously decided to split the prize because he couldn't decided which novel was best. Jason Anthony Discworld News 2012-05-10T23:59:00+01:00 http://xkcd.com/1052/ In Every Major's Terrible XKCD mentions Terry Pratchett in one of the comic's panels. The comic's words are to be sung to the tune of Modern Major General from the Gilbert and Sullivan 1879 comic opera The Pirates of Penzance. Jason Anthony Discworld News 2012-05-07T20:14:00+01:00 http://www.discworldmonthly.co.uk/bookid-66 A new book containing a collection of short fiction from Terry Pratchett, spanning the whole of his writing career from schooldays to Discworld and the present day will be released in October 2012 in the UK. Jason Anthony Discworld News 2012-05-07T08:26:00+01:00 http://www.discworldmonthly.co.uk/dwm0181.php In Discworld Monthly Issue 181 we celebrate our 15th Birthday, Terry's 64th Birthday and Bill's 40th Birthday. We also include information about the UK and Australian Conventions and mix it with news, letters, ads and trivia. Jason Anthony Discworld News 2012-05-02T22:38:00+01:00 http://www.discworldmonthly.co.uk/ April 28th is Sir Terry Pratchett's Birthday - all at Discworld Monthly would like to wish a very Happy Birthday to our favourite author and hope you have many more. Jason Anthony Discworld News 2012-04-28T11:13:00+01:00 http://www.bafta.org/television/awards/nominees-winner-2012,3256,BA.html Terry's thought provoking documentary about Britons travelling to Dignitas in Switzerland to end their lives has been nominated for a television Bafta in the single documentary category. The award ceremony will take place on Sunday 27 May 2012. Jason Anthony Discworld News 2012-04-24T17:11:00+01:00 http://discworldmonthly.co.uk/topic-28 Terry will be talking about his career and his fight with Alzheimers' at the Hay Festival on Wednesday 6th June 2012 at 5:30pm. Jason Anthony Discworld News 2012-04-06T08:54:00+01:00 http://www.electrictheatre.co.uk Merrow Dramatic Society are performing MORT at The Electric Theatre in Guildford from 16th - 19th May 2012, 7.45pm (Sat matinee 2.30pm). Tickets are 11.50GBP, concessions 10.50GBP and all Saturday matinee tickets are 9.50GBP. Tickets can be booked over the phone on 01483 44789 or online (a small booking charge does apply). Jason Anthony Discworld News 2012-04-04T18:05:00+01:00 http://lfs.org/releases.htm Snuff is one of the finalists announced in the 2012 Prometheus Awards as run by Libertarian Futurist Society. The awards will be presented during the 70th World Science Fiction Convention over Labor Day weekend in Chicago. Jason Anthony Discworld News 2012-04-04T17:16:00+01:00 http://www.discworldmonthly.co.uk/dwm0180.php Discworld Monthly Issue 180 includes reviews of The Book of Unwritten Tales, Autumnal Update From Unseen University Convivium, news of Terry's visit to Jakarta, Letters, Trivia, Competitions Results and other general news. Jason Anthony Discworld News 2012-03-31T22:06:00+01:00 http://www.discworldmonthly.co.uk/topic-27 Transworld have released details of three characters from Terry's next novel The Long Earth. The Long Earth will be published on 21st June 2012. Jason Anthony Discworld News 2012-03-21T22:16:00+00:00 https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10150730660510280&id=666155279 Stephen Briggs and Michael Fenton-Stevens have completed recording the audiobook versions of the three Science of Discworld books. It appears Stephen has read the Discworld story and Michael has read the science parts! Jason Anthony Discworld News 2012-03-21T21:57:00+00:00 http://www.rts.org.uk/ Terry's documentary Choosing to Die has won a Royal Television Society Award at the society's awards ceremony on Tuesday 20th March Jason Anthony Discworld News 2012-03-21T09:02:00+00:00 http://www.discworldmonthly.co.uk/bookid-64 The cover blurb for Dodger the new non-Discworld novel from Terry Pratchett due out in September has been announced. Jason Anthony Discworld News 2012-03-14T09:43:00+00:00 http://discworldmonthly.co.uk/isbn/0857521217 The World of Poo is the long anticipated companion book for Snuff. Young Sam Vimes is obsessed with the smelly brown stuff. And so will you be when you read this book due out in June. Jason Anthony Discworld News 2012-03-07T23:15:00+00:00 http://www.discworldmonthly.co.uk/dwm0179.php Issue 179 of Discworld Monthly included a new competition, an article on Discworld Noir a review of Pratchett Pieces and lots of news, letters, ads and a little bit of trivia Jason Anthony Discworld News 2012-03-01T21:50:00+00:00 http://www.fingal-independent.ie/news/st-josephs-students-get-to-meet-acclaimed-author-pratchett-3025546.html STUDENTS FROM St Joseph's Secondary School in Rush have had the chance to meet acclaimed science fiction author, Terry Pratchett as part of the Trinity Access Programme (TAP). Jason Anthony Discworld News 2012-02-22T07:18:00+00:00 http://www.discworldmonthly.co.uk/topic-1 To celebrate four months until the publication of The Long Earth - Transworld Publishers are giving one lucky fan the chance to name a street in Ankh-Morpork. Jason Anthony Discworld News 2012-02-22T00:20:00+00:00 http://discworldmonthly.co.uk?ISBN=B006U0H232 The DVD of Terry Pratchett: Living with Alzheimer's is now available on UK DVD. "This programme follows Terry coming to terms with his diagnosis, living with his condition, facing the certainty of its conclusion and his mission to find a cure. Adamant that he has done nothing wrong and that Alzheimer's sufferers should not be stigmatised, this is a genuine personal journey of one man, through the science and the reality of what it s like to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease." Jason Anthony Discworld News 2012-02-13T11:00:00+00:00 http://www.paulkidby.net Paul Kidby has recently posted on Facebook: "I am having fun working on the cover art for Sir Terry's new novel." Looking at the picture of his desk it appears Paul is researching Victorian England. So it looks like he is working on the cover of Dodger. Jason Anthony Discworld News 2012-02-09T14:00:00+00:00 http://www.treefroggames.com/ Martin Wallace, the creator of the Discworld: Ankh-Morpork game is currently offering free shipping and postage on all games (until the end of March). This includes the collector's and deluxe edition's of the Ankh-Morpork game. Jason Anthony Discworld News 2012-02-08T08:00:00+00:00 http://www.pjsmprints.com/news/index.html Terry and Rob have images of the new revamped Josh Kirby covers for the first five Discworld novels on display on their site. The new covers will be available as B-format paperbacks in June 2012. Signed copies will be available to pre-order from May via PJSMPrints.com website.. Jason Anthony Discworld News 2012-02-03T07:30:00+00:00 http://www.broadcastawards.co.uk/342981 On Wednesday 1st February Terry and Rob Tweeted: "It's the Broadcast Awards tomorrow night and we're up for Best Documentary. If you have anything to cross, please do." Unfortunately they were beaten by Panorama and admitted defeat in a later tweet. Jason Anthony Discworld News 2012-02-01T18:32:00+00:00 http://www.secretworld.org/ Terry and Rob visited Secret World Wildlife Rescue on Tuesday 31st January 2012 for the launch of Secret World's new "Call of the Wild" appeal. On Twitter Terry and Rob asked us all to help save Britain's wildlife by visiting Secret World's website. Jason Anthony Discworld News 2012-01-31T07:00:00+00:00 http://www.mikefs.co.uk/ Actor Michael Fenton Stevens has recently gone into a recording studio to read Terry Pratchett's The Science of Discworld audio-book. He recently tweeted "Day one of the Science of Discworld done. Three to go." and posted a picture of himself in the studio. Jason Anthony Discworld News 2012-01-30T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.discworldemporium.com The next Discworld event in our calendar will be on the 5th and 6th May 2012 in our hometown, Wincanton. This event is cosier and more relaxed than our Hogswatch weekends, but is nonetheless bursting with active ingredients and Pratchetty goodness to keep the Discworld fan energised and elightened! In a tenuous tribute to this years forthcoming roundworld events, the Spring Fing shall curtsey to the Queen's Jubilee and, er, squat thrust to the Olympics with a Mr Shine Him Diamond/Gods theme. May trolls and deities abound! Jason Anthony Discworld News 2012-01-15T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/8801670/Discworld-author-Sir-Terry-Pratchett-prepares-real-life-battle.html Terryis suing Paul Bamborough and Camel Productions, who had an option on film rights for Mort. Terry argues that the rights ran out and is seeking a legal declaration to that effect. Jason Anthony Discworld News 2011-10-03T07:30:00+01:00