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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)
* [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)
* [http://www.discworld-convention.de Dicscworld-Convention.de] - the German ''[[Discworld]]'' Convention (2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019)
* [http://www.discworld-convention.de Dicscworld-Convention.de] - 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)
* [http://www.ausdwcon.org AusDWCon] - the Australian ''[[Discworld]]'' Convention, "Nullus Anxietas" (2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2024)
* [http://www.idwcon.org IDWCon] - the Irish ''[[Discworld]]'' Convention (2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
* [http://www.idwcon.org IDWCon] - the Irish ''[[Discworld]]'' Convention (2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)
* [http://www.nadwcon.org/ NADWCON] - the North American ''[[Discworld]]'' Convention (2009, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2019)
* [http://www.nadwcon.org/ NADWCON] - the North American ''[[Discworld]]'' Convention (2009, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2019)
* [http://www.dutchdwcon.nl/ Dutch DWCon] - "Cabbagecon", the Dutch ''[[Discworld]]'' Convention (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022)
* [http://www.dutchdwcon.nl/ Dutch DWCon] - "Cabbagecon", the Dutch ''[[Discworld]]'' Convention (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2024)
* [https://www.theineffablecon.org.uk The Ineffable Con] - ''[[TV and Film:Good Omens|Good Omens]]'' fan convention (2019, 2020, 2021); 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); also run smaller events
* [https://llamedosholidaycamp.com Llamedos Holiday Camp] - a Welsh ''[[Discworld]]'' event (2020, 2021, 2022)
* [https://llamedosholidaycamp.com Llamedos Holiday Camp] - a Welsh ''[[Discworld]]'' event (2020, 2022, 2024)


== National Sites ==
== National Sites ==
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*[https://www.discworldemporium.com/ The Discworld Emporium] - creators and vendors of objets de Discworld art.
*[https://www.discworldemporium.com/ The Discworld Emporium] - creators and vendors of objets de Discworld art.
*[[Discworld MUD]] - A text {{wp|Massively multiplayer online game|MMO}} game started in 1991, based heavily on Pratchett's work. [http://discworld.atuin.net Link to website]
*[[Discworld MUD]] - A text {{wp|Massively multiplayer online game|MMO}} game started in 1991, based heavily on Pratchett's work. [http://discworld.atuin.net Link to website]
*[http://www.nocturnalsoldier.org/Tealin/xhp/disc/index.html Discworld & Pratchett Paraphernalia], a wealth of illustrations by Tealin.
*[https://ko-fi.com/album/Discworld-Q5Q81F4TW Discworld & Pratchett Paraphernalia], a wealth of illustrations by Tealin.
*[[Micro Art Studios]][http://www.shop.microartstudio.com/ - A Polish miniature manufacturer] - A company making miniatures for RPGs and collecting with a discworld range.
*[[Micro Art Studios]][http://www.shop.microartstudio.com/ - A Polish miniature manufacturer] - A company making miniatures for RPGs and collecting with a discworld range.
*An archive of [http://web.archive.org/web/20081212000857/http://www.cheerycomic.co.uk/ ''Cheerycomic''] via the Wayback Machine - a good resource for Dwarves and the Watch.
*An archive of [http://web.archive.org/web/20081212000857/http://www.cheerycomic.co.uk/ ''Cheerycomic''] via the Wayback Machine - a good resource for Dwarves and the Watch.
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*[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Terry-Pratchetts-Ethical-Worlds-Narrative-ebook/dp/B08G3KZ239 ''Terry Pratchett's Ethical Worlds: Essays on Identity and Narrative in Discworld and Beyond''] by Kristin Noone and Emily Lavin Leveret (Editors), 5th August 2020, McFarland.
*[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Terry-Pratchetts-Ethical-Worlds-Narrative-ebook/dp/B08G3KZ239 ''Terry Pratchett's Ethical Worlds: Essays on Identity and Narrative in Discworld and Beyond''] by Kristin Noone and Emily Lavin Leveret (Editors), 5th August 2020, McFarland.
*[[Book:Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes|''Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes'']] by [[Rob Wilkins]], 29th September 2022, Transworld.
*[[Book:Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes|''Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes'']] by [[Rob Wilkins]], 29th September 2022, Transworld.
*[https://www.mythsoc.org/press/mapping-sense-humor.htm ''Mapping a Sense of Humor: Narrative and Space in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld Novels''] by Daniel Lüthi, March 2023, Mythopoeic Press.


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 02:13, 9 June 2023

External links

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Blogs and Discussion

Conventions

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Peripherals

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Podcasts

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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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