I wrote yesterday but didn’t even reach the halfway point, so rich and detailed were the memories shared with us.

I found my treasured photo of DWJ, taken a decade ago, after a pub meet, when the whole group of us went to do the Witch Dance on Clifton Bridge. It seemed the right thing to do at the time.


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The Celebration of Diana Wynne Jones took place in Bristol today, just over a year after we lost her. It was a powerful, moving and entertaining event, with just enough oddity to be just right for Diana - like the “half of Pepsi” first served as a pint, then split between two glasses, then with another “half” added to it to make the biggest pint I’ ( Read more... )

Is anyone else going to the memorial thing tomorrow?

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Hello everyone! I was introduced to DWJ a couple of years of ago and quickly tore through the whole of Chrestomanci, Howl's Moving Castle and sequels and a few others, before being warned to SLOW DOWN THERE ARE ONLY SO MANY BOOKS LEFT and WHAT WILL YOU DO WHEN YOU RUN OUT OF DWJ BOOKS TO READ, after which I decided I would give it a break.

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There's an adaptation of Witch Week currently available on Radio 4 Extra. I've only heard the first ten minutes or so and have to dash to work, but it seems to be well worth a listen.

If you have a poundland near you it might be worth taking another look, my local didn't have any in last time someone posted about it; but suddenly got them in very recently :)

This year, for the purimgifts exchange/challenge, my recipient had requested Dalemark (among others). I wrote the following (teaser link goes to the story on AO3):

Title: A Brand New Day
Author: opalmatrix
Fandom: Dalemark Quartet - Diana Wynne Jones,
Warnings: n/a
Rating: G
Word count: 715
Pairing(s): Mitt/Maewen
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I recently commissioned a friend of mine to produce artwok in memory of Diana Wynne Jones to go on a t-shirt.  I thought other people might be interested in having something special like this in tribute to DWJ.  I have put the design up on a Cafepress store.  The artist has donated the artwork, and I have obtained permission from DWJ's family to ( Read more... )

This is by way of a signal boost, to let anyone who may be interested know that there are now more details of the Diana Wynne Jones Celebration, due to take place on April 22nd in Bristol, here. In particular, this site gives directions on how to reach the venue from pretty much any direction, and by most modes of transport other than airship ( ( Read more... )