NEWS

Diana's Plays are published

A new book brings together Diana's four completed plays for children, along with a screenplay she wrote for television. The book is available from Moondust Books.

Blue Plaque Honour for Diana

Diana's house in Bristol where she lived for many years and wrote so many of her books is to be commemorated with a Blue Plaque. The Blue Plaque scheme celebrates people who have made a significant impact in their field of work or contributed to human welfare. (Diana's fans will argue that she did both.) A plaque is fixed to a building connected to that person to link physical heritage with personal achievement.

Wonderful DWJ conference in 2024!

Organised by sisters Henrietta and Lydia Wilson, the 2024 conference celebrating Diana and her books was a successful and enjoyable event. Speakers included Diana's son Michael Burrow, her sister Isobel Armstrong, and authors Anna James, Garth Nix and Pari Thomson. The next conference is planned for five years' time, in 2029.

 

Earwig / Aya and the Witch

The dvd of Studio Ghibli's animated film of Earwig and the Witch is now widely available and the film can also be streamed on Netflix.

Studio Ghibli's anime film of Earwig and the Witch, renamed as Aya and the Witch, had its world premiere on 18th October 2020. More pictures and details here.

Image copyright © 2020 NHK, NEP, Studio Ghibli

Diana's Poems

Edited by Diana's sister Isobel Armstrong, this collection has been chosen to reflect Diana's wide range of interests. Aimed at adult readers, the book can be ordered from Moondust Books

Do You Want to Dive into Diana's Drafts or Letters?

Diana's literary legacy was given to Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children's Books in Newcastle, England. The archive is open to fans and researchers by appointment.

New Howl Editions

HarperCollins have launched new editions of the three Howl/Ingary/Moving Castle books with great new covers.

All three of the Howl books are also now available in beautiful Folio Society editions. Illustrated by Marie-Alice Harel, Howl's Moving Castle was published by the Folio Socity 2019, followed over the next few years by Castle in the Air and House of Many Ways.

Conference report

DWJ in 2019. Gill Othen's report on the 2019 conference held in Bristol about Diana Wynne Jones is now available.

Conference proceedings

The full conference proceedings are on sale for £10. Any profits will go towards a future conference.