Wossname -- special announcement and corrections -- August 2015

[News and reviews about the works of Sir Terry Pratchett]

Wossname
Newsletter of the Klatchian Foreign Legion
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: A MELBOURNE SHEPHERD'S CROWN CORRECTION
August 2015 (Volume 18, Issue 8, Post 3)

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Greetings, O Readers!

It's been brought to my attention that there is an erroneous piece of 
vital information in the Shepherd's Crown Release Events section of 
yesterday's main August issue (item 3.2). The item reads as follows:

For Fourecksians in or near Melbourne city centre at four o'clock in the 
morning on 27th August, there's a Shepherd's Crown event at Dymocks in 
Collins Street. Yes, four o'clock in the morning:

"A night of revelry to celebrate the arrival of the next... and last... 
Discworld novel, the Shepherd's Crown. Come dressed suitably attired to 
share in the spirit of the Discworld – with a prize for the best 
Discworld character! Write your farewell, your tribute, your love letter 
to the great creator and add to the giant Discworld mural. Engage in 
games of skill, chance and dexterity against other Discworldians, and 
stay to enjoy readings and tributes. Save the date, and make sure you're 
there!"

When: Thursday 27th August 2015
Venue: Dymocks, 234 Collins Street, Melbourne 3000
Time: 4am!
Tickets: free

http://allevents.in/melbourne/shepherds-crown-release-celebration/445821345604654

When checking over the new issue, I thought the 4am start time seemed 
more than a bit odd, but given the number of Shepherd's Crown events 
starting near or at midnight I assumed the 4am time given in the link 
was some sort of Wacky Australian Weirdness(TM). However, another member 
of Wossname staff decided to investigate by talking to a live Dymocks 
employee, and lo – the real story is somewhat different:

Yes, there *is* an event. But the proposed "night of revelry" is not an 
official Dymocks function, although Dymocks have sanctioned it, and will 
NOT start at 4am on Thursday the 27th but rather at 6pm on that day. The 
All Events page still has the wrong time up, but that's exactly what it 
is – the wrong time.

The people running this unofficial event are the Victorian Discworld 
Klatch. According to Dymocks, it will be very informal and will likely 
run for 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Dymocks have also confirmed that copies of The 
Shepherd's Crown will be available for purchase after 6pm on the 27th.

So again: the Shepherd's Crown event at Dymocks Melbourne starts at 6pm 
on Thursday 27th August 2015. For real. Trust me on this – this time!

[At least it wasn't my fault – Ed.]

  *

But while we're here, there was a mistake in the issue that *was* my 
fault. Item 4.3 should have read

THE MAKING OF NANNY OGG'S COOKBOOK FRENCH COVER ART!

Here be a series of screencaps of illustrator Marc Simonetti's process:

http://www.itsartmag.com/features/making-of-nanny-oggs-cookbook/

instead of

THE MAKING OF NANNY OGG'S FRENCH COVER ART!

The Making of Nanny Ogg's Cookbook cover art by Marc Simonetti
series of screencaps [investigate and write more]
http://www.itsartmag.com/features/making-of-nanny-oggs-cookbook/

Somehow, during the proofreading stage, I missed that one. I've already 
posted a correction to the Wossname blog 
(_http://wossname.dreamwidth.org/20850.html_) but now you can thumb your 
noses at me from the comfort of your inbox...

That's the lot, folks. See you next month!

– Annie Mac

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo