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Only five dollars,1 a lock of hair, and one minor soul promise! Comes pre-hexed and wrapped in ethically questionable parchment. Smells faintly of regret.
From the desk of Miss Perspicacia Tick, with the help of C.M.O.T Dibbler, included in this issue:
Missed previous issues of this newsletter? Read them here.
Mrs Cake2 understands the need for orthopaedic gravel in a coffin, a door handle that can be operated by paw, or an open window at night. And so do we!
We've turned on our precognition to address likely accessibility questions about the venue, volunteering opportunities3 and more on our recently updated Accessibility webpage. This resource also explains our opt-in Blue Dot System for those who may need a bit of extra time or consideration during the Convention.
Of course, our precognition isn't perfect, so we welcome your questions and suggestions. If you have an interest in - or any concerns about - accessibility, we invite you to join the discussion in our Nullus Anxietas Blue Dot Accessibility group on Facebook or send us an email with your thoughts.
Copyright © Paul Kidby
We've got more guests4 for you at no extra cost, and "that's cutting me own throat!"
Photo: smartfacts.ru
Vadim Jean is an award-winning English film director, producer, and executive producer. He was the writer and director of the telemovies The Hogfather and The Colour of Magic, and the Executive Producer of Going Postal.
Stephen has collaborated with Terry Pratchett on many projects over several decades. This began when he was the first person to adapt Discworld books for the stage, back in the 1990's.
Stephen has also co-authored Discworld maps, diaries, companions, cookbooks and more. He continues to act and direct with the Studio Theatre Club in Oxford with a new dramatization in November 2025: Terry Pratchett - A Trip on the Stage.
Tansy writes stories. Gaslamp fantasy, space opera, murder mysteries... "My books contain such wonders as Roman festivals, disaster princes, weaponised teacups... and frocks. So many frocks."
In 2014, Tansy published Pratchett's Women: Unauthorised Essays on Female Characters of the Discworld and in 2024 she started a series of essays about Pratchett's Men, published in the online magazine, Speculative Insight.
Photo: Matt Falloon
Not just another balloon twister, Matt Falloon mixes a unique blend of Art, Comedy, Puppetry, Magic and a heap of fun! Matt was a finalist in the 2023 Channel 7 reality competition show "Blow Up", creating monumental balloon art. He is a popular regular at the Australian Discworld Conventions. Don't be afraid to ask him to twist you up a Feegle or something!
More activities to whet your appetite have been announced.
Copyright © Paul Kidby
All about the Witches
Unscramble to find the secret heading6
Aching, Ankh, Bee, Big, Job, Boffo, Cat, Chalk,
Earwig, Esme, Granny, Greebo, Hag, Hat, Lancre, Maiden,
Magrat, Miss, Tick, Mother, Nanny, Ogg, Perdita, Ramtops,
Rob, Anybody (this one's tricky), Tiffany, Witch, WyrdSisters, You.
ADELAIDE: City of Small Gods presents Quiz Long and Prosper: Quarter Quell Quiz - our popular SciFi/Fantasy/Pop Culture quiz night is back! Come join us on October 18 and test your knowledge to win prizes! Find out more and book your table at https://quiz.cityofsmallgods.org.au
City of Small Gods also has monthly dinners and online crafty evenings and regular book discussions (next one: Carpe Jugulum - date TBD). Find out more and join us on Facebook, Email or Discord.
VICTORIA: The Victorian Discworld Klatch will be at Ballarat Pop Con on 28 September at the Ballarat Civic Hall and Library. If you're nearby, why not stop in and say hi to the team and check out all the other cool things at PopCon.
The Victorian Discworld Klatch have also been having online movie nights and book discussions on their Discord channel, so why not join them for a bit of fun from your own living room! Find out more and join us on Facebook, Discord or Meetup.
Know something we don't? Do you have any news in the world of the Discworld? Know of an upcoming Discworld play, or a gathering of fans in your local area? If so, please share it with us, and we will share it with everybody.
Memberships for Nullus Anxietas X - Australian Discworld Convention - 10-12 April 2026 in Sydney, NSW, can be purchased here.
As always, if you'd like to volunteer at the convention, we'll need your help, no expertise required... Please fill out the volunteer form.
Wait... This is your first convention and you have no idea wot's wot? Go to the Newcomer's ABC for everything you didn't know you wanted to know, including a special playlist of special videos for you, special newcomers, made specially.
Until then, wotcha!
1 Ahem, it's free!
2 See Men at Arms.
4 More appetising than a sausage-inna-bun; safer than C.M.O.T. Dibbler's Genuine Soggy Mountain Dew.
5 Find out about previous virtual escape rooms here!
6 Dibbler threw in two extra letters for free.
