Discworld Convention

October is Bat Appreciation Month! Did you know that bats make up 20% of all mammal species? On the Discworld, vampires turn into not just one bat, but dozens of them! Which Discworld vampire do you appreciate most? #Discworld #DiscworldConvention #TerryPratchett #BatAppreciationMonth

Want to keep hearing from us about future Conventions? Our old mailing list is being deleted soon, so don't forget to re-register before 31 October! To keep hearing from us, sign up at dwcon.org/useful-inf... #Discworld #DiscworldConvention #TerryPratchett #News

Wishing a very happy birthday to Lady Lyn Pratchett: Sir Terry's beloved wife, member of the Order of the Honeybee, and patron of the Research Institute for the Care of Older People (RICE). We hope you have a marvellous day! #Discworld #DiscworldConvention #DiscworldBirthday #TerryPratchett

Today is #GlobalCatDay. Below is a famous Sir #TerryPratchett quote about cats -- even though he never actually said it! He did write The Unadulterated Cat, a hilarious book about cat ownership. Show off your own Cats (Unadulterated or otherwise) in the replies! #Discworld #DiscworldConvention

It's #AdaLovelaceDay! Today celebrates the contributions of women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics). In Going Postal, a young girl who may be inspired by Ada makes a brief appearance. What is her name? #TerryPratchett #Discworld #DiscworldConvention

Want to keep hearing from us about future International Discworld Conventions? To stay on our mailing list, please re-register at dwcon.org/useful-inf... Don't delay, re-subscribe today! #Discworld #DiscworldConvention #TerryPratchett #News

Wishing a very happy birthday to Gabrielle Kent (Gabrielle Kent) - Convention guest and co-author (with Rhianna Pratchett) of Tiffany Aching's Guide to Being a Witch. We hope you're having a fantastic day! #Discworld #DiscworldConvention #TerryPratchett #DiscworldBirthday

Today is Bookshop Day -- a national celebration of all bookshops on our high streets. Do you have a favourite bookshop? Are there any special events happening at a bookshop near you? #Discworld #DiscworldConvention #TerryPratchett #BookshopDay

It's #WorldPostDay! This marks the founding of the Universal Postal Union in Switzerland in 1874. This began the global communications revolution, allowing letters to be sent all over the world. What is the motto of the Ankh-Morpork Post Office? #Discworld #DiscworldConvention #TerryPratchett

4 - 10 October 2026 is #BannedBooksWeek! Just last year, it was reported that a UK high school had banned nearly 200 books as "inappropriate", including Sir #TerryPratchett's Soul Music and Good Omens. Which other "banned" books and authors should we be reading? #Discworld #DiscworldConvention

To mark World Teachers' Day, today's quote is from Mr. Ronald 'Teach' Saveloy in Interesting Times! #Discworld is full of teachers: Susan Sto Helit, Miss Tick, the wizards of Unseen University... Which is your favourite? #DiscworldConvention #DiscworldQuotes #TerryPratchett #WorldTeachersDay

On this day in 1936 London saw the Battle of Cable Street, when Londoners of all backgrounds came together to prevent a fascist march through the East End. Which #Discworld book references another Battle of Cable Street? #DiscworldConvention #TerryPratchett #OnThisDay #TheBattleOfCableStreet

It's the first day of October and the beginning of the spookiest month of the calendar! To mark it, today's Discworld quote is from #TheFifthElephant and is about werewolves. Which particular werewolf is being discussed here? #Discworld #DiscworldConvention #DiscworldQuotes #TerryPratchett #Gaspode

It's World Tourism Day! Who was the Discworld's very first tourist, and which books do they appear in? #Discworld #DiscworldConvention #TerryPratchett #InternationalDay #WorldTourismDay

Two Discworld birthdays on the same day! Wishing many happy returns to Ian Stewart - co-author of the Science of the Discworld series and long-time Convention guest! #Discworld #DiscworldConvention #DiscworldBirthday #TerryPratchett

Wishing a very happy birthday to Rob Wilkins (@terryandrob.bsky.social) - Sir Terry Pratchett's assistant, business manager, (official) biographer, and friend. We hope you have a wonderful day! #Discworld #DiscworldConvention #DiscworldBirthday #TerryPratchett

Wishing a very happy birthday to the specQUACKular Pat Harkin (@dwauctioneer.bsky.social), our long-suffering Auctioneer and Maskerade MC! #Discworld #DiscworldConvention #DiscworldBirthday #TerryPratchett #QUACK

Arrrr, it be Talk Like A Pirate Day, me hearties! Which #TheColourOfMagic actor played an iconic fictional pirate in a 1996 Muppet movie? And who was the pirate in question? #Discworld #DiscworldConvention #TerryPratchett #InternationalDay #TalkLikeAPirateDay #HimToo

Wishing a very happy birthday to Ian Mitchell (@DiscworldShoppe) - long-time Convention guest and enterprising Emporium proprietor! We were sorry not to see you at this year's #DiscworldConvention. Two Emporium birthdays in a row! #Discworld #TerryPratchett #DiscworldBirthday

Wishing a very happy birthday to Bernard Pearson - long time friend of STP, official "piss off" announcer, and beloved Convention guest for many years! We missed you very much at this year's Convention. #Discworld #DiscworldConvention #DiscworldBirthday #TerryPratchett

Convention-goers! Yesterday's newsletter had some important updates from us, including the Safeguarding feedback survey and the iconography consent form. If you can, please fill both out! dwcon.org/311 #Discworld #DiscworldConvention #TerryPratchett #News

Happy International Bacon Day! Sam Vimes is famously fond of a bacon butty or three -- much to Lady Sybil's disapproval. But what makes a sandwich a "Vimes BLT"? #Discworld #DiscworldConvention #TerryPratchett #InternationalDay #Bacon #InternationalBaconDay

Each year, on August bank holiday weekend, people gather to carry out an age-old task. With buckets of chalk, protective gloves, and hammers, they scour the hillside to keep this majestic horse showing its glory for another year. #Discworld #DiscworldConvention #UffingtonWhiteHorse #TerryPratchett

Wishing a very happy birthday to the marvelous Isobel Pearson, from everyone at the International Discworld Convention! We hope you're having a fantastic day! #Discworld #DiscworldConvention #DiscworldBirthday #TerryPratchett #DiscworldEmporium

Just 24 hours after our last post, everyone at the #DiscworldConvention is extremely saddened by the loss of Tim Curry. Tim played Trymon in the 2008 Sky One TV adaptation of Sir #TerryPratchett's #TheColourOfMagic - while in 2010 the Convention staged the Rocky Horror #Discworld Show! #GNUTimCurry

Dolly Parton would have wanted you to read a book. Go make her proud today. Go read a book Consider donating to imagination library: imaginationlibrary.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTiu...

Everyone at the #DiscworldConvention is deeply sorry to hear of the death of the wonderful Dolly Parton. Not only one of the greatest singer-songwriters of all time, Dolly gave away over 332 million books to children around the world through her Imagination Library. #GNUDollyParton

The #DiscworldConvention may be over but the show must go on! Check out today's #Newsletter to find out how to give us feedback, how to volunteer for 2028, lost and found at the convention... and a spectacular charity update! http://dwcon.org/310 #Discworld #TerryPratchett #News

Lost property from DWCon2026! See something that’s yours? Email membership@dwcon.org to discuss how we can get it to you. Items not claimed by 31 August will be donated to charity or chucked.

Huey as the tooth Fairy, esme, magrat and nanny,, the prettiest feegle (amazing hair), Huey's latest iteration of Twoflower, complete with hogswatch'd camera.

Discworld con. As ever, Huey the knitted hall token accumulator gets his own posts (ratcatcher from the Amazing Maurice) he even has remy and roland the rat and finger mouse in there.

The mortal remains of Terry Pratchett's hard drive, encased in a block of resin. #DWCon2026

#ARSE #DiscworldCon2026 HOW have I only just discovered that the official Discworld Con have an account on here?! @dwcon.org Thank you to all of you for a fantabulous weekend. It was my first Discworld con and I very much want to attend again! It was a pleasure seeing @terryandrob.bsky.social ++

It's #DWCon time again! As Terry used to say, Discworld Convention time is it's own bubble so we all just restart our conversations where we left off last time. 30 years ago seems just like last week...

Here. Dawn and I at the #Discworld Convention, this weekend. I'm expressing my inner Tintin. A Dragon in the Title is going down well. #booksky.

Feegles at #DWCon #DWCon2026

He is missed, many stories are told this weekend at the @dwcon.org GNU Sir Terry #discworld

Do you find yourself wanting to "Quack!" at odd silent moments of a meeting? Are you quoting "Tradition !" at your kids asking "Why?" Do you want to hug an Orangutan? These may be sign that you came back from the amazing @dwcon.org #discworld #TerryPratchett #GNUSTP

And so Agnes has finally sung... the International Discworld Convention 2026 is now (officially) closed! We have loved seeing you all, and hope you've had just as much fun as we have. Here's to 2028! #Discworld #DiscworldConvention #TerryPratchett #GNUSTP

We're delighted to announce that the #DiscworldConvention 2026 is OPEN! Have a wonderful weekend, everyone! Don't forget to check the app for the latest programme updates, and when in doubt: Go To Ops! #Discworld #DiscworldConvention #TerryPratchett #News