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Diana Wynne Jones was a [[British]] writer, principally of fantasy novels, both for children and adults. Some of her better-known works are the Chrestomanci series, the Dalemark series; the novels ''Howl's Moving Castle'' and ''Dark Lord of Derkholm'' and ''The Tough Guide to Fantasyland''. She received an honorary D.Litt from the University of Bristol in July, 2006. | Diana Wynne Jones was a [[British]] writer, principally of fantasy novels, both for children and adults. Some of her better-known works are the Chrestomanci series, the Dalemark series; the novels ''Howl's Moving Castle'' and ''Dark Lord of Derkholm'' and ''The Tough Guide to Fantasyland''. She received an honorary D.Litt from the University of Bristol in July, 2006. | ||
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Revision as of 12:53, 8 February 2020
(1934 -- 2011)
Diana Wynne Jones was a British writer, principally of fantasy novels, both for children and adults. Some of her better-known works are the Chrestomanci series, the Dalemark series; the novels Howl's Moving Castle and Dark Lord of Derkholm and The Tough Guide to Fantasyland. She received an honorary D.Litt from the University of Bristol in July, 2006.
The Tough Guide to Fantasyland was nominated for the 1997 Best Non-Fiction Book Hugo.
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1985 -- Fantasycon X
- 1987 -- Connote8
- 1988 -- 14th World Fantasy Convention
- 1991 -- Fourth Street Fantasy 1991
- 1995 -- Boskone 32
- 1996 -- Microcon 16
- 1997 -- Best Non-Fiction Book Hugo nominee
- 1998 -- Albacon 98
- 1999 -- Wincon V, Karl Edward Wagner Award
- 2007 -- World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement
- 2009 -- plokta.con 4.0
- 2016 -- Readercon 27 (Memorial Guest)
| Person | Website | 1934—2011 |
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