03/31/2011

Diana Wynne Jones

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Diana Wynne Jones
1934-2011
A gifted writer with a wicked wit.
She will be truly missed.

Off to re-read HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE now.

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“When I first started getting work published, I used to have wistful thoughts at the way all important awards were given to men. Women, I used to think, could be as innovative, imaginative and productive as possible - and women were the ones mostly at work in the field of fantasy for children and young adults - but only let a man enter the field, and people instantly regarded what he had to say and what he did as more Important. He got respectful reviews as well as awards, even if what he was doing - which it often was - was imitating the women. But you have changed all that. Thank you for being so enlightened."

– DWJ On November 3rd 2007 upon receiving the World Fantasy Association Lifetime Acheivement Award. Full speech here. 

 

 

Mar 31, 2011 11:15:00 AM | In Other News, Middle Grade

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