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At the end of what has been a very different year, the committee wishes you all a Happy Hogswatch and Happy New Year. We look forward to seeing you at Nullus Anxietas 7a in 2022.
Although the convention has been postponed until 2022, we are planning to celebrate the original dates in July 2021 with all our supporters and friends. The working title is “The Lost Con”. More details to come in the new year. …
Mark your calendars - tell your DisOrganiser - we have locked in new convention dates for Nullus Anxietas 7a - The Australian Discworld Convention: 8th to 10th April 2022. It may be delayed, but you can still look forward to a long weekend of Discworld related entertainment and education1. Because the convention dates have changed, we have also moved the cut-off dates …
After carefully assessing the current situation with the COVID-19 pandemic, we have very regretfully taken the decision to postpone the convention until 2022.
As you will appreciate, the current situation is too uncertain for us to plan and organise the convention with the confidence that it would be allowed to go ahead, that conventioneers would be able to get to Sydney and that it would still be financially viable. Our hope is that if we delay the convention, both the convention team …
I am sure that many of you will have heard that Good Omens television series recently won the Hugo award for best dramatic presentation (long form) at the CoNZealand WorldCon - against some serious opposition too1
Neil Gaiman gave a short acceptance speech in which he paid tribute to Sir Terry Pratchett, who he felt was there in his imagination, looking over his shoulder during the production and telling …
We are hoping that many of you will be encouraged to get into the spirit of the convention by coming in costume as a favourite character from the Discworld. Whether it be a humble witch, a cowardly wizard, an invading barbarian, a guard from the Watch or an honest citizen of Ankh-Morpork1, all are welcome.
The committee will once again be organising a Maskerade, where you can show …