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The Fifth Elephant Never Forgets

Greetings from Überwald, the land of the Fifth Elephant! And a happy 75th birthday to Sir Terry Pratchett for the weekend just past (28th April).

This month we have some reminders for you about next year's convention.

Nullus Anxietas 9 - The Australian Discworld Convention - will be held on 12-14 July, 2024, at the Grand Chancellor Hotel, Adelaide, SA.

Have you visited our website yet?

The Australian Discworld Convention website - at https://ausdwcon.org - has had a complete overhaul for Nullus Anxietas 9, and we think it's quite thpooky and thpiffy. Head on over to see the new look, …

It’s Alive! Nullus Anxietas 9 is coming!

It’s Alive! Nullus Anxietas 9 is coming!

Werewolf howling at the moonThe wind is howling, the lightning crackles overhead, contracts are signed (although not in blood), it's time to COME ALIVE IN UBERWALD!

Nullus Anxietas 9 - The Australian Discworld Convention - will be held on 12-14 July, 2024, at the Grand Chancellor Hotel, Adelaide, SA.

With our dates and venue now locked in, we are also proud to launch the new website, with a spooky look and updated information.

Attending Memberships are also now on sale in the shop, and the early bird sale will give you a discount up …

Have an Amazing Hogswatch!

Happy Hogswatch!

As the year of the Lachrymating Leveret draws to a close, and we move into the year of the Querulous Megapode (Ho! The Megapode!) we'd like to wish all of you a very Happy Hogswatch. Although we may not have much in the way of convention news to share yet, there's still some Amazing stuff happening in the next few months.

An Amazing Fundraiser! 

Adelaide locals were treated to an Amazing movie screening on Saturday the 10th of December at Palace Nova Prospect when the Australian Discworld Convention showed a special advance screening of “The Amazing Maurice” …

An Amazing Opportunity - see The Amazing Maurice early!

The Australian Discworld Convention is proud to present a special advanced screening of

The Amazing Maurice

based on The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents by Sir Terry Pratchett

Where: Palace Nova Prospect,
98 Prospect Road, Prospect, South Australia
When: Saturday, December 10, 2022
Time: 2:30 for a 3pm start
Price: $21.00

This event is a fundraiser for the next Australian Discworld Convention.

Find out more about the screening on our website.

Buy your tickets here!

Don't forget to check out our market stall before the show and enter our raffle for some great amazing prizes!

Maurice (a cat)

The film tells the tale of …

It's Spooky Month!

On Roundworld, October means Hallowe'en 1 and so we wish you a spooky month! It's a perfect time to read one of Terry's books set in Uberwald - Carpe Jugulum, The Fifth Elephant, and The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents. Maybe you'll get some costume or activity ideas for the Uberwald-themed Nullus Anxietas 9 in 2024? The last book might be a good one if you've not read it before, in anticipation of the upcoming film version of The Amazing Maurice which hits cinemas in January 2023.

Australian Discworld Convention Update

The Nullus Anxietas 9 committee …