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Diana Wynne Jones Commemorated

Howl's Moving Castle author Diana Wynne Jones, who died in March 2011, will be publicly celebrated in Bristol (Jones's home city) on Sunday April 22, at 2.30 p.m - full details here.. According to the site: "Family and friends, her agent, her publishers from the UK and USA, and fellow writers, will describe what Diana meant to them. There will be a display of photographs, extracts from an interview, and from the films made of her books, and a reading from the unfinished story she left behind." The event will take place at St George's Church on Brandon Hill (map).

Jones's novel Howl's Moving Castle was published in 1986, and adapted as a Studio Ghibli film in 2004, directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Jones made some comments on the film in a Q&A in 2005, quoted here. Fan tributes include a 'Howl's Moving Castle' cake, pictured, and a page featuring a crochet version of the fire demon Calcifer, with knitting instructions linked.

There are also ongoing online celebrations of Jones's work, including a blog tour and a tumblr page.

Jones was one of the most acclaimed British fantasy authors. In 2007 she won the 'World Fantasy Award' for her 'outstanding service to the fantasy field.' Her other books include The Homeward Bounders, Archer's Goon, Fire and Hemlock and Charmed Life.

Source: Publisher's Weekly