Contributors sought for a Pratchett encyclopedia

Some of you may be interested in this, especially those of you looking toward graduate school in the humanities.

Andrew M. Butler writes:

I am editing a volume entitled "A Fan's Companion to Terry Pratchett" for publication in 2007 by Greenwood Press. This book will be aimed both at readers who are only just beginning to read Pratchett's fiction, and those who are familiar with the whole oeuvre. It will obviously cover all of the Discworld series, but it will also examine his children's fiction and early novels.

There will be entries on all of the novels, as well as entries on adaptations, major characters, collaborators, locations, sources/parallels/influences, themes/threads and organisations.

It is hoped that the book will help readers find their way around the works, and that we can include enough information that even the most avid reader will discover something they didn't know.

Payment will be in the form of a copy of the published volume for 2000 words; additional payment will be made at the rate of £30 per thousand words. I want to start assigning entires as soon as I can - I need copy by 30 June 2006.

The list of entries for which I need writers is at
http://homepages.enterprise.net/ambutler/entries.htm. Please feel free to forward this email to anyone you think may be interested.

Cheers.