Tiffany Aching's Guide to Being A Witch. With Rhianna Pratchett and Gabrielle Kent
Channel: British Library
Date: 2023-12-13

This event took place at the British Library on Friday 27 October 2023. 

Join us as Rhianna Pratchett and Gabrielle Kent introduce Tiffany Aching’s Guide To Being A Witch - a practical guide to being a witch in Discworld, covering everything you've ever wanted to know from telling the bees to magical cheese, from dealing with elves to making deals with demons, from tending flocks to fending off forces from other worlds.  

This beautiful and practical guide has been compiled by Tiffany Aching herself, including snippets of remembered wisdom from Granny Aching alongside notes from Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, Miss Tick, and Rob Anybody who offer their own unique perspectives on all things witchcraft. Whether you're a herbologist or a headologist, this book will inspire and empower new witches and seasoned practitioners alike. 

Tiffany Aching’s Guide To Being A Witch, co-written by Rhianna and Gabrielle, celebrates the 20th anniversary of the first Tiffany Aching story which first appeared in Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series. 

Suited to audiences ages 11+ 

Rhianna Pratchett grew up on the chalk of Wiltshire. She worked as a journalist before moving into the video games industry, becoming an award-winning writer on titles such as Heavenly Sword, Mirror's Edge, and Overlord, as well as the Tomb Raider reboot and its sequel. As well as having written for DC, Dark Horse and Marvel, she combined her love of novels and gaming by authoring the Fighting Fantasy novel Crystal of Storms. She also works as a screenwriter and producer for TV and film. Rhianna lives in London with her partner and ever-growing herd of cats. 

Gabrielle Kent worked as a graphic artist on video games before becoming a senior lecturer in games development. Now a full-time author, her work includes Alfie Bloom - a series about a boy who inherits a castle and a whole load of magical problems, Knights and Bikes - a series based on the video game of the same name, and Rani Reports, featuring a girl who wants to be an investigative journalist and her adventures with her rambunctious Mauritian nani. Gabrielle lives in the North East of England with her husband, daughter and agoraphobic cat. 

This event accompanies the British Library exhibition Fantasy: Realms of Imagination 27 October – 25 February supported by Wayland Games  and Unwin Charitable Trust.