Volume 14 No. 1 PLOKTA JANUARY 2009 Colophon This is issue 39½ of Plokta, edited by CONTENTS Steve Davies, Alison Scott and Mike Scott. It is available for letter 3. <plokta.con> 8. Why It Is of comment (one Some actual news about Impossible to Write copy to Mike’s the convention. address is fine), trade Good Things about (copies to each of our addresses if possible, 4. Editorial Diana Wynne please), contribution, Jones editorial whim, or for By Michael Abbott $1 trillion of bank 5. Plokta People preference shares. By Mike Scott In which Michael contradicts himself by Steve Davies No one mention the “f” word. writing good things about Diana Wynne Jones. 6. Plokta Tips for 11. Lokta Plokta Alison Scott the Credit Crunch No WAHF column this By Flick & the Cabal issue, as either our Our credit has been correspondents are Mike Scott crunched too, so here’s getting wittier or our how we’re coping. standards are slipping.
[email protected] www.plokta.com Separated at Birth? The cabal also includes Flick, Giulia De Cesare, Sue Mason, and Steven, Marianne & Jonathan Cain. Art by Alison Scott (cover), Leonard Kirk (2), ormsqueak (3), Sue Mason (7). Photos by the Cabal (2), Caro Wilson (4) Dr Plokta Dr Plokta 2 JANUARY 2009 PLOKTA Volume 14 No. 1 <plokta.con> We’re pleased to announce that we have To repeat the basic information from last two guests of honour for <plokta.con> time, the convention will be held at Release 4.0. Diana Wynne Jones will be Sunningdale Park in Berkshire from our guest for the Saturday, and Paul Saturday 23 May 2009 to Monday 25 Cornell on the Sunday.