E-books now available in the UK. We are pleased to report that Hodder has now released all of Dorothy L Sayers’ novels in “e-book” format. They are now or shortly will be available through Amazon and Waterstones, and should work on most e-book readers. For copyright reasons they are not currently available outside the UK − watch this space for further news.
Change to Archives ordering procedure. We are introducing some changes to the procedure for ordering items from the Society Archives, to reflect the latest advice on matters of copyright. For more details see here.
The Barbara Reynolds Award: The Dorothy L Sayers Society is pleased to announce the creation of a new award named after its President, the Italian scholar and writer Dr Barbara Reynolds.
The first award of £1000 was won by Crystal Downing for her book Writing Performances: The Stages of Dorothy L Sayers. The award was presented on Saturday 13th June in the Michaelhouse Centre, Cambridge by Dr Barbara Reynolds.
Read more details of this and our other awards here, or read the official press announcement here.
Dorothy L Sayers Young Ringers Award: We are delighted to announce that the winner of this award is Chloë Guthrie aged 13, nominated by the Ladies Guild of Change Ringers. Dame Norma Major made the presentation to Chloë in St Mary’s Church, Bluntisham on Saturday 21st March. There were some appropriate readings and the bells were rung. There is a full review of the presentation events in Bulletin 203.
A Detection of the Trinity by John Thurmer has been republished by the Society. Copies are available direct from us – see this page for full details.
The Christ of the Creeds and Other Broadcast Messages to the British People during World War II by Dorothy L Sayers, with an introduction and notes by Suzanne Bray, was published on DLS’ birthday, 13 June 2008. Copies can be ordered direct from us – see this page for full details.
The Wimsey Family by C W Scott-Giles has been republished by the Society. Copies can be purchased direct from us – see this page for full details.
Volume 25 of SEVEN: An Anglo-American Literary Review is now available, and all other volumes are available for order.
Lesley Simpson, who took many of the photographs in the The Lord Peter Wimsey Companion, and who can often be seen at Sayers events wielding her camera, has set up a photo gallery at Fotopic, where you can order copies – either as ordinary photos, or printed on various types of merchandise.
Les Origines Du Roman Policier, a broadcast talk which Dorothy L Sayers was planning to give in 1940, has been translated by Society member Suzanne Bray, and published by the Society with an extensive introduction and notes. It is now available for purchase direct from us – see this page for full details.
Stocks of The Lord Peter Wimsey Companion Second Edition have now run out. The Third Edition will be an online publication, which allows for more frequent updates and better accessibility. Work is progressing well, and we hope to launch it in 2010. Meanwhile, you may be able to find copies of both the first and second editions on the second-hand market.
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