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Birth
Pratchett was born in 1948 in Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire, England, the only child of David and Eileen Pratchett, of Hay-on-Wye. -
First publication
At age 13, Pratchett published his first short story "The Hades Business" in the school magazine. It was published commercially when he was 15. -
Marriage
Terry Pratchett married his wife Lyn in 1968 -
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Writing period
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Birth of daughter
Their daughter Rhianna Pratchett, who is also a writer, was born in Rowberrow, Somerset in 1976. -
First Discworld novel
The first Discworld novel The Colour of Magic was published in 1983 by Colin Smythe in hardback. The publishing rights for paperback were soon taken by Corgi, an imprint of Transworld, the current publisher. Pratchett received further popularity after the BBC's Woman's Hour broadcast The Colour of Magic as a serial in six parts. -
Order of the British Empire
In 1998 Pratchett was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire -
Carnegie Medal
In 2001 he won the annual Carnegie Medal for The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents, the first Discworld book marketed for children. -
Being knighted
Pratchett was knighted for services to literature in the 2009 New Year Honours.
