This list follows the Internet Speculative Fiction Database in grouping many works in five fiction series. Some other classifications differ from ISFDB. There is some overlap in listings.
Stand alone books for adults
Changeover (1970) - reissued 2004, London: Moondust Books, with a new introduction by Jones, "The Origins of Changeover"
A Sudden Wild Magic (1992) - British Fantasy Award nominee
Deep Secret (1997) - Part of the Magid Series
Stand alone books for children and young adults
Wilkins' Tooth (1973); US title, Witch's Business
The Ogre Downstairs (1974)
Dogsbody (1975) – Carnegie Medal commendation
Eight Days of Luke (1975)
Power of Three (1977) – Guardian Prize commendation; Zilveren Griffel (Netherlands)
The Homeward Bounders (1981)
The Time of the Ghost (1981)
Archer's Goon (1984) – Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Fiction runner-up; World Fantasy Award for Best Novel nominee
Fire and Hemlock (1984) Mythopoeic Fantasy Award finalist; 2005 Phoenix Award runner-up
A Tale of Time City (1987)
Black Maria (1991); US title, Aunt Maria
Hexwood (1993)
The Merlin Conspiracy (2003) - Magid Series
The Game (2007)
Enchanted Glass (2010) – Locus Awards, Young Adult 5th place
The Islands of Chaldea (2014), by DW Jones and her sister Ursula Jones
Other Compilations
Diana Wynne Jones’s Fantastical Journeys Collection (2015): contains A Tale of Time City, The Homeward Bounders, and The Islands of Chaldea
Diana Wynne Jones’s Magic and Myths Collection (2015): contains The Game, Power of Three, Eight Days of Luke, and Dogsbody
The Chrestomanci fantasy series comprises six novels and four short stories.
Publication order The books in order of release:
- Charmed Life (1977) – Guardian Children's Fiction Prize; Carnegie Medal commendation; Preis der Leseratten (ZDF Schülerexpress, Germany)
- The Magicians of Caprona (1980)
- Witch Week (1982)
- The Lives of Christopher Chant (1988) – Carnegie Medal commendation
- Mixed Magics (2000), short stories published 1982 to 2000
- Conrad's Fate (2005)
- The Pinhoe Egg (2006) – Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Children's finalist; Locus Award Young Adult Book, 6th place
If the short stories in Mixed Magics are counted separately, the order of release is:
- Charmed Life (1977)
- The Magicians of Caprona (1980)
- Witch Week (1982)
- "The Sage of Theare", in Hecate's Cauldron (1982) ed. Susan M. Schwartz
- "Warlock at the Wheel", in Warlock at the Wheel (1984) by Jones
- "Carol Oneir's Hundredth Dream", in Dragons and Dreams (1986) ed. Jane Yolen et al.
- The Lives of Christopher Chant (1988)
- "Stealer of Souls", in Mixed Magics (2000) by Jones
- Conrad's Fate (2005)
- The Pinhoe Egg (2006)
Reading order Diana Wynne Jones herself, however, recommended reading the books in this order:
- Charmed Life (1977)
- The Lives of Christopher Chant (1988)
- Conrad's Fate (2005)
- Witch Week (1982)
- The Magicians of Caprona (1980)
The short stories in Mixed Magics can be read in any order after that. The Pinhoe Egg can probably be read after The Magicians of Caprona.
Chronological order
Two works feature Christopher Chant as a boy and teen; the others are set during his tenure as Chrestomanci. The narrative sequence is clear for all but two(‡).
- The Lives of Christopher Chant
- Conrad's Fate
- Charmed Life
- "Warlock at the Wheel"
- "The Sage of Theare"‡
- Witch Week‡
- The Magicians of Caprona
- "Stealer of Souls"
- "Carol Oneir's Hundredth Dream"
- The Pinhoe Egg
‡ Three of the short stories follow soon after the novels as listed here. On the other hand, "The Sage of Theare" does not have a fictional date or any landmark that relates it closely to another work in the series. (There is some evidence that it predates Witch Week whose own place is uncertain. Both works were published in 1982. In the novel Chrestomanci observes that he likes to dress nicely and reveals that he has been called away in his dressing gown a couple of times in spite of his care. That may be an allusion to the short story, where he is summoned in pyjamas.)
‡ Witch Week is set sometime after Charmed Life, in which Chrestomanci acquires his legal ward Janet Chant.
Chronicles of Chrestomanci The Chronicles of Chrestomanci series are set in three volumes:
Volume 1 (2001) contains Charmed Life and The Lives of Christopher Chant.
Volume 2 (2001) contains Witch Week and The Magicians of Caprona.
Volume 3 (2008) contains Conrad's Fate and The Pinhoe Egg.
Further Compilations
The Worlds of Chrestomanci (Chrestomanci # 1-4) (1998): Charmed Life, The Magicians of Caprona, Witch Week, and The Lives of Christopher Chant (Alternate Title: The Chrestomanci Quartet, 2000)
Diana Wynne Jones Chrestomanci 6 Books Collection (2012): Charmed Life, The Lives of Christopher Chant, Conrad's Fate, Witch Week, The Magicians of Caprona, and The Pinhoe Egg
The Chrestomanci Series: Entire Collection Books 1-7 (2013): Charmed Life, The Magicians of Caprona, Conrad's Fate, The Lives of Christopher Chant, Witch Week, The Pinhole Egg, Mixed Magics
The Chrestomanci Series: Books 1-3 (2014): Charmed Life, The Magicians of Caprona, and Conrad's Fate
In order of internal chronology:
- The Spellcoats (1979)
- Cart and Cwidder (1975)
- Drowned Ammet (1977)
- Crown of Dalemark (1993) – Mythopoeic Award, Children's Fantasy
However, when the books were published by Oxford University Press, they were numbered in the order in which they were published (Cart, Ammet, Spellcoats, Crown) and it is possible to read them in this order without any spoilers. (Each of the three other than Crown is a self-contained story with no direct references to the characters or events of the other three books, except for tenuous connections between the characters of Spellcoats and the folkloric heroes they would be remembered as by the time of the later books. Thusly, minor spoilers can be avoided by reading Spellcoats third, but the order is otherwise irrelevant as long as Crown is read last.)
Everard's Ride (the novella) and "The True State of Affairs" are said to be set in the Dalemark Universe, but are not connected to the other characters in the series.
Compilations
The Dalemark Quartet, Vol. 1: Cart and Cwidder & Drowned Ammet (1977)
The Dalemark Quartet, Vol. 2: The Spellcoats & The Crown of Dalemark (1993)
The Dalemark Quartet (1993)
Planned sequels Diana Wynne Jones insists she will not be able to write a sequel to The Crown of Dalemark until she has worked out what becomes of Tanaqui (The Spellcoats) after the One has reshaped the land. Unfortunately, Diana Wynne Jones' passing in 2011 makes any further sequels unlikely.
- Dark Lord of Derkholm (1998) – Mythopoeic Award, Children's Fantasy
- Year of the Griffin (2000)
The Tough Guide to Fantasyland (1996) is noted to have similar themes.
- Howl's Moving Castle (1986) – Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Fiction runner-up; 2006 Phoenix Award
- Castle in the Air (1990) – Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Children's finalist
- House of Many Ways (2008) – Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Children's finalist
Compilations
Wizard's Castle (Howl's Moving Castle and Castle in the Air) (1990)
World of Howl Collection (Howl's Moving Castle, Castle in the Air, and House of Many Ways) (2014)
Other Formats
Howl’s Moving Castle Picture Book (2004) - Screenplay by Hayao Miyazaki
Howl’s Moving Castle Film Comic, Vol. 2 (2005) - Screenplay by Hayao Miyazaki
Howl’s Moving Castle, Vol. 3 (2005) - Screenplay by Hayao Miyazaki
Howl’s Moving Castle, Film Comic Vol. 4 (2005) - Screenplay by Hayao Miyazaki
Howl’s Moving Castle (2009) - Editors Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, and John McBrewster
Deep Secret (1997), marketed for adults
The Merlin Conspiracy (2003) – Locus Awards, Young Adult 3rd place, marketed for young adults
Picture books and books for younger readers
Who Got Rid of Angus Flint? (1978), illustrated by John Sewell; text originally published in Young Winter's Tales 6 (1975)
The Four Grannies (1980)
Chair Person (1989)
Wild Robert (1989)
Yes, Dear (1992), large-format picture book illus. Graham Philpott
Puss in Boots (1999)
Enna Hittims (2006), Illustrated by Peter Utton
Earwig and the Witch (2011), Illustrated by Marion Lindsay
Compilations
Stopping for a Spell (1993), Illustrated by Chris Mould. Contains "Who Got Rid of Angus Flint?", "The Four Grannies", and "Chair Person"
Vile Visitors (2012). Contains "Who Got Rid of Angus Flint" and "Chair Person"
Freaky Families (2013). Contains "The Four Grannies" and "Auntie Bea's Day Out"
These are anthologies Diana Wynne Jones edited herself.
Hidden Turnings: A Collection of Stories Through Time and Space (Editor, 1989)
Introduction
"True Believer" by Douglas Hill
"Ceres Passing" by Tanith Lee
"Fifty-Fafty" by Robert Westall
"Dogfaerie" by Garry Kilworth
"The Walled Garden" by Lisa Tuttle
"The Master" by Diana Wynne Jones
"The Vision" by Mary Rayner
"Urgeya’s Choice" by Geraldine Harris
"The Sky Sea" by Helen Cresswell
"A Bird That Whistles" by Emma Bull
"Kalifriki of the Thread" by Roger Zelazny
"Turntables of the Night" by Terry Pratchett
"The Authors (Hidden Turnings)"
Spellbound: Fantasy Stories (Editor, 1995) Alternate Titles: Fantasy Stories (1994, UK), Spellbound (1994/1995, Illustrated by Robin Lawrie, republished 2007, US), Fantasy Stories: Red Hot Reads (2003/2004)
"The Peasant and The Devil" by The Brothers Grimm
"Boris Chernevsky’s Hands" by Jane Yolen
"The Hobgoblin’s Hat" by Tove Jansson
"Ully the Piper" by Andre Norton
"Milo Conducts the Dawn" by Norton Juster
"Who Goes Down this Dark Road?" by Joan Aiken
"The House of Harfang" by C. S. Lewis (from The Silver Chair)
"Martha in The Witch’s Power" by K. M. Briggs (from Hobberdy Dick)
"Abu Ali Meets a Dragon" by Noel Langley from The Land of Green Ginger)
"The Box of Delights" by John Masefield (an extract)
"The Amazing Flight of the Gump" by L. Frank Baum (from The Land of Oz)
"On the Great Wall" by Rudyard Kipling (from Puck of Pook’s Hill)
"The Waking of the Kraken" by Eva Ibbotson (from Which Witch?)
"The Caves in the Hills" by Elizabeth Goudge (from Henrietta’s House)
"Bigger than the Baker’s Boy" by E. Nesbit (from Five Children and It)
"Jermain and the Sorceress" by Patricia C. Wrede (from The Seven Towers)
"Una and the Red Cross Knight" by Andrew Lang (from The Red Book of Romance)
"What the Cat Told Me" by Diana Wynne Jones
Acknowledgements
These short stories were not published as separate volumes and not included in any collections entirely written by Jones (the next section).
"Mela Worms", in Arrows of Eros (NEL, 1989, editor Alex Stewart)
"I'll Give You My Word", in Firebirds Rising: An Anthology of Original Science Fiction and Fantasy (Penguin 2005 and 2006, editor Sharyn November) and Year’s Best Fantasy 7 (2007, editors David G. Hartnell & Kathryn Cramer)
"JoBoy", in The Dragon Book: Magical Tales from the Masters of Modern Fantasy (Ace, 2009, editors Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois), and The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume 4 (2010, editor Jonathan Strahan)
"Samantha's Diary", in Stories: All-New Tales (HarperCollins, 2010, editors Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio)
These collections include about 25 pieces of short fiction with much repetition.
Warlock at the Wheel and Other Stories (1984), 8 stories publ. 1978 to 1984
"Warlock at the Wheel"
"The Plague of Peacocks"
"The Fluffy Pink Toadstool"
"Aunt Bea’s Day Out"
"Carruthers"
"No One"
"Dragon Reserve, Home Eight"
"The Sage of Theare"
Everard’s Ride (1994/1995, republished 1997): a 1983 essay and 7 stories publ. 1984 to 1995
Introduction by Patricia C. Wrede
"Everard’s Ride" (Novella)
"nad and Dan adn Quaffy"
"The Shape of the Narrative in 'the Lord of the Rings'" (essay)
"No One"
"Dragon Reserve, Home Eight"
"The Master"
"The Plague of Peacocks"
"The True State of Affairs"
Stopping for a Spell: Three Fantasies (1993), publ. 1975 to 1989, Illustrated by Chris Mould
"Who Got Rid of Angus Flint?"
"The Four Grannies"
"Chair Person"
Minor Arcana (1996), UK Release, 7 stories publ. 1982 to 1995 – British Fantasy Award nominee
Introduction
"The Sage of Theare"
"The Master"
"The Girl Who Loved the Sun"
"Dragon Reserve, Home Eight"
"What the Cat Told Me"
"nad and Dan adn Quaffy"
"The True State of Affairs"
Believing is Seeing: Seven Stories (1999), US Release, 7 stories publ. 1982 to 1999, Illustrated by Nenad Jakesevik
Introduction
"The Sage of Theare"
"The Master"
"Enna Hittims"
"The Girl Who Loved the Sun"
"Dragon Reserve, Home Eight"
"What the Cat Told Me"
"nad and Dan adn Quaffy"
"Excerpt from Howl’s Moving Castle"
"Excerpt from The Merlin Conspiracy"
"Excerpt from Dark Lord of Derkholm"
"Excerpt from Archer’s Goon"
Mixed Magics: Four Tales of Chrestomanci (2000)
"Warlock at the Wheel"
"Stealer of Souls"
"Carol Oneir’s Hundredth Dream"
"The Sage of Theare"
Unexpected Magic: Collected Stories (2002), 16 stories published 1978 to 2003"The Girl Jones"
"nad and Dan adn Quaffy"
"The Plague of Peacocks"
"The Master"
"Enna Hittims"
"The Girl who Loved the Sun"
"The Fluffy Pink Toadstool"
"Auntie Bea’s Day Out"
"Carruthers"
"What the Cat Told Me"
"The Green Stone"
"The Fat Wizard"
"No One"
"Dragon Reserve, Home Eight"
"Little Dot"
"Everard’s Ride"
Stand alone short stories
Published also in other compilations
The Four Grannies (1980 and 1981)
Stealer of Souls (2000)
Chair Person (1989)
Who Got Rid of Angus Flint? (1978)
Enna Hittims (2006)
Young Winter's Tales 3 (1972, edited by M. R. Hodgkin), with "Carruthers"
Young Winter's Tales 6 (1975, edited by M. R. Hodgkin), with "Who Got Rid of Angus Flint?"
Young Winter's Tales 8 (1978, edited by D. J. Denney), with "Auntie Bea's Day Out"
Puffin Post v13 #4 (1979, magazine) with "The Fluffy Pink Toadstool"
The Cat Flap and the Apple Pie and Other Funny Stories (1979, edited by Lance Salway) with "Auntie Bea's Day Out"
Hecate’s Cauldron (1982, editor Susan Schwartz), with "The Sage of Theare"
Dragons & Dreams: A Collection of New Fantasy and Science Fiction Stories (1986, editor Jane Yolen), with "Carol Oneir’s Hundredth Dream"
Guardian Angels (1987, editor Stephanie Nuttell, Viking Kestrel) with "The Fat Wizard"
The Methuen Book of Humorous Stories (1987, editor Jennifer Kavanagh, illustrator Scowler Anderson), with "Enna Hittims"
Gaslight and Ghosts (1988, editors Stephen Jones and Jo Fletcher) with "The Green Stone"
Arrows of Eros (1989, editor Alex Stewart), with "Mela Worms"
Dragons and Warrior Daughters: Fantasy Stories by Women Writers (1989, editor Jessica Yates), with "Dragon Reserve, Home Eight"
Hidden Turnings (1989), with "The Master"
Things That Go Bump in the Night (1989, editors Jane Yolen and Martin Harry Greenberg) with "Chair Person"
Digital Dreams (1990, editor David V. Barrett), with "nad and Dan adn Quaffy"
Heartache (1990, edited by Miraim Hodgson, Methuen), with "The Girl Who Loved the Sun"
Fenix, V3, #1, 1992 (1992, editor Rafal A. Ziemkiewicz) with "Mela Worms" (translation)
Bruce Coville's UFOs (1994, 2000, edited by Bruce Coville), with "Dragon Reserve, Home Eight"
A Treasury of Witches and Wizards (1996, editor David Bennett), republished The Kingfisher Treasury of Witch and Wizard Stories (2004, editor David Bennett), with "The Fat Wizard"
The Random House Book of Fantasy Stories (1997, editor Mike Ashley), alternate title Fantasy Stories with "The Green Stone"
Mystery Stories (1998, editor Helen Cresswell), with "The Master"
The Wizards’ Den: Spellbinding Stories of Magic & Magicians (2001 and 2003, editor Peter Haining), with "Carol Oneir’s Hundredth Dream"
Firebirds: An Anthology of Original Fantasy and Science Fiction (2003, editor Sharyn November), with "Little Dot"
The Mammoth Book of Sorcerer’s Tales: The Ultimate Collection of Magical Fantasy (2004, editor Mike Ashley), with "The Sage of Theare"
Now We Are Sick: An Anthology of Nasty Verse (2005, Editors Neil Gaiman and Stephen Jones), with "A Slice of Life" (Poetry for adults)
Firebirds Rising: An Anthology of Original Science Fiction and Fantasy (2005 and 2006, editor Sharyn November), with "I’ll Give you My Word"
Year’s Best Fantasy 7 (2007, editors David G. Hartnell & Kathryn Cramer), with "I’ll Give You My Word"
Plokta, May 2009 (2009, editors Steve Davies, Alison Scott, and Mike Scott), with "Samantha's Diary"
The Dragon Book: Magical Tales from the Masters of Modern Fantasy (2009, editors Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois), with "JoBoy"
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume 4 (2010, editor Jonathan Strahan) with "JoBoy"
Stories: All-New Tales (2010, editors Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio), with "Samantha’s Diary"
Unnatural Creatures (2013, editor Neil Gaiman), with "The Sage of Theare"
The Mammoth Book of Dark Magic (2013, editor Mike Ashley, alternate title The Mammoth Book of Black Magic, with "The Sage of Theare"
Escape Pod, EP427 (2013, editor Norm Sherman), with "Samantha's Diary"
"Auntie Bea’s Day Out", found in Auntie Bea's Day Out (standalone, 1978), and The Cat Flap and the Apple Pie and Other Funny Stories (1979), and Warlock at the Wheel and Other Stories (1984), and Unexpected Magic: Collected Stories (2002), and Freaky Families (2013)
"Carol Oneir’s Hundredth Dream", found in Dragons & Dreams: A Collection of New Fantasy and Science Fiction Stories (1986), and Mixed Magics: Four Tales of Chrestomanci (2000), and The Wizards’ Den: Spellbinding Stories of Magic & Magicians (2001 and 2003)
"Carruthers", found in Young Winter's Tales 3 (1972), and Warlock at the Wheel and Other Stories (1984), and Unexpected Magic: Collected Stories (2002)
"Chair Person", found in Things that Go Bump in the Night (1989), and Chair Person (stand alone 1989), and Stopping for a Spell (2002), and Vile Visitors (2012)
"Dragon Reserve, Home Eight", found in Warlock at the Wheel and Other Stories (1984), and Dragons and Warrior Daughters: Fantasy Stories by Women Writers (1989), and Bruce Coville's UFOs (1994, 2000), and Everard’s Ride (1995, republished 1997), and Minor Arcana (1996), and Believing is Seeing: Seven Stories (1999), and Unexpected Magic: Collected Stories (2002)
"Enna Hittims", found in The Methuen Book of Humorous Stories (1987), and Believing is Seeing: Seven Stories (1999), and Unexpected Magic: Collected Stories (2002), and Enna Hittims (stand alone, 2006)
"Everard’s Ride", found in Everard’s Ride (1995, republished 1997), and Unexpected Magic: Collected Stories (2002)
"I’ll Give You My Word", found in Firebirds Rising: An Anthology of Original Science Fiction and Fantasy (2005 and 2006, editor Sharyn November) and Year’s Best Fantasy 7 (2007, editors David G. Hartnell & Kathryn Cramer)
"JoBoy", found in The Dragon Book: Magical Tales from the Masters of Modern Fantasy (2009, editors Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois), and The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume 4 (2010, editor Jonathan Strahan)
"Little Dot", found in Firebirds: An Anthology of Original Fantasy and Science Fiction (2003), and Unexpected Magic: Collected Stories (2002)
"Mela Worms", in Arrows of Eros (1989) and Fenix, V3, #1, 1992 (1992, translation)
"nad and Dan adn Quaffy", found in Digital Dreams (1990), and Everard’s Ride (1995, republished 1997), and Minor Arcana (1996), and Believing is Seeing: Seven Stories (1999), and Unexpected Magic: Collected Stories (2002)
"No One", found in Warlock at the Wheel and Other Stories (1984), and Everard’s Ride (1995, republished 1997), and Unexpected Magic: Collected Stories (2002)
"Samantha’s Diary", found in Plokta, May 2009 (2009), and Stories: All-New Tales (2010, Gaiman), and Escape Pod, EP427 (2013)
"Stealer of Souls", found in Mixed Magics: Four Tales of Chrestomanci (2000), Stealer of Souls stand alone (2000)
"The Fat Wizard", found in Guardian Angels (1987), and A Treasury of Witches and Wizards, (1996, republished as The Kingfisher Treasury of Witch and Wizard Stories, 2004), and Unexpected Magic: Collected Stories (2002)
"The Fluffy Pink Toadstool", found in Puffin Post v13 #4 (1979), and Warlock at the Wheel and Other Stories (1984), and Unexpected Magic: Collected Stories (2002)
"The Four Grannies", found in ‘’The Four Grannies’’ (standalone, 1980 and 1981), and in Stopping for a Spell (2002), and Freaky Families (2013)
"The Green Stone", found in Gaslight and Ghosts (1988), and The Random House Book of Fantasy Stories (1997), and Unexpected Magic: Collected Stories (2002)
"The Girl Jones", found in Unexpected Magic: Collected Stories (2002), and Reflections: On the Magic of Writing (2012)
"The Girl Who Loved the Sun", found in Heartache (1990), and Minor Arcana (1996), and Believing is Seeing: Seven Stories (1999), and Unexpected Magic: Collected Stories (2002)
"The Master", found in Hidden Turnings: A Collection of Stories Through Time and Space (1989), and Everard's Ride (1995, republished 1997), and Minor Arcana (1996), and Mystery Stories (1998), and Believing is Seeing: Seven Stories (1999), and Unexpected Magic: Collected Stories (2002)
"The Plague of Peacocks", found in Warlock at the Wheel and Other Stories (1984), and Everard’s Ride (1995, republished 1997), and Unexpected Magic: Collected Stories (2002)
"The Sage of Theare", found in Hecate’s Cauldron (1982), and Warlock at the Wheel and Other Stories (1984), and Minor Arcana (1996), and Believing is Seeing: Seven Stories (1999), and Mixed Magics: Four Tales of Chrestomanci (2000), and The Mammoth Book of Sorcerer’s Tales: The Ultimate Collection of Magical Fantasy (2004), and Unnatural Creatures (2013), and The Mammoth Book of Dark Magic (2013, alternate title The Mammoth Book of Black Magic)
"The True State of Affairs", found in Everard’s Ride (1995, republished 1997), and Minor Arcana (1996)
"Warlock at the Wheel", found in Warlock at the Wheel and Other Stories (1984), and Mixed Magics: Four Tales of Chrestomanci (2000)
"What the Cat Told Me", found in Spellbound: Fantasy Stories (1995), and Minor Arcana (1996), and Believing is Seeing: Seven Stories (1999), and Unexpected Magic: Collected Stories (2002)
"Who Got Rid of Angus Flint?", found in Young Winter's Tales 6 (1975), and Who Got Rid of Angus Flint? (stand alone, 1978), and Stopping for a Spell (2002), and Vile Visitors (2012)
The Batterpool Business (1968)
The King’s Things (1970)
The Terrible Fisk Machine (1972)
Diana Wynne Jones also wrote several short stories and poems that have been published in anthologies.
"A Slice of Life" found in Now We Are Sick: An Anthology of Nasty Verse (2005, Editors Neil Gaiman and Stephen Jones), a poetry anthology for adults
Nonfiction and humor
The Skiver's Guide (1984 and 2006)
The Tough Guide to Fantasyland (1996) is presented as a travel guidebook for fictional worlds (a play on Rough Guides); it is not overtly about fantasy fiction. ISFDB catalogues it as nonfiction. The US Library of Congress catalogues it as a dictionary. Hugo Award Nonfiction nominee; Locus Award, Nonfiction 3rd place; World Fantasy Award finalist
The Tough Guide to Fantasyland: Revised and Updated Edition (2006)
"Diana Wynne Jones: Writing for Children" (1989), in Locus #339 April 1989 (1989)
"A Sudden Wild Mage: A Rough Guide to Diana Wynne Jones" (1997) by David V. Barrett, in Interzone, #117 March 1997 (1997)
"Diana Wynne Jones" (2006) by Leonard S. Marcus, in The Wand in the Word: Conversations with Writers of Fantasy (2006)
"An Excerpt from a Conversation with Diana Wynne Jones" (2011) by Charlie Butler, in Vector 268 Autumn 2011 (2011)
Diana Wynne Jones wrote introductions to the following books:
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster (originally published 1961)
Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne, translated by Robert Baldick (originally published 1961)
The Spiral Garden by Louise Cooper (2000)
"The White Devil" (1988) by John Webster
The Medusa article in which Jones discusses her opinions of adult literature as opposed to children's literature.
"The Shape of the Narrative in 'the Lord of the Rings'", found in Everard’s Ride (1995 and 1997), and Reflections: On the Magic of Writing (2012)
"Why Don't You Write Real Books?" (1987), in Vector 140 (1987) and Reflections on the Magic of Writing (2012)
"Introduction (Hidden Turnings)" (1989)
"Letter (Vector 159)" (1991), in Vector 159 (1991)
"Two Kinds of Writing" (1991), in Nexus #1, April 1991 (1991), and Reflections on the Magic of Writing (2012)
"Aiming for the Moon" (1993), in Focus, December/January 1993 (1993)
"Introduction (Believing is Seeing: Seven Stories)" (1996)
"Introduction (Minor Arcana)" (1996)
"Joan Aiken: Influences" (1997), in Secret City: Strange Tales of London (1997)
"Letter (Ansible 134)" (1998), in Ansible #134 (1998)
"Letter (Ansible 155)" (2000), in Ansible #155 (2000)
"Letter (Ansible 182)" (2002), in Ansible #182 (2002)
"Letter (Ansible 183)" (2002), in Ansible #183 (2002)
"How I Came to Write this Guidebook (The Tough Guide to Fantasyland)" (2006)
"Letter (Ansible 246)" (2008), in Ansible #246 (2008)
"Howl's Moving Castle: Book to Film (Nebula Awards Showcase 2008)" (2008), in Nebula Awards Showcase 2008 (2008)
"Letter (Ansible 276)" (2010), in Ansible #276 (2010)
"Reflections On the Magic of Writing" (2012) - A collection of more than 25 papers including autobiographical tales, literary criticism, though about life and writing, and information about the origins of her books. Includes a forward by Neil Gaiman and an introduction and interview by Charlie Butler.
"Foreward" by Neil Gaiman
"Reflecting on Reflections" by Charlie Butler
"Preface"
"The Children in the Wood"
"The Shape of the Narrative in 'the Lord of the Rings'"
"Two Kinds of Writing?"
"When I Won the Guardian Award"
"Reading C. S. Lewis’s Narnia"
"Creating the Experience"
"Fantasy Books for Children"
"The Value of Learning Anglo-Saxon"
"The Halloween Worms"
"A Day Visiting Schools"
"Writing for Children: A Matter of Responsibility"
"The Heroic Ideal: A Personal Odyssey"
"A Talk About Rules"
"Answers to Some Questions"
"Some Hints on Writing"
"A Whirlwind Tour of Australia"
"- Lecture One: Heroes"
"- Lecture Two: Negatives and Positives in Children’s Literature"
"- Lecture Three: Why Don’t You Write Real Books?"
"Inventing the Middle Ages"
"Some Truths About Writing"
"The Origins of 'The Merlin Conspiracy'"
"Review of "Boy in Darkness" by Melvyn Peake"
"- Freedom to Write"
"- Our Hidden Gifts"
"Characterization: Advice for Young Writers"
"Something About the Author"
"The Girl Jones"
"The Origins of 'Changeover'"
"A Conversation with Diana Wynne Jones"
"Two Family Views of Diana and Her Work"
"- Fantasies for Children"
"- Address at Diana’s Funeral"
Notes
Diana Wynne Jones Bibliography
List of collections containing her essays and interviews
Vector 140 (1987, editors David V. Barrett, Paul Kincaid, and Simon Nicholson), with "Why Don't You Write Real Books?"
Locus #339 April 1989 (1989, editor Charles N. Brown), with "Diana Wynne Jones: Writing for Children" (1989) - Interview
Vector 159 (1991, editors Kev McVeigh, Boyd Parkinson, Chris Aimes), with "Letter (Vector 159)"
Nexus #1, April 1991 (1991, editor Paul Brazier), with "Two Kinds of Writing" (1991)
Focus, December/January 1993 (1993, editors Julie Venner and Carol Ann Green), with "Aiming for the Moon"
Secret City: Strange Tales of London (1997, editors Stephen Jones and Jo Fletcher), with "Joan Aiken: Influences"
Interzone, #117 March 1997 (1997, editor David Pringle) "A Sudden Wild Mage: A Rough Guide to Diana Wynne Jones" (1997) by David V. Barrett - Interview
Ansible, #134 (1998, editor David Langford), with "Letter (Ansible 134)"
Ansible, #155 (2000, editor David Langford), with "Letter (Ansible 155)"
Ansible, #182 (2002, editor David Langford), with "Letter (Ansible 182)"
Ansible, #183 (2002, editor David Langford), with "Letter (Ansible 183)"
The Wand in the Word: Conversations with Writers of Fantasy (2006, editor Leonard S. Marcus), with "Diana Wynne Jones" (2006) by Leonard S. Marcus - Interview
Ansible, #246 (2008, editor David Langford), with "Letter (Ansible 246)"
Nebula Awards Showcase 2008 (2008, editor Ben Bova), with "Howl's Moving Castle: Book to Film (Nebula Awards Showcase 2008)"
Ansible, #276 (2010, editor David Langford), with "Letter (Ansible 276)"
Vector 268 Autumn 2011 (2011, editors Shana Worthen, Martin Lewis, and Martin McGrath), with "An Excerpt from a Conversation with Diana Wynne Jones" (2011) by Charlie Butler - Interview
