Pratchett receives honorary doctorate from Buckinghamshire New University

15 September 2008 (12:57) Appearances Interviews Terry Pratchett News News Archives

Buckinghamshire New University honored Terry Pratchett for his career in literature and his charity work with an honorary doctorate, Pratchett’s sixth so far.

This was of course another opportunity for an interview with the eloquent Terry Pratchett, and he expands a bit on his first decision to become a writer. After selling his first story for 40 pounds, he said he “bought a very good second-hand typewriter and that was it. I sold a few more stories and I decided that this was going to be for me.”

Terry Pratchett returned the favor to Buckinghamshire New University vice chancellor Ruth Farwell, making her an honorary wizard of the Unseen University, complete with a wizard hat, scroll, badge, and banana.

A video containing the beginning of Pratchett’s speech can be found at the BucksFreePress.co.uk.

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