Last weekend (May 23rd + 24th), about 30 Obernetters gathered in Sydney for the Sydney Writers' Festival 2009 - to attend the Isobelle Carmody / Garth Nix panel on Sunday. With a hoard of interstaters staying in Darling Harbour and most people in Sydney for two full days, much fun was had by all!
This post is to document the parts of the meet that everyone may be interested in - specifically, our encounters with our beloved author

Read the full report here.
Includes news about The Sending, and The Sending Launch (dates!)

Ladies and Gentleman, fairies and furry-friends, it is with great pleasure that we are able to bring to you the results of Obernewtyn.net’s Moonfair 2008!

You’ve waited, we’ve sorted, counted and collaborated and so, without any further ado:

The placings

*Moonfairy flutters out holding a glorious wooden spoon*
This year 4th place and this highly coveted cooking utensil goes to the Wanderers’ guild with 830 points!

*A second Moonfairy flutters out proudly displaying a shiny ribbon Rosetta*
This year, 3rd place, and this lovely blue adornment goes to the Ashlings’ guild on 1011 points!

Now, it was close, with a mere 395 points between them but 2nd place -
*A third Moonfairy flutters… or at least tries to she lugs in a heavy medallion* This year, 2rd place, and this glorious shiny object goes to the members of the Dreamweavers’ guild on 2668 points!

Which means that 1st place, for their 5th year running goes to the members of the Mystic’s guild with 3063 guild points! *4th Moonfairy flutters in lugging a huge cup* I think there’s still a bit of chocca in there from last year’s celebrations!

Thanks to everyone who contributed, participated, judged – you helped make Moonfair 2008 great! If you have any thing you’d like to share with your Moonfairies about Moonfair last year, please PM the Moonfair.

To check out the results of the individual competitions please visit the Summary of Placings before the Moonfair board disappears! Check it out to see how you went!

Until Moonfair 2009!