Queen’s Own newsletter — April 2004

Queen's Own

The Official Mercedes Lackey Fan Club

P.O. Box 749 Laguna Beach, CA 92652 USA

Series 3, Vol. 5, No. 4 April 1, 2004

Heyla, Misty fans!

No, this isn't an April Fool's joke. You really did get the QO newsletter on time (even a little ahead of time). Danya's a bit swamped over the next few months (see her letter below), so we're trying to work ahead on the newsletters.

Publication News: Diana Tregarde fans rejoice! This from Firebrid: "[R]umor is that Tor is going to re-issue the three Diana Tregarde books: Children of the Night (which is now out of print), Burning Water, and Jinx High (which has been out of print forever).'

Exile's Valor is scheduled to appear in paperback October 2004.

Other than that, everything still remains pretty much on the schedule that was reported last month.

Chapter News: Herald's Waystation is (at least temporarily) closed. Herald Auralynn hasn't been responding to messages, and Herald Enyo is now living in New York. Are any of the other Southern chapters functioning? If so, please message Danya at shashtah@gmail.com so we can send interested parties in your direction. If Herald's Waystation does come back online, do let us know.

We are also getting interest in starting a Western Canadian chapter of QO. If you want to join, please e-mail Danya at shashtah@gmail.com, and she'll try to hook you folks together.

Costume Ideas: Herald Lily writes: "I have a leather worker who is making me a face plate and breastplate from Winds of Fury [for my horse] and who would be happy to make other Companion gear for those in Queen's Own. Price depends on what is being made. I am also getting the other hackamores done from the other book images. They can be done in the blue or even black as on request." If you are interested, message Danya at shashtah@gmail.com, and she will put you in touch with Herald Lily.

We have a winner!: Congratulations to our very own Bard Elita (Rae Sinko)! She's the winner selected for the Luna Writing Circle Contest we announced in the QO newsletter. To read more about the Luna Writing Circle, visit http://www.electricartists.com/luna/circle/.

More Fan Publication News: Adept Starfeather (Mary Wilson) writes: "My science fiction serial, Tobine Chronicles, will go live later this month at http://www.anotherchapter.com. Here's a blurb:

"'The Rikan Revolution meant nothing to Tenni Urris as she pulled her husband's body from the rubble of her destroyed home. Not when the Dorrine bombing had just destroyed everything she loved. Her husband had fallen next to the crib where their three-month old child had slept and died. With her family dead, all she wanted was to get as far away from their petty war as she could and try to rebuild her life. Surely somewhere people lived without fear for their lives.'"

To read Starfeather's work visit http://www.anotherchapter.com/StoryInfo.asp?ID=18.

Mentors: Pending QO member Firefall k'Shira has become our newest mentor! Firefall is willing to answer questions about pet (dog/cat/bird) behavior/training. For more information about the QO mentor program, visit Mentors.

Misty Song Alert: Josephine Marie Thane, Bard Magpie's bandmate, writes: "Minstrosity (http://minstrosity.com) is including a Misty song on our third CD, Why Am I Not Surprised?, coming out this Spring (we hope … ). The song is 'The Ferryman's Fee'… . Misty OK'd [the project], and we've recorded the base tracks--just have to overdub backing vocals and bass guitar …

"We'll [also] be at the Oklahoma Ren. Faire this year, and 'Ferryman's Fee' will be in our daily rotation."

Appearance Alert: "Air New Zealand had a big special going, and we [Misty and Larry] decided we can't stand yearning over New Zealand anymore. So we are taking a month to go back. We'll be in New Zealand between November 5 and December 3, 2004.

"Hope to see many of you folks there.

"Misty"

Listserv Problems: Our problems with our various lists (the Queen's Own Chat List, Pending List, Vanyel Fan Club and Scriptorium continue). VeoWeb is still looking into it, but they have not figured out what caused the lists to disappear yet. We hope to have them back up and running again soon.

Happy Easter, Passover and Spring!

Zhai'helleva,

Herald-Mage Adept Danya Winterborn and Healer Adept Moonstar

Ren Faires:

Here are the Faires we know about for April. Faires are indexed alphabetically by state. Have any information about any other Renaissance Faires in your area? Send it to us at shashtah@gmail.com.

California

ESCONDIDO RENAISSANCE FAIRE & SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK. FAX: 805-496-6036. E-mail goldcoastprod@msn.com. Website: http://www.goldcoastfestivals.com. Address: 2509 Thousand Oaks Blvd., #351, Thousand Oaks, CA, 91362. Site Address: Felicita County Park, 742 Clarence Lane, Escondido, CA, 92025. Dates: 4/03/04 - 4/04/04. Open/Close: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM. RENAISSANCE PLEASURE FAIRE'SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. Website: http://www.renfair.com. Address: P.O. Box 9188, San Bernardino, CA, 92427. Site Address: Glen Helen Regional Park, 2555 Glen Helen Pkwy., Devore, CA, 92428. Dates: 4/17/04-5/31/04. Open/Close: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM.

Florida

FLORIDA RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL (NORTH). FAX: 954-771-7045. E-mail: info@ren-fest.com. Website: http://www.ren-fest.com. Address: NW 57th St., Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 33309. Site Address: Spirit of Suwannee Music Park, 9564 32 Path, Live Oak, FL, 32060. Dates: 3/20/04 - 4/04/04. Open/Close: 10:30 AM - 6:30 PM.

Massachusetts

KING ARTHUR FESTIVAL AT HAMMOND CASTLE. E-mail: info@pastimes1.com. Website: http://www.hammondcastle.org. Address: Pastimes, 70 Revere St., Revere, MA, 01930. Site Address: Hammond Castle, 80 Hesperus Ave., Goucester, MA, 01930-5273. Dates: 4/23/04 - 4/25/04. Open/Close: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM.

New York

STOCKWOOD RENAISSANCE FAIRE. FAX: 908-638-8141. E-mail: info@stockwoodfaire.com. Website: http://www.stockwood.net. Address: Lundegaard Productions, P.O. Box 155, High Bridge, NJ, 08829. Site Address: Twin Lakes Lodge, Lucas Ave., Hurley, NY. Dates: 4/24/04 - 5/02/04. Open/Close: 10:30 AM - 6:30 PM.

Texas

FOUR WINDS RENAISSANCE FAIRE. FAX: 903-561-4590. E-mail: fourwindsfaire1@yahoo.com. Website: http://www.fourwindsfaire.com. Address: P.O. Box 1467, Whitehouse, TX. 75791-1467. Site Address: 21778 County Rd. 2138, Troup, TX, 75789-5709. Dates: 3/13/04 - 4/18/04. Open/Close: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM.

For additional Ren Faire information, visit the Renaissance Faire Homepage at http://www.renfaire.com and the Renaissance Magazine site at http://www.renaissancemagazine.com.

Conventions:

These are the upcoming cons we know about. Have any information about conventions in your area? Send it to us at shashtah@gmail.com.

Alabama

PERSACON. Website: http://www.persacon.com/. E-mail: PersaConInfo@aol.com. Address: Ramada Inn Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama. Dates: 4/30/04 - 5/2/04.

Arizona

WORLD HORROR CONVENTION 2004. Website: http://www.leprecon.org/whc2004/. E-mail: mwillmoth@compuserve.com. Address: Embassy Suites Phoenix North, Phoenix, Arizona. Dates: 4/8/04 - 4/11/04.

California

GAYLAXICON 2004. Website: http://www.gaylaxicon.org/2004. E-mail: gaylaxicon2004@aol.com. Address: Red Lion Hanalei Hotel, 2270 Hotel Circle North, Mission Valley, San Diego, California. Dates: 4/8/04 - 4/11/04.

THE FEMME FATALES WEEKEND OF WONDERS. Website: http://www.creationent.com/. E-mail: tickets@creationent.com. Address: Hilton Burbank Airport and Convention Center, Burbank, California. Dates: 4/24/04 - 4/25/04.

**WONDERCON.**Website: http://www.wondercon.com/. E-mail: cciweb@nucgen.com. Address: Moscone Center, San Francisco, California. Dates: 4/30/04 - 5/2/04.

Florida

VULKON TAMPA. Website: http://www.vulkon.com/. E-mail: joemotes@aol.com. Address: Tampa Airport Hilton Westshore, Tampa, Florida. Dates: 4/30/04 - 5/2/04.

Georgia

ATLANTA COMICON. Website: http://www.atlantacomicon.com. E-mail: atlantacomicon@atlantacomicon.com. Address: Gwinnett Civic Center, Gwinnett, Georgia. Dates: 4/16/04 - 4/18/04.

COSTUMECON 22. Website: http://www.cc22.org/a>. E-mail:georgialei@hotmail.com. Address: Holiday Inn Select, Decatur, Atlanta, Georgia. Dates: 4/2/04 - 4/5/04.

FANTASM 2004. Website: http://www.fantasm.org/. E-mail: oz@fantasm.org. Address: Sheraton Colony Square, Atlanta, Georgia. Dates: 4/8/04 - 4/11/04.

Illinois

CODCON IX. Website: http://www.geocities.com/scificod. E-mail: allenj@cdnet.cod.edu. Address: College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Dates: 4/16/04 - 4/18/04.

CREATION SCI-FI SUMMIT. Website: http://www.creationent.com/. E-mail: tickets@creationent.com. Address: Radisson O'Hare Hotel, Chicago, Illinois. Dates: 4/24/04 - 4/25/04.

LITTLE WARS 2004. Website: http://www.geocities.com/hmgsmidwest/. E-mail: sejanus778@aol.com. Address: Marriott's Lincolnshire Resort, Ten Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, Illinois. Dates: 4/16/04 - 4/18/04.

SPRING OFFENSIVE. Website: http://Springoffensive@yahoogroups.com. E-mail: Mikemissey@hotmail.com. Address: Illinois Central Collage, Washington, Illinois. Dates: 4/30/04 - 5/2/04.

Iowa

DEMICON. Website: http://www.demicon.org. E-mail: info@demicon.org. Address: Hotel Fort Des Moines, Des Moines, Iowa. Dates: 4/30/04 - 5/2/04.

Kansas

CALL TO ARMS 2004. Website: http://www.hahmgs.org/. E-mail: bbeal@cysource.com. Address: Best Western Inn & Conference Center, Overland Park, Kansas. Dates: 4/30/04 - 5/2/04.

Maryland

GAME DAYS 2004. Website: http://gamesday.gamesclubofmd.org/. E-mail: gamesclubofmd@comcast.net. Address: Days Hotel, 9615 Deerco Road, Timonium, MD, 21093. Dates: 4/22/04 - 4/25/04.

TITAN NATIONAL TOURNAMENT. Website: http://gamesday.gamesclubofmd.org/. E-mail: gamesclubofmd@comcast.net. Address: Days Hotel, 9615 Deerco Road, Timonium, MD, 21093. Dates: 4/22/04 - 4/25/04.

Massachusetts

ANIME BOSTON 2004. Website: http://www.animeboston.com/. E-mail: info@animeboston.com. Address: Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers, Boston, Massachusetts. Dates: 4/9/04 - 4/11/04.

CONBUST 2004. Website: http://sophia.smith.edu/ssffs/conbust/. E-mail: mistifi246@yahoo.com. Address: Seelye Hall, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts. Dates: 4/2/04 - 4/4/04.

OURCON. Website: http://www.ourcon.org. E-mail: conchair@sdf-1.org. Address: Murray Lincoln Campus Center Hotel, floors 8 & 9, Amherst, Massachusetts. Dates: 4/16/04 - 4/18/04.

Michigan

CON FISHING 2004. Website: http://www.carp-mi.net/. E-mail: carp-mi@iname.com. Address: Holiday Inn Express Conference Center, East Lansing/Okemos, Michigan. Dates: 4/04.

MARMALADE DOG 9: GAMEFEST 2004. WEBSITE: http://www.wmgg.org/marmaladedog/. E-mail: eboard@wmgg.org. Address: Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Dates: 4/2/04 - 4/4/04.

PENGUICON 2.0. Website: http://www.penguicon.org. E-mail: info@penguicon.org. Address: Detroit Sheraton Novi, Novi, Michigan. Dates: 4/16/04 - 4/18/04.

Mississippi

COASTCON XXVII. Website: http://coastcon.org. E-mail: chairman@coastcon.org. Address: MS Gulf Coast Coliseum & Convention Center, Biloxi, Mississippi. Dates: 4/2/04 - 4/4/04.

New Jersey

A GAZEBO OF GAMES. Website: http://www.wildgazebo.com/. E-mail: info@wildgazebo.com. Address: Sheraton Raritan Center in Edison, Edison, New Jersey. Dates: 4/30/04 - 5/2/04.

EMPIRE FAN FEST. Website: http://www.empirefanfest.com. E-mail: Cromo@swnyc.com. Address: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Secaucus, New Jersey. Dates: 4/17/04 - 4/18/04.

PHILLY NON-SPORTS CARD SHOW. Website: http://www.reightershows.com. E-mail: fereighter@aol.com. Address: Enterprise Center; 3331 Route #3,8Mount Laurel, New Jersey. Dates: 4/16/04 - 4/17/04.

New York

UBCON XV. Website: http://www.ubsarpa.com. E-mail: kristophth@hotmail.com. Address: SUNY University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York. Dates: 4/2/04 - 4/4/04.

Ohio

BLOCK PARTY. Website: http://www.buckeyeboardgamers.org/blockparty.htm. E-mail: ricmanns@c3bb.com. Address: Ramada Inn - Airport East, Columbus, Ohio. Dates: 4/30/04 - 5/2/04.

CINEMA WASTELAND MOVIE & MEMORABILIA EXPO. Website: http://www.cinemawasteland.com. E-mail: info@cinemawasteland.com. Address: Holiday Inn Select Strongsville, Strongsville, Ohio. Dates: 4/2/04 - 4/4/04.

VULKON CLEVELAND. Website: http://www.vulkon.com/. E-mail: . Address: Holiday Inn Independence, Cleveland, Ohio. Dates: 4/23/04 - 4/25/04.

Pennsylvania

MEPACON SPRING 2004. Website: http://www.mepacon.com. E-mail: mc@mepacon.com. Address: Clarion Hotel (Just off of Route 81), Scranton, Pennsylvania. Dates: 4/2/04 - 4/4/04.

South Carolina

ROUNDCON. Website: http://www.roundcon.org. E-mail: Roundcon@aol.com. Address: Holiday Inn NE, Columbia, South Carolina. Dates: 4/16/04 - 4/18/04.

Tennessee

MIDDLE TENNESSEE ANIME CONVENTION. Website: http://www.mtac.net. E-mail: conchair@mtac.net. Address: Radisson Nashville Airport, Nashville, Tennessee. Dates: 4/2/04 - 4/4/04.

XANADU 7. Website: http://www.con-stellation.org/constell/links.htm. E-mail: XanaduSFCon@yahoo.com. Address: Nashville, Tennessee. Dates: 4/23/04 - 4/25/04.

Texas

CHIMAERACON 2004. Website: http://www.chimaeracon.com. E-mail: chimaeragaming@aol.com. Address: Crossroads Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas. Dates: 4/16/04 - 4/18/04.

DALLAS COMIC CON. Website: http://www.scifiexpo.com/. E-mail: scifiexpo@aol.com. Address: Richardson Civic Center, Richardson, Texas. Dates: 4/3/04 - 4/4/04.

Vermont

BAKURETSU CON. Website: http://www.bakuretsucon.org. E-mail: Kirin_Folken@hotmail.com. Address: Best Western, Burlington, Vermont. Dates: 4/23/04 - 4/25/04.

Virginia

CAPITAL ASSOCIATES. Website: http://www.capicons.com/. E-mail: comicshow@aol.com. Address: Tysons Westpark Hotel, McLean, Virginia. Dates: 4/4/04.

CAPITAL ASSOCIATES. Website: http://www.capicons.com/. E-mail: comicshow@aol.com. Address: Montgomery County Fairgrounds - Building ,2McLean, Virginia. Dates: 4/25/04.

ENDGAME TOURNAMENTS PRESENTS: T-MODE 2004! Website: http://www.endgametournaments.com. E-mail: lawrence@endgametournaments.com. Address: Holiday Inn Washington-Dulles International Airport, Dulles, Virginia. Dates: 4/2/04 - 4/3/04.

MALICE DOMESTIC XVI. Website: http://www.malicedomestic.org/. E-mail: Chair@malicedomestic.org. Address: Sheraton National Hotel, Arlington, Virginia. Dates: 4/30/04 - 5/2/04.

Washington

NORWESCON. Website: http://www.norwescon.org. E-mail: info@norwescon.org. Address: Doubletree Hotel Seattle Airport, Seattle, Washington. Dates: 4/8/04 - 4/11/04.

Wisconsin

MASON'S EGO CON 2. Website: http://www.dwave.net/~roygbiv/ego. E-mail: ego_con@hotmail.com. Address: Holiday Inn Convention & Expo Center, Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Dates: 4/24/04.

ODYSSEY CON. Website: http://www.oddcon.org. E-mail: games@pegasusgames.com. Address: Radisson Inn, Madison, Wisconsin. Dates: 4/2/04 - 4/4/04.

Australia

BRISBANE STARGATE CONVENTION. Website: http://www.vortexevents.com/. E-mail: vortex_events@yahoo.com.au. Address: Chiflet at Lennons Hotel, Brisbane, Queensland. Dates: 4/26/04.

CONFLUX. Website: http://www.conflux.org.au/. E-mail: info@conflux.org.au. Address: Rydges Lakeside, Canberra. Dates: 4/23/04 - 4/26/04.

VICTORIAN DIPLOMACY CHAMPIONSHIPS. Website: http://daanz.org.au/dip-tournaments.htm. E-mail: d.currell@ugrad.unimelb.edu.au. Address: Cramer's Hotel, Preston, Melbourne, Victoria. Dates: 4/9/04 - 4/11/04.

Canada

AD ASTRA. Website: http://www.ad-astra.org. E-mail: info@ad-astra.org. Address: Crown Plaza Don Valley Hotel, Toronto, Ontario. Dates: 4/2/04 - 4/4/04.

ORION. Website: http://www.rigelgroup.org/orion.html. E-mail: info@rigel.cx. Address: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Toronto, Ontario. Dates: 4/2/04 - 4/4/04.

TOY, MODEL AND COLLECTABLES SHOW. Website: http://users.uniserve.com/~lswong/Comicon.html. E-mail: lswong@uniserve.com. Address: Heritage Hall, Vancouver, British Columbia. Dates: 4/25/04.

Germany

ANIME MARATHON 2004. Website: http://www.anime-marathon.de. E-mail: info@anime-marathon.de. Address: Bildungszentrum Nord der Deutschen Telekom, Leipzig-Brehna, Hamburg. Dates: 4/2/04 - 4/4/04.

Russia

BELIY PARUS. Website: http://www.b-parus.ru. E-mail: rsdrp-mmm@yandex.ru. Address: Nnov. Dates: 4/1/04 - 4/3/04.

United Kingdom

CONCOURSE - 2004 EASTERCON. Website: http://www.eastercon.com/concourse. E-mail: concourse@eastercon.com. Address: Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England. Dates: 4/9/04 - 4/12/04.

For additional Convention information, visit Convention Outpost by Jenga at http://www.geocities.com/jengacons/.

Member News:

For definitions of our fannish jargon, read the 12-page booklet "Pros & Cons: An Introduction to Fandom" written by Elizabeth Barrette. Send $1.00 and a $0.37 stamp (or $1.00 and 2 IRCs) to Queen's Own, P.O. Box 749, Laguna Beach, CA, 92652. Make checks payable to "Linda Malcor" in US funds only.

Local chapters:

• Arrows OnLine: Contact: Adept Grayfeather k'Varis (Kristi Reed). E-mail: DragonMamaK@aol.com. Arrows OnLine is the AOL chapter of QO. Chats will be held the first and third Wednesdays of each month from 8-10 PM ET. Topics will be posted prior to chat, hopefully as soon as a month in advance for book discussions. Although we have the scheduled chat, the Companion's Grove is open 24/7, and anyone can come in for informal chat. As far as instructions on how to get there … there are lots of hoops to jump through now. Go to the books community, find the message board link, then find the "Author A-Z" message board, and find your way to the Mercedes Lackey boards from there. She's no longer a keyword, but hopefully with more traffic in the future that will change. If you don't want to jump through hoops, you can e-mail me directly, and I'll give you the links. The links to the chatroom will be on my "signature" on the boards.
• German Heartstone: Website: http://www.heartstone.de. Contact: Sunny@heartstone.de or Shae@heartstone.de. A new chapter of Queens Qwn FanClub started in Germany for all German-speaking people within a brand new Misty-Fanpage on http://www.heartstone.de! For more information contact Sunny@heartstone.de or Shae@heartstone.de.
• Golden Grove: Website: Golden Grove. Contact Theresa Young. Membership is open to all. Send all questions to Golden Grove, c/o Theresa Young, 2573 Blue Heron Dr., Hudson, OH 44236. To query by e-mail, contact minna@adelphia.net. Visit our website at Golden Grove for more information. (See ad below.)
• Heartland Arrows: Website: http://www.marymuse.com/heartlandarrows/. Contact Mary Wilson. This chapter is for Queen's Own members in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, & Wisconsin. For information e-mail mary@marymuse.com, or send a SASE to: Mary Wilson, P.O. Box 235, Mitchellville, IA, 50169. Our new homepage is http://www.marymuse.com/heartlandarrows/. (Formerly Illinois Arrow.)
• Herald's Waystation: Website: http://deserthorses.com/heraldswaystation. Contact: heraldauralynn@hotmail.net and HeraldEnyo@gmail.com. This chapter covers the Gulf Coast Region, Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Louisana, and adjacent. We plan to hold get-togethers during a Rennie Faire centered in these states; details to be announced later. We will have a quarterly snail mail newsletter called Companion's Quarterly. We are not going to charge new members for the first 3 newsletters; after that it will be 75 cents per newsletter. We will also have an online, nonfiction newsletter. Look for details and other fun stuff when we launch our chapter website. Snail mail: Jan Tallevast, Rt 1 Box 137, Milford, Tx 76670. E-mail: heraldauralynn@hotmail.net and HeraldEnyo@gmail.com. For more information visit our website at http://deserthorses.com/heraldswaystation.
• Sapphire and White: Editor Ronald Glaser. E-mail: luckystar@abe.midco.net. We want members from all over the United States, but we technically cover the Great Lakes region, including South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska and Iowa. Heyla there, everyone! Sapphire and White is looking for people who are interested in Mercedes Lackey and her works such as the Valdemar series and the many other books that she has written. You can contact me for more info at luckystar@abe.midco.net. I hope to have a chat list and maybe a fanzine going soon, but i am looking for submissions for that when it gets up and running.
• Sonoran Collegium: Website: Sonoran Collegium. Contact: Laura Felton. Our Region: THE SOUTHWEST (Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; however, anyone is welcome). Snail mail: Laura Felton, (aka Herald-Mage Apprentice Ryha), Lubbock, TX. E-mail: Mistykalia@aol.com.
• Southern Arrow: Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gaqueensown/ Contact: Herald Sitara. E-mail: ravindraanima@gmail.com. Heralds unite! Southern Arrow is up and running again, and we'd love to have you along! I'm planning on fanzines, trips to cons, and much, much more. If you would like to sign up for the newsletter, or the fanzine you can go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gaqueensown/ and you will but automatically included. I'm also looking for someone to help me out with this, and maybe pull up a website. If interested contact me at sblackwell@knology.net. And if you'd like to contact me about any ideas or suggestions, please put it on the board, I would love to hear what you have!
• The Vanyel Fan Club: Website: Vanyel Fan Club. Contact: herald_bastian@hotmail.com. The Vanyel Fan Club is a chapter of QO that started out as an independent fan organization. The chapter is devoted to fans of Herald-Mage Vanyel Ashkevron from The Last Herald-Mage Trilogy by Mercedes Lackey. E-mail: herald_bastian@hotmail.com. For more information, see the VFC website at Vanyel Fan Club.

Zines and Newsletters:

• Austral'a'in: Editor: Cassandra Vuksa. We print fiction (both fanfic on Velgarth and other fantasy stories), poetry, art, reviews, recipes, articles, personas, pen pal ads and stacks more! This fanzine is up for adoption. Austral'a'in is up for adoption. If you are interested in adopting the chapter, contact Cassandra Vuksa, garou@netspeed.com.au.

• Children of Velgarth: Editor: Kendra Renaud, P.O. Box 749, Laguna Beach, CA 92652. E-mail: healermoon@gmail.com. I publish new and old personae, even previously published persona if asked by members in this new, official QO zine. I will only accept what was sent in for your persona to Queen's Own to be recognized. Any fan fiction written later should be sent to one of the other zines who really need it to keep their zines going. This fanzine will be published periodically when it reaches 80 pages or so to keep costs at $5.00 payable in U.S. funds or 12 IRCs. Make checks payable to "Kendra Renaud". The fee covers the cost of printing and mailing; you may share (but not duplicate!) copies of the fanzine. Watch the Queen's Own newsletter for release dates. Issues 4, 5 and 6 are currently in the editing stages! Each zine will have about 10 personas for a total of 30 personas that have been accepted in the last couple of years. For the contents list for issues 1,2, and 3 and additional information, visit Children of Velgarth.

• Companions' Grove: still needs stories, and artists to illustrate stories! (Remember, all contributors get a free copy of the zine in which their work appears.) Volume Eight is full, and awaiting the illustrations and final layout. ** If you contributed a story or promised me artwork for Volume Eight and have not heard from me recently, please get in touch with me, as I had to reformat my hard drive and lost my zine correspondence and address book earlier this year. If I don't hear from you by September 2003, I will have to drop your contribution from the zine. ** Volume Nine is open to submissions. Current prices (not including shipping) are:

  • Companions' Grove Volume One - $4.75 (40 pages, color cover)
  • Companions' Grove Volume Two - $6.35 (56 pages, color cover)
  • Companions' Grove Volume Three - $5.95 (51 pages, color cover)
  • Companions' Grove Volume Four - $4.95 (42 pages, color cover)
  • Companions' Grove Volume Five - $7.75 (69 pages, color cover)
  • Companions' Grove Volume Six - $6.55 (57 pages, color cover)
  • Companions' Grove Volume Seven - $5.95 (52 pages, color cover)
  • The Danya Winterborn Saga - $5.20 (52 pages, b/w front and back covers)
  • Endgame - $3.85(36 pages, b/w cover)
  • Fire Eyes - $4.40 (43 pages, b/w cover)
  • Shards of Autumn - out of print, see note below
  • The Sum of Duty - $5.80 (57 pages, b/w cover)
  • Do or Dye: A Guide to Companion Camouflage - $1.25 (20 pages, digest size, b/w cover, saddle stapled)
  • Cat's Cradle - $7.60 (76 pages, monochrome green cover)

  For orders shipping in the US, I've instituted a maximum shipping cost of $3.85. Multi-zine orders, which can be shipped in a flat rate envelope (usually 3 of the smaller zines, or 2 of the larger zines), will be sent Priority Mail; larger orders will be sent Media Mail Insured, which is only slightly slower and doesn't have the zone rates (which wouldn't work with my shopping cart). Smaller orders will be sent First Class.

  I take credit cards via PayPal, which is the cart's only payment option, but the cart can be used to calculate shipping, and checks/money orders mailed to Green Dragon Press, c/o Devin Harris, 4531 N. Kelishan St., Pahrump, NV 89060.

  Except as noted, zines are printed on high-quality, bright white paper, comb bound, with cardstock covers. Story excerpts and cover art-as well as submission guidelines and PayPal ordering information-can be found at http://www.greendragonpress.net/misty.htm. To order via snail mail, send check or money order (payable to Devin Harris; US funds only) to Green Dragon Press, c/o Devin Harris, 4531 N. Kelishan St., Pahrump, NV 89060.

  Note regarding Shards of Autumn: While this zine is officially out of print and no longer available on the website, a few copies are left over from convention appearances. Any remaining copies from MediaWest will be available at that con until they sell out; the others are being returned to me and will be auctioned off at http://www.auctionfen.com until they are gone. I also occasionally auction off zines which returned from cons a bit shopworn, so it's a good site to check periodically.

• Companion's Quarterly. The snail mail newsletter of Herald's Waystation (See chapter description above.). We are not going to charge new members for the first 3 newsletters; after that it will be 75 cents per newsletter. Snail mail: Jan Tallevast, Rt 1 Box 137, Milford, Tx 76670. E-mail: heraldauralynn@hotmail.net and HeraldEnyo@gmail.com. For more information visit our website at http://deserthorses.com/heraldswaystation.

• Golden Grove: Editor: Theresa Young. E-mail: minna@adelphia.net. A subscription to the newsletter is $4 US or twelve stamps per year. Foreign subscriptions are nine IRCs a year. Send your subscription requests and all questions to Golden Grove, c/o Theresea Young, 2573 Blue Heron Dr., Hudson, OH 44236. Visit our website at Golden Grove for more information.

• Herald's Companion: Editor: Karen Bertke, 5694 Scarborough Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45238. If anyone has friends stationed overseas for the war, let us know and we'll send them a feezil mascot (to make anything feezilable). E-mail:submission instructions:

  1. Subject line must read "For Karen." (Anything else will be erased as a potential virus hazard.)
  2. Do not use strange fonts, which my computer will not recognize.
  3. E-mail:it to gbertke@fuse.net. (This is my father's e-mail address. Use it for submissions for Herald's Companion only.)

• Riding Circuit, a quarterly zine of Velgarth fanfiction seeks submissions. The first issue is due out in early April, and I look forward to stories of Heralds, Hawkbrothers, Bards and other people of Velgarth. Art and poetry are also welcome. Submissions may be sent by mail to: Mary Wilson, P.O. Box 235, Mitchellville, IA, 50169 or e-mailed to adeptstarfeather@marymuse.com. Visit our website http://www.marymuse.com/HeartlandArrows/RC.html for more information.

• Tales of the Southern Bard: TOTSB needs members and submissions. TOTSB will be a quarterly, snail-mail zine and will feature short stories, poetry, reviews and artwork of fantasy, science fiction, and horror genres. Aimed specifically for the South all are welcome to join. If interested please contact Herald Valana/Rachel Valentine at SouthernBard@eudoramail.com for submission guidelines and information on how to join or visit TOTSB's homepage: http://www.angelfire.com/zine2/southernbard/Tales_of_the_Southern_Bard.htm.

• Tales of the Unicorn: After a decade hiatus it's back … Tales of the Unicorn. Tales seeks fantasy fiction of all types, though we are most open to sword and sorcery, high fantasy, and magical fantasy. Tales will be published quarterly with the first issue coming in late April. Art and poetry are also welcome. Visit our website at http://www.marymuse.com/HeartlandArrows/TotU.html for more information. Submissions may be sent to adeptstarfeather@marymuse.com or by mail to Mary Wilson, PO Box 235, Mitchellville, IA, 50169.

Other Fandoms:

• Lois Bujold: Lois Bujold can be reached at lois@dendarii.com. "The Bujold Nexus" is at http://www.dendarii.com. You can receive information about their newsletter, the "Dendarii Dispatch" by contacting Lyn Belzer, Editor, 25-16 18th St., #2 Long Island City, NY 11102.
• CrossGen Comics: Exciting New Fantasy Comic Books. Follow Prince Ethan's adventures the third Wednesday of each month as he gains the powerful sigil and accidentally puts his world on the brink of war. Meridian, on sale the fourth Wednesday of each month, is the fantastic saga of a teenage girl and her plight to save her floating island home. Go to http://www.crossgen.com, or call 1-888-COMICBOOK for details on a retail location near you.
• Tanya Huff: Nine Above! is a list for fans of author Tanya Huff. This list provides announcements about Tanya's latest work, publication dates, and personal appearances. NA! also provides a forum for Tanya's fans to communicate with each other, and will have discussion as well as announcements. Lurking is fine, but participation is encouraged. When you join, we'd love for you to send a "hello" to the group at large, telling us who you are! To start sending messages to members of this group, simply send email to nineabove@egroups.com.
• L.A. Malcor: Dragonlords of Dumnonia: L.A. Malcor, http://www.dragonlordsnet.com, shashtah@gmail.com.
• Adrian Paul of Highlander: **Peace,**APFC P.O. Box 4593, North Hollywood, CA 91617 or **Peace,**APFC P.O. Box 519, Broley, Kent, BR29WX, England.
• Michael Praed: Michael Praed Network Newsletter, c/o Kate Raymond, P.O. Box 516, Midlotioan, IL 60445.
• Melanie Rawn: Pandemonium- The official Melanie Rawn club invites you to join their ranks. SASE for more information: Irena Pereira, P.O. Box 18A146 , Los Angeles, CA 90018.
• N3F is one of the oldest general interest SF/F clubs, started in 1941. Members meet by snail mail and E-mail to discuss SF, Fantasy, and Horror genres. (Some gather at cons, too.) We have plenty to offer the hungry SF/F/H fan! Members receive Tightbeam, the club's quarterly zine, and The National Fantasy Fan, our bi-monthly zine. For inquiries, please snail mail me at N3F Secretary, Dennis Davis, 25549 Byron Street, San Bernadino, CA, 92404-6403. Check out our website at http://www.simegen.com/fandom/n3f.
• Star Trek: The USS Starfire is a writing group that writes original fiction set in the Star Trek universe. To find our more about our group, please visit our website at http://www.epix.net/~ckocher/starfire.html or e-mail us at trek01@epix.net.
• Doctor Who and other Media: **The Prydonians of Prynceton,**P.O. Box 3194, Princeton, NJ 08543-3194.

Collegium News:

We have individual handouts for aspiring Heralds, Healers, Bards, Blues, Mercenaries, Tayledras, Shin'a'in, and White Winds Sorcerers/Sorceresses and instructions on how to work for Herald-Mage status if you are already a Herald or for a Kal'enedral if you are already a Shin'a'in. You can find these handouts online at Persona handouts and submission instructions.

You need a release form (online at Release form instructions) if you write a story set in Misty's worlds or using any of her characters. You do not need a release for a character sketch, poem or filk. All Misty wants to do is protect her characters and her worlds. Send the release form (you do NOT need to include the story) to Misty c/o High Flight Arts and Letters, P.O. Box 2970, Claremore, OK 74017. Do NOT include the original of the release form with your persona material; send it to Misty. Send a copy to us.

All personae materials should be sent to the QO address or submitted by e-mail to shashtah@gmail.com and healermoon@gmail.com.

If you were working on a persona who is no longer listed at Club chat guidance that means we have not heard from you in over a year. To revive your persona, simply message Danya at shashtah@gmail.com and tell her that your persona is in "Deep Storage." She will pull it out for you and reactivate your submission.

If you are a returning member who has recently activated your membership in Queen's Own and we have forgotten to list you, message Danya at shashtah@gmail.com, and she'll make sure you are greeted in the next newsletter.

Lost …

One of the challenges running an online club is that people don't always leave a forwarding address when they move <g>. We are missing current e-mail addresses for the following members:

• Bard Valiena (laughsong@aol.com)
• Guardsman Faolan Ixran (Timmeu@scubadiving.com)
• Healer Darnellon Gaither (mdprier@aol.com)
• Healer Tamesin na Coille (brindle@bellsouth.net)
• Herald Alia Melyngar (aliamelyngar@aol.com)
• Herald Constantine Rief (maciain@pathway.net)
• Herald Deborah (sjupiterdebi@home.com)
• Herald Fiona L'Aren (divagypsy@yahoo.com)
• Herald Ian Hawkwood (ianhawke1@aol.com)
• Herald-Mage Apprentice Kadia Linder (Kadia@aol.com)
• Herald Kendryl Shadowwolf (kscarpat@altavista.com)
• Herald Keri Starfire/Mountainheart (WaltherM@imefdf.usmc.mil)
• Herald Lisbeth Maye (wizardshome@hotmail.com)
• Herald Liselle Aravon (rusalka@nac.net)
• Herald Miracle Oceanfire (rhyme_reason@hotmail.com)
• Herald Paf (jaro@attbi.com)
• Herald Taras Taltos (billernoe@hotmail.com)
• Tayledras Healer Adept Sierra k'Treva (katsanders@buffymail.com)
• Tayledras Mage Autumnwynd k'Vaia (autumnwynd@aol.com)
• Tayledras Blackwolf k'Vala (HRHIce@aol.com)
• Tayledras Scout Skyfire k'Chona (liquid_twinkie@hotmail.com)

If you know any of these folks, please have them contact Danya at shashtah@gmail.com with a current e-mail address.

From Herald-Mage Adept Danya Winterborn:

Heyla, folks!

My life has become completely insane <g>. In addition to my career being in overdrive, which will result in me traveling to Germany and Italy at the end of this month, we spotted a house we love in a nearby city and have abruptly decided to sell our house and move. If everything goes through, we'll be commuting back to my eldest son's current school for a few weeks so he can finish the school year there. I'm going to be ridiculously busy for a while, but we'll wind up in a larger house without CC&Rs and in a much better school district, which I think will work better for all of us. Plus, the yard's big enough that I'll be able to get a collie again, something I've been wanting to do since my last one died well over 16 years ago. I'm very excited!

The Sci-Fi Summit in Pasadena was a blast! I had a lot of fun. Michael Rosenbaume (Lex Luthor from Smallville) turned out to be a fantastic speaker; I really enjoyed listening to him interact with the fans. Brent Spiner (Data from Star Trek: The Next Generation) had me laughing harder than I've laughed in a long, long time. Leonard Nimoy (Mr. Spock from the original Star Trek series) was classy as always. William Shattner (Captain Kirk from the original Star Trek series) raised a ton of money for the charity he supports that uses horseback riding as a form of therapy for children who have a wide variety of disabilities and health problems. John Rhys-Davies (Gimli from The Lord of the Rings) talked about his Indiana Jones days and reports that it looks as if a fourth movie will indeed be made. Wil Wheaton (Wesley Crusher from Star Trek: The Next Generation) gave a series of wonderful readings from his books; he's quite the fabulous writer and an excellent entertainer (You can check out his work at http://www.wilwheaton.net/.). There were panels from Star Wars, Enterprise and many other shows. I'm tired, but I met a lot of great fans and had a wonderful time.

I'll be chairing a panel at the California Folklore Society on April 2nd at Cal State, Northridge. I'm giving a paper entitled "From Scythia to West Africa:'Ogun and the Sword in the Stone Legend". If you'll be in the area, let me know. I'd love to get together and say "Heyla!"

I leave for Germany on April 28th, and I'll be in Düsseldorf on the 29th and 30th. On the 30th I'll be presenting a lecture entitled "The Campanians of the Round Table: The Artorii, Flora and the Holy Grail" at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (http://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/). Then May 1st through 5th I'll be at various sites in Campania, Italy and in Rome. I'm crazy busy, but I'd love to make time to see any of you who live in the area. Message me at shashtah@gmail.com, and we'll set something up.

Zhai'helleva,

Danya

Personals:

• From Herald Valana Dorrandale/Rachel Valentine: Help!! College student drowning in mundane world! Do you like books (Terry Goodkind, Robert Jordan, Mickey Zucker Reichert, C.S. Friedman, Tanya Huff, Lynn Flewelling, Anne Rice, etc.), Star Trek, Star Wars, Babylon 5, movies, cats, dogs, fish, horses, mountains, music, play an instrument? Then what are you waiting for; write to me! Snail mail: Rachel Valentine, 10412 Sagebrush Way, Knoxville, TN, 37932 or e-mail raeval23@yahoo.com.
• li>From Jennifer M. Mackay/Herald Mallea D'Lar. My interests are wide and long, so write me to find out more! Currently, I enjoy reading mostly Fantasy and SF. Some of my favorite authors are: Misty, JRR Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Kate Elliott, Patricia Kenneally-Morrison, Morgan Llewellyn, and many more! I am an unpublished author working on an SF novel and a fantasy novel, plus various short stories. I enjoy watching movies, going to the beach, the mountains, and the bookstore! I also love listening to music (My tastes vary.). If you write or e-mail, I'm sure we can find something in common! Letters via Post Awful: Jennifer M. Mackay, P.O. Box 66408, Portland, OR 97290-6408. E-mail: mackayjennifer@netscape.net, mackayjenn@hotmail.com.
• From White Winds Sorceress Cime Shadow Weaver. To All. Shadows of Goddess is now an online store. I offer 10 % discount to Queen's Own members. Be sure to tell me you are though. (:) I offer new items weekly. http://www.ebaystores.com/shadowsofthegoddess. My e-mail address is cimeshadow@aol.com.
• From: Healer Adept Moonstar. To: All. Re: Release Forms for Personas. I still need release forms from many of you for your personas. I received most of the releases for Issue 1, and only one release for each of Issue 2 and Issue 3. Please send copies of your release forms to: Queen's Own, P.O. Box 749, Laguna Beach, CA 92652.
• From Herald-Mage Danya. To: All. Re: Cookbook. If you've read my persona submission in CoV, you know that I like making up medieval-style recipes. I'm thinking about compiling a cookbook based on meals that Misty describes in the Velgarth series. If anyone is currently reading the books, could you note the book and page any food items are mentioned on and send them to me at shashtah@gmail.com? Thanks!

Queen's Own is the official Mercedes Lackey Appreciation Society. Our purpose is to share our enjoyment of Misty's worlds. We are a fan-run not-for-profit organization, not a business. Our address of publication: P.O. Box 749, Laguna Beach, CA 92652 USA. This newsletter is published solely to inform and entertain the club's membership; no infringement of anyone's copyrights is intended.

Newsletters are published on (or near) the first of each month.

Co-Editor/Co-President Herald-Mage Master Danya Winterborn (L.A. Malcor; AOL-IM SN Shashtah; shashtah@gmail.com)

Co-Editor/Co-President Healer Adept Moonstar (Kendra Renaud; AOL-IM SN healermoon; healermoon@gmail.com)

The featured artist for this newsletter is Lily Evans All drawings in this newsletter are © to the credited artist. All rights reserved. If you would like your art to be featured in the online version of the QO newsletter, send .gifs or .jpgs to shashtah@gmail.com or hardcopy to Queen's Own, P.O. Box 749, Laguna Beach, CA 92652.

Mercedes Lackey does not receive mail at the Queen's Own address. Fanmail to Mercedes Lackey and releases for fan fiction should be sent to:

Mercedes Lackey c/o High Flight Arts and Letters P.O. Box 2970 Claremore, OK 74017

Zhai'helleva,

Herald-Mage Master Danya Winterborn and

Healer Adept Moonstar