Queen’s Own newsletter — March 2004

Queen's Own

The Official Mercedes Lackey Fan Club

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

Series 3, Vol. 5, No. 3 March 1, 2004

Heyla, Misty fans!

Greetings to all of you this fine spring! It's hard to believe that St. Patrick's Day is almost here. Where does the time fly?

Danya will be attending Creation's 12th Annual Grand Slam: The Sci-Fi Summit. (See details below.) She'll be wearing her QO button. Message her at shashtah@gmail.com if you are going to attend as well. She'd love to set up a time to meet with you!

Danya is also scheduled to chair a session at the California Folklore Society meeting at Cal State Northridge on Saturday, April 3rd at 11 a.m. The panel is tentatively entitled 'Religion and Belief'. If you plan to attend, message Danya at shashtah@gmail.com to let her know to look for you.

For those of you who like to plan ahead <g>, Danya will be in Germany to lecture at Ruhr-Universit't Bochum on April 30th. Perhaps the German chapter would like to arrange a group trip? We aren't sure if we have any active members in Italy, but Danya hopes to pop down to Campania for a couple of days before flying back to Southern California. She'd like to say "Heyla!" if any of you will be in the area as well. Message her at shashtah@gmail.com to coordinate schedules.

Chapter Presidents: We'd love to hear from you about what your organizations are doing. Drop Danya a line at shashtah@gmail.com so she can share your news with the club!

Publication News: Joust is scheduled to be released in paperback this month. The sequel, Alta, will be released in hardcover at the same time.

The Wizard of Karres, from BAEN, is set for release in hardcover this coming August.

Stoned Souls, with Josepha Sherman, is still on track for release in January 2005.

Congrats to QO member Adept Starfeather k'Valdemar on the publication of her novel! Mary writes: "Wings Press has released my novel, Tangled Lives. This is a contemporary romantic suspense with a new age flair set in Des Moines, IA. The url for my publisher and to buy is --

http://www.wings-press.com/

"Simply click on the link on that page, or if you want to go directly to my page go to:

http://www.wings-press.com/Author Pages/Author - Mary Winter.htm

"This book is out in print! The print ISBN # is 1-59088-764-6, and if you give this number to your friendly neighborhood bookstore, they should be able to order it for you."

We Recommend: For those of you who have caught up on all of your Misty reading (Is that possible?) we suggest that you take a look at the Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde. The first book in the series, The Eyre Affair, is available in paperback. People from the real world can jump into books, and characters from books can visit the real world. That's all good and fine, but it's Thursday's job to see that no one messes with the stories'such as when someone starts to change the plot of Jane Eyre. The second installment, Lost in a Good Book, just came out in paperback. In this rollicking romp through assorted masterpieces of literature, Miss Havisham (from Great Expectations) recruits Thursday to practice her detective skills in the book world. There's also the not so little problem that someone has tried to erase Thursday's real world husband from everyone's memory … Danya just finished reading the hardcover version of the third Thursday Next novel, The Well of Lost Plots. This series just keeps getting better! Thursday takes up residence in an unpublished novel to try to catch her breath and figure out how to get her husband back, but the dangers surrounding an attempt to introduce a new, technological way of reading books keeps her hopping from one novel after another while she's trying to pass her exams to become a full detective in the book world. You can find links to learn more about these amazing books through the Dragonlords' Bookstore at http://www.dragonlordsnet.com/bksfjf.htm.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Zhai'helleva,

Herald-Mage Adept Danya Winterborn and Healer Adept Moonstar

Ren Faires:

Here are the Faires we know about for March. 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.

Arizona

ARIZONA RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL. Fax: 520-463-2026. E-mail: arizonarenfest@royalfaires.com. Website: http://www.renfestinfo.com. Address: 12601 East Highway 60, Apache Junction, AZ, 85219. Dates: 2/07/04 - 3/28/04. Open/Close: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM.

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.

Florida

CAMELOT DAYS. FAX: 305-670-1968. E-mail: info@camelotdays.com. Website: http://www.camelotdays.com. Address: 6971 SW 64th St., Miami, FL, 33143. Site Address: TY Park, 3300 N. Park Rd., Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33023. Dates: 3/06/04 - 3/07/04. Open/Close: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM.

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.

REDLAND RENAISSANCE FAIRE. FAX: 305-670-5080. E-mail: ines@redlandrenaissancefaire.com. Website: http://www.redlandrenaissancefaire.com. Office Address: 6971 SW 64th Street, Miami, FL, 33143. Site Address: Homestead Air Reserve Park, Homestead, FL. Dates: 3/13/04 - 3/14/04. Open/Close: 10:00 AM - 5:00 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.

Alaska

BRIMFROST III. Website: http://home.gci.net/~stevepr. E-mail: brimfrost_convention@hotmail.com. Address: Anchorage Montessori 5000 Northwood Drive, Anchorage, Alaska. Dates: 3/13/04 - 3/14/04.

California

CREATION'S 12TH ANNUAL GRAND SLAM: THE SCI-FI SUMMIT. Website: http://www.creationent.com/. E-mail: tickets@creationent.com. Address: Pasadena Convention Center, Pasadena, California. Dates: 3/26/04 - 3/28/04. Note: Herald-Mage Danya Winterborn will attend.

Connecticut

CONNCON 2004. Website: http://www.conncon.com/ConnCon.htm. E-mail: Willi@ConnCon.com. Address: Holiday Inn Select, Stamford, Connecticut. Dates: 3/19/04 - 3/21/04.

Florida

**INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE FANTASTIC IN THE ARTS.**Website: http://www.iafa.org/. E-mail: mbartter@truman.edu. Address: Ft. Lauderdale Airport Hilton, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Dates: 3/25/04 - 3/28/04.

MEGACON. Website: http://www.megaconvention.com/. E-mail: info@megaconvention.com. Address: Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida. Dates: 3/5/04 - 3/7/04.

Idaho

ANIME OASIS 3. Website: http://www.animeoasis.org/. E-mail: creamyjeremy@animeoasis.org. Address: Boise Airport Holiday Inn, Boise, Idaho. Dates: 3/19/04 - 3/21/04.

Illinois

CHICAGO COMICFEST. Website: http://motorcityconventions.com/chicago_comic_fest/index.html. E-mail: info@motorcityconventions.com. Address: Ramada Plaza Hotel O'Hare, Rosemont, Illinois. Dates: 3/13/04 - 3/14/04.

CULT TV EXPO. Website: http://dg-promotions.5u.com/galactica.htm. E-mail: dgpromotions@intouchmi.com. Address: Ramada Plaza O'Hare, Chicago, Illinois. Dates: 3/20/04 - 3/21/04.

EGYPTIAN CAMPAIGN 2004. Website: http://www.siu.edu/~gamesoc. E-mail: sickle_weasel_rune@yahoo.com. Address: Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois. Dates: 3/26/04 - 3/28/04.

**WINDY CITY PULP & PAPERBACK.**Website: http://members.aol.com/WCPPS/. E-mail: wcpps@aol.com. Address: The Radisson Lincolnwood, Lincolnwood, Illinois. Dates: 3/26/04 - 3/28/04.

Kansas

GORILLA CON. Website: http://www.gorilla-con.com. E-mail: gorillacon@classicnet.net. Address: Overman Student Center, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas. Dates: 3/12/04 - 3/14/04.

Maryland

ECUMENICON 2004. Website: http://ecumenicon.org. E-mail: chazzer3332000@yahoo.com. Address: Fairfield Inn, Beltsville, Maryland. Dates: 3/15/04 - 3/18/04.

Massachusetts

INTERCON D. Website: http://www.intercon-d.org/. E-mail: con-chair@intercon-d.org. Address: Radisson Hotel And Suites, Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Dates: 3/12/04 - 3/14/04.

Michigan

AMBERCON US. Website: http://acus.ambercons.com/. E-mail: ambercon@juno.com. Address: Embassy Suites Detroit-Livonia, Detroit, Michigan. Dates: 3/25/04 - 3/28/04.

Minnesota

MARSCON 2004 "LET'S PLAY DOCTOR". Website: http://www.marscon.org. E-mail: info@marscon.org. Address: Airport Hilton, Bloomington, Minnesota. Dates: 3/5/04 - 3/7/04.

Missouri

CLOVERCON. Website: http://www.clovercon.com. E-mail: Cooter@slugs.us. Address: Comfort Inn - Westport Plaza, St. Louis, Missouri. Dates: 3/19/04 - 3/21/04.

New York

I-CON 23. Website: http://www.iconsf.org/. E-mail: Info@iconsf.org. Address: Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York. Dates: 3/26/04 - 3/28/04.

SIMCON. Website: http://www.simcon.org. E-mail: falerin@bluebottle.com. Address: University of Rochester, Rochester, New York. Dates: 3/25/04 - 3/28/04.

North Carolina

STELLARCON 28. Website: http://www.stellarcon.org. E-mail: info@stellarcon.org. Address: The Radisson Hotel, High Point, North Carolina. Dates: 3/19/04 - 3/21/04.

Ohio

CAMP DOVER PEACE CONFERENCE 2004. Website: http://www.tasigh.org/dover/. E-mail: klaad@adelphia.net. Address: Holiday Inn Hotel, New Philadelphia, Ohio. Dates: 3/26/04 - 3/28/04.

CLEVELAND COLOSSAL CONVENTION 3. Website: http://colossalcon.com. E-mail: nostalgiaconventio@prodigy.net. Address: Holiday Inn, Independence, Ohio. Dates: 3/26/04 - 3/28/04.

Oregon

GAME STORM 2004. Website: http://www.gamestorm.org. E-mail: chair@pdxgames.com. Address: DoubleTree Columbia River, Portland, Oregon. Dates: 3/5/04 - 3/7/04.

Pennsylvania

COLD WARS 2004. Website: http://www.coldwars.org. E-mail: jdrye@spa-inc.net. Address: Lancaster Host Resort Hotel, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Dates: 3/12/04 - 3/14/04.

PAGE GAMEATHON. Website: http://www.philagamers.org. E-mail: gloria.webber@dechert.com. Address: North Penn VFW Hall Post 676, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dates: 3/20/04.

Tennessee

CHAOS CON 6. Website: http://chaoscon.org. E-mail: chaoscon666@yahoo.com. Address: Austin Peay State University Music/'Mass Comm Building, Clarksville, Tennessee. Dates: 3/19/04 - 3/21/04.

DEEPSOUTHCON 42. Website: http://www.midsouthcon.org/. E-mail: info@midsouthcon.org. Address: Holiday Inn Select, Memphis, Tennessee. Dates: 3/26/04 - 3/28/04.

GALACTICON 2004. Website: http://www.galacticoninc.com/. E-mail: galacticon@vei.net. Address: Ramada Inn South, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dates: 3/19/04 - 3/21/04.

MIDSOUTHCON 22. Website: http://www.midsouthcon.org. E-mail: info@midsouthcon.org. Address: Holiday Inn Select, Memphis, Tennessee. Dates: 3/26/04 - 3/28/04.

Texas

AGGIECON 35. Website: http://aggiecon.tamu.edu. E-mail: YaruGL@tamu.edu. Address: Memorial Student Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. Dates: 3/25/04 - 3/28/04.

OVERLOAD-A-CON 2004. Website: http://www.overload-a-con.com. E-mail: convention@overloadinteractive.com. Address: Crowne Plaza Austin Hotel and Executive Meeting Center, 500 North IH 3,5Austin, Texas. Dates: 3/5/04 - 3/7/04.

Utah

**LIFE, THE UNIVERSE & EVERYTHING XXII.**Website: http://humanities.byu.edu/ltue/. E-mail: ltue@earthling.net. Address: Brigham Young University, Wilkinson Student Center, Provo, Utah. Dates: 3/11/04 - 3/13/04.

Virginia

TECHNICON 21. Website: http://www.technicon.org/. E-mail: info@technicon.org. Address: Best Western Red Lion Inn, Blacksburg, Virginia. Dates: 3/19/04 - 3/21/04.

Wisconsin

CONGENIAL. Website: http://www.congenial.org/. E-mail: info@congenial.org. Address: Racine Marriott, Racine, Wisconsin. Dates: 3/5/04 - 3/7/04.

NO BRAND CON. Website: http://www.nobrandcon.com. E-mail: bislereson@yahoo.com. Address: Davies Center at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Dates: 3/12/04 - 3/14/04.

Canada

TORONTO ANIMECON. Website: http://www.canadiannationalexpo.com. E-mail: info@hobbystar.com. Address: Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario. Dates: 3/20/04 - 3/21/04.

VANCOUVER COMICON. Website: http://users.uniserve.com/~lswong/Comicon.html. E-mail: lswong@uniserve.com. Address: Heritage Hall, Vancouver, British Columbia. Dates: 3/28/04.

Italy

DEEPCON 5. Website: http://www.deepcon.it/. E-mail: mmartini@italway.it. Address: Hotel Ambasciatori, Fiuggi Terme, Italy. Dates: 3/11/04 - 3/14/04.

United Kingdom

CONCEPTION 2004. Website: http://www.wessexgaming.org. E-mail: morgoth@valinor.freeserve.co.uk. Address: Naish Holiday Village, Highcliffe, Christchurch, Bournemouth, Dorset. Dates: 3/3/04 - 3/7/04.

EARTH-IV LTD ( AURORA ). Website: http://www.earth-iv.co.uk. E-mail: enquires@earth-iv.co.uk. Address: Radisson Edwardian Hotel Heathrow, London. Dates: 3/12/04 - 3/14/04.

INVASION 4. Website: http://www.tenthplanet.co.uk/store/invasion3/invasion3index.htm. E-mail: tenth.planet@virgin.net. Address: Barking Library, Barking, Essex. Dates: 3/14/04.

KUMARA CONVENTIONS (MOUNT OLYMPUS). Website: http://kumara.org.uk. E-mail: kumara@dapc.freeuk.com. Address: Ramada Plaza Hotel, Bristol, Somerset. Dates: 3/12/04 - 3/14/04.

LEGIONARY MMIV. Website: http://www.legionary.info. E-mail: steven@plansofmice.co.uk. Address: Lower Exhibition Hall, Exeter University, Exeter. Dates: 3/13/04.

STAR WARS DAY VIII. Website: http://www.exewing.btinternet.co.uk. E-mail: exewing@btinternet.co.uk. Address: Honiton Sports Centre, Honiton, Devon. Dates: 3/7/04.

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.

• Welcome to Herald Lily, Chosen by Promise and Gifted with Mindspeech and strong Firestarting! Lily Evans wrote about her Herald and Lily's family and friends, created a costume, and learned to ride (plus sent us an abundance of pictures of the horses she helps care for <g>).

Formerly approved members who are returning to QO include

• Herald Ember Brarrick (Creshawn) (October 1994) (strong Mindspeech, little Fetching)

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 Healer Adept Moonstar:

Heyla all-

My computer has died again. <sigh> I am now waiting to send my computer back to HP to get fixed, the CPU fan has come off. I was panicky because I hadn't backed up my material yet; we did pull the hard drive and put it in our other computer to save everything. All personas are still intact.

I have been working hard at school and have finished off another class. I have two left before I am done with my degree. I can hardly believe that I will be done at the end of May. I did decide to go back to school in the fall for my master's degree.

I must say we are having a glut of personas who have had overly tramatic childhoods, dead parents and beat up by neighborhood bullies. Please keep your personas simple guys. We enjoy the personas who are average; they are actually the exception rather than the rule.

Hugs-

Moonstar

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 Devin Harris 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