Queen’s Own newsletter — May 2004

Queen's Own

The Official Mercedes Lackey Fan Club

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

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

Heyla, Misty fans!

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there! We hope you all have a great month.

This is our third anniversary of running QO. It's hard to believe that the last three years have gone so quickly! You are receiving this newsletter late because Danya was in Bochum, Germany, giving a lecture entitled "The Campanians of the Round Table: The Artorii, Flora and the Holy Grail" on April 30th then in Campania, Italy doing a bit of fieldwork before returning to her new home (Yes, she moved within hours of leaving the country for a week. No, that wasn't on purpose, but sometimes you have to jump at life's opportunities when they present themselves <G>.)

There are 579 people with approved personae in Queen's Own (472 Heralds, 9 Herald-Mages, 28 Bards, 1 Blue, 3 Guards, 22 Healers, 3 Mercenaries, 11 Shin'a'in, 3 Sorcerers/Sorceresses, 34 Tayledras and 2 "Others"; the numbers don't add up exactly because of a few characters Judith, the first president, approved in two categories before the rule that we can't combine handouts was adopted.). The newsletter goes out monthly to 136 active members. (Not bad, since we started out three years ago with the newsletter going out to about a dozen members <g>.) We're still trying to sort out how many active and inactive chapters and zines we have. (We'll give you those statistics when we get the time to verify that information.) Before our mailing lists glitched a couple of weeks ago (see below), we had about 150 people actively working on developing personae, so we're hoping to see the club continue to grow.

Publication News: The release date for The Wizard of Karres seems to have been moved up to June.

Coming up in September, Misty's The Outstretched Shadow: The Obsidian Trilogy: Book One will be released in paperback.

October will be a busy month for Misty releases. Look for To Light A Candle: The Obsidian Trilogy, Book 2 (with James Mallory) October 1, 2004 (That's according to the press. Misty's website says that the book being released is Shadow Mountain, also with James Mallory, and that the sequel, To Light a Candle, won't be released until later.). Sanctuary (the sequel to Joust and Alta) should hit the bookstore shelves. Also in October, we are anticipating the hardcover release of Phoenix and Ashes (which is set in the same universe as Fire Rose and Serpent's Shadow). Exile's Valor should be released in paperback the same month.

Stoned Souls is still on track for release January 1, 2005.

Misty is also working on Ill Met By Moonlight with Roberta Gellis (sequel to This Scepter'd Isle), Much Fall Of Blood with Flint and Freer (sequel to This Rough Magic), and Music To My Sorrow with Rosemary Edgehill (sequel to Mad Maudlin).

In Memoriam: We have received word that Julianna J. "JJ" Routhier (Herald Kevyn Micahsdaughter) has crossed to the Havens. We shall miss her greatly. Her husband, Joshua Routhier, writes: "My wife JJ loved this group very much but I must ask as she is no long with us that her e-mail be removed from this list." If you have JJ's address on your system, please honor his request.

Mailing Lists: We had a major glitch with our mailing lists a few weeks back. For some unknown reason our provider deleted all of them. If you are a member of Queen's Own and wish to rejoin the QO chat list, you may do so at Club chat guidance. If you are not yet a member of QO and wish to join/rejoin the Pending list, you'll need to sign up again at Club chat guidance. (We did not have rosters for those two lists, so they could not be restored.) Danya has restored the Vanyel Fan Club list from an old roster; if you are a newer member, you need to resubscribe. You should be able to do so at Vanyel Fan Club--Chat List. Also, if you were a member of the Dragonlords writers' group Scriptorium, you'll need to sign up again at http://www.dragonlordsnet.com/write.htm. (There was no roster for that one, either.) We're sorry for the inconvenience, and we'll be looking into the possibility of changing to a more reliable provider once Danya gets time to settle into her new home.

Wedding News: Jennifer Mackay AKA Herald Mallea D'Lar writes: "I am getting married on Aug. 21, 2004. My fiance's name is Michael Galicia. He is of Filipino heritage, born in Canada, but naturalized and raised in the USA. He is on active duty in the Army at Fort Lewis, WA.

"We have been very busy planning and getting ready for our wedding. He is waiting for his medical retirement from the Army due to a severe neck injury he suffered last year when his unit was preparing to leave for Iraq. Mike served in the first Gulf War, and I'm glad he didn't wind up going, otherwise I wouldn't have met him! :) He's the sweetest, gentlest, kindest man, and I'm very lucky! :) I'm very happy, as well as busy, but otherwise I'm holding my sanity together.

"Just thought I'd share this news with the other members of QO."

Chapter News: Announcing a new chapter of Queen's Own! Herald Lily has opened the Valdemar Estate Waystation in Australia. See their ad below for details.

Zhai'helleva,

Herald-Mage Adept Danya Winterborn and Healer Adept Moonstar

Ren Faires:

Here are the Faires we know about for May. 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

RENAISSANCE IN THE PINES. Fax: 928-636-6554. E-mail: info@renaissanceinthepines.com. Website: http://www.renaissanceinthepines.com. Address: Box 792, Williams, AZ, 86046. Site Address: Fort Tuthill County Park, Williams, AZ, 86046. Dates: 6/05/04 - 6/06/04. Open/Close: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM.

California

CROSSROADS EUROPEAN RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL. Website: http://www.renaissanceinfo.com. E-mail: prince@renaissanceinfo.com. Address: Tom Wilson, Crossroads Prod., PO Box 1959, Corona, CA, 92878. Site Address: Crossroads Riverview Park, Corona, CA. Dates: 4/17/04 ' 5/31/04.

OJAI RENAISSANCE FAIRE & SHAKESPEARE AT THE LAKE. Fax: 805-496-6036. E-mail: goldcoastprod@msn.com. Website: http://www.goldcoastfestivals.com. Address: 2509 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Ste. 351, Thousand Oaks, CA, 91362. Dates: 5/08/04 - 5/09/04. Open/Close: 10:00 AM - 6:00 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.

Georgia

GEORGIA RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL. Website: http://www.georgiarenaissancefestival.com. E-mail: info@garenfest.com. Address: Norma Pope, PO Box 986, Fairburn, GA, 30213. Site Address: Exit 61 off I-85. Dates: 4/17/04 ' 6/6/04. Open/Close: 10:30 AM ' 6:00 PM.

Missouri

GREATER ST. LOUIS RENAISSANCE FAIRE AT WENTZVILLE. Fax: 636-916-1643. E-mail: inquiry@stlrenfaire.com. Website: http://www.stlrenfaire.com. Address: P.O. Box 148, Wentzville, MO, 63385. Site Address: Rotary Park, Wentzville, MO, 63385. Dates: 5/21/04 - 6/13/04. Open/Close: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM.

New Jersey

WEST WINDSOR LIONS RENAISSANCE FAIRE. Fax: 609-799-2616. E-mail: maryweaver@longandfoster.com. Address: P.O. Box 295, Princeton Junction, NJ, 08550. Site Address: Mercer County Park, Old Trenton Rd., West Windsor, NJ. Dates: 6/05/04 - 6/06/04. 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.

Oregon

GLASTONBURY RENAISSANCE FAIRE. E-mail: buckout@casco.net. Website: http://www.coastarts.org. Address: POB 1315, Newport, OR, 97365. Site Address: South Beach State Park, South Beach, OR, 97366. Dates: 5/08/04 - 5/09/04. Open/Close: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM.

Pennsylvania

KUTZTOWN RENAISSANCE FAIRE. Website: http://www.geocities.com/kumrc2000. E-mail: medieval@kutztown.edu. Address: Student Union Building, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA, 19530. Site Address: DMZ on the South Campus, Kutztown, PA. Dates: 5/1/04 - 5/2/04. Open/Close: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM.

Texas

SCARBOROUGH FAIRE, THE RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL. E-mail: shatch@scarboroughrenfest.com. Website: http://www.scarboroughrenfest.com. Address: Southwest Festivals, Inc., Coy Sevier, 2511 FM66, Waxahachie, TX, 75168. Site Address: 2511 FM66, Waxahachie, TX. Dates: 4/10/04-5/31/04. Open/Close: 10:00 AM ' 7:00 PM.

Wisconsin

NORTHERN LIGHTS RENAISSANCE AND ART FAIRE. E-mail: kschmitz@northernlightsfair.com. Website: http://www.northernlightsfair.com. Address: Northern Lights Group, E7115 1058th Avenue, Wheeler, WI, 54772. Dates: 5/29/04 - 6/27/04. Open/Close: 10:00 AM - 7:00 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

MOBICON VII. Website: http://www.mobicon.org. E-mail: webcrafter@mobicon.org. Address: Airport Plaza Hotel, Mobile, Alabama. Dates: 5/21/04 - 5/23/04.

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

**ROCKET CITY FURMEET.**Website: http://narf.wereanimal.net/. E-mail: koakako@hotmail.com. Address: Radisson Suites, Huntsville, Alabama. Dates: 5/28/04 - 5/30/04.

Arizona

LEPRECON 30. Website: http://www.leprecon.org. E-mail: lep30@leprecon.org. Address: Sheraton Crescent Hotel, I-17 & Dunlap Rd., Phoenix, Arizona. Dates: 5/7/04 - 5/9/04.

California

BAYCON 2004. Website: http://www.baycon.org. E-mail: info@baycon.org. Address: San Jose DoubleTree Hotel, San Jose, California. Dates: 5/28/04 - 5/31/04.

GAMEX 2004. Website: http://www.strategicon.net. E-mail: ravengeist@aol.com. Address: Los Angeles Airport Westin Hotel, Los Angeles, California. Dates: 5/28/04 - 5/31/04.

KUBLACON GAME CONVENTION. Website: http://www.kublacon.com. E-mail: anthony@kublacon.com. Address: Burlingame Hyatt Regency, Burlingame, California. Dates: 5/28/04 - 5/31/04.

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

Colorado

BEN CON 2004. Website: http://www.bengames.org/bencon/index.html. E-mail: info@bengames.org. Address: Denver Marriott Southeast, Denver, Colorado. Dates: 5/27/04 - 5/30/04.

Connecticut

RUNECON 2004. Website: http://www.RuneCon.com. E-mail: RuneCon@RuneCon.com. Address: Plainville Ramada Inn, Plainville, Connecticut. Dates: 5/22/04 - 5/24/04.

Florida

OASIS 17. Website: http://www.oasfis.org/oasis_17.html. E-mail: jcr49@cfl.rr.com. Address: Radisson Plaza, Orlando, Florida. Dates: 5/28/04 - 5/30/04.

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

Georgia

BATTY'S BEST GAME FEST. Website: http://www.battysbest.com/bbgf.html. E-mail: info@battysbest.com. Address: Courtyard by Marriott - Atlanta Northlake, Atlanta, Georgia. Dates: 5/14/04 - 5/16/04.

Illinois

**ANIME CENTRAL.**Website: http://www.acen.org. E-mail: akane@oldcrows.net. Address: Hyatt Regency O'Hare & Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, Illinois. Dates: 5/14/04 - 5/16/04.

**FLASHBACK WEEKEND BUFFY & ANGEL FAN EVENT.**Website: http://www.flashbackweekend.com. E-mail: flashbackweekend@ameritech.net. Address: Holiday Inn O'Hare International, Rosemont, Illinois. Dates: 5/14/04 - 5/16/04.

**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.

Indiana

UGACON. E-mail: Ugacon@Aol.Com. Address: I.P.F.W. (Indiana Purdue Ft. Wayne), Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Dates: 5/1/04 - 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

BALTICON 38. Website: http://www.balticon.org. E-mail: bsfs@bsfs.org. Address: Wyndham Baltimore Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland. Dates: 5/28/04 - 5/31/04.

Missouri

CONQUEST 35 MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, KANSAS CITY. Website: http://www.kcsciencefiction.org/con35.htm. E-mail: ssaterfield@kc.rr.com. Address: The Kansas City Airport Hilton, Kansas City, Missouri. Dates: 5/28/04 - 5/30/04.

Montana

MISCON 18. Website: http://www.miscon.org. E-mail: enigma@bigsky.net. Address: Ruby's Inn and Convention Center 4825 North Reserve Missoula, Montana, 59808. Dates: 5/28/04 - 5/30/04.

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.

**SVAHA: IF YOU WANNA MAKE AN OMELET …**Website: http://www.wildgazebo.com/. E-mail: GM@wildgazebo.com. Address: Sheraton Raritan Center in Edison, Edison, New Jersey. Dates: 5/21/04 - 5/23/04.

North Carolina

ANIMAZEMENT. Website: http://www.animazement.org/. E-mail: information@animazement.org. Address: Sheraton Imperial Hotel & Convention Center, Durham, North Carolina. Dates: 5/28/04 - 5/30/04.

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.

CAPCON XXVII. Website: http://www.mgaosu.org. E-mail: flora.1@osu.edu. Address: The Ohio State University Campus, Columbus, Ohio. Dates: 5/12/04 - 5/14/04.

DRUMS ALONG THE MAUMEE # 5. Website: http://www.HMGSGL.com. E-mail: JThoma227@aol.com. Address: Holiday Inn - Toledo West Location - 2340 South Reynolds,Toledo-Ohio. Dates: 5/14/04 - 5/15/04.

Texas

**VULKON HOUSTON.**Website: http://www.vulkon.com/. E-mail: joemotes@aol.com. Address: Houston Airport Hotel, Houston, Texas. Dates: 5/7/04 - 5/9/04.

Virginia

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

CONCOMCON 11. Website: http://www.swoc.org/ccubed. E-mail: isaacada1@yahoo.com. Address: Ellensburg Inn, Ellensburg, Washington. Dates: 5/04.

Canada

ANIME NORTH. Website: http://www.animenorth.com/. E-mail: info@animenorth.com. Address: Regal Constellation Hotel, Toronto, Ontario. Dates: 5/28/04 - 5/30/04. Location:

CANGAMES. Website: http://www.iosphere.net/~cangames/. E-mail: cangames77@yahoo.ca. Address: Rideau Curling Club, Ottawa, Ontario. Dates: 5/21/04 - 5/23/04.

GREAT CANADIAN BAYCON. Website: http://www.greatcanadianbaycon.ca/. E-mail: baycon@interlynx.net. Address: Hamilton Convention Centre, Hamilton, Ontario. Dates: 5/1/04 - 5/2/04.

TORONTO COMICON (HOBBYSTAR). Website: http://www.canadiannationalexpo.com. E-mail: info@hobbystar.com. Address: Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario. Dates: 5/2/04.

TORONTO SCIFI-CON. Website: http://www.canadiannationalexpo.com. E-mail: info@hobbystar.com. Address: Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario. Dates: 5/30/04.

VANCOUVER COMICON. Website: http://users.uniserve.com/~lswong/Comicon.html. E-mail: lswong@uniserve.com. Address: Heritage Hall, Vancouver, British Columbia. Dates: 5/30/04.

The Netherlands

ANIME 2004. Website: http://www.jpop-foundation.com. E-mail: info@jpop-foundation.com. Address: Theaterhotel Almelo. Dates: 5/28/04 - 5/30/04.

United Kingdom

24 THE EVENT. Website: http://www.crashdown-events.co.uk. E-mail: steven.frost@crashdown-conventions.co.uk. Address: Thistle Hotel Heathrow, London. Dates: 5/28/04 - 5/30/04.

PARTIZAN 2004. Website: http://www.innotts.co.uk/irregulars/. E-mail: laurence@innotts.co.uk. Address: Kelham Hall, Newark, Notts. Dates: 5/30/04.

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 Healer Andriel! Angela Sheffer is a registered nurse who has applied for an automatic membership in Queen's Own. Watch for more details about Healer Andriel in an upcoming issue of Children of Velgarth.

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 Healer Adept Moonstar:

Heyla All-

As I have had a very momentous week, I am writing early so that we can have the newsletter done before Danya goes to Germany.

The good news is that I got my first IT (Information Technology) job in tech support for a company called Agricultural Data Systems (http://www.touchmemory.com). I am very happy with the salary and hours. For the first time in years I will have Saturdays off. I start on Monday (April 12th), and I have a little homework to do before I start.

I finish school on May 19th and go to Phoenix in July for my graduation ceremony. I plan on leaving Thursday, July 22nd, and returning on Sunday, July 25th. I plan on touring the PetSmart headquarters while I am there. One of the tech managers made me promise to say hi to the programmers on the 4th floor.

The bad news is that I got in a serious car accident on the 6th of April. A semi tractor-trailer was trying to merge into my lane. I tried to move over to the left, but there was a car there. So I overcorrected back to the right as I hit the brakes. The end result of this was my truck rolling two and a half times across three lanes of traffic before landing on the passenger side window. Luckily I was in a well-built car and wearing a seat belt. I didn't break anything or need stitches. I did have a bad road rash covering the top half my arm and two serious divots (holes) in my elbow as well as probable soft tissue damage to my left shoulder and wrist. I have appointments to have this checked out next week.

My last day at PetSmart is June 12th, and, with my school schedule and new job, this means my replies are likely to be slowed even further. I apologize in advance. Please keep writing!

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 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