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 Legend@malcor.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 Legend@malcor.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 Legend@malcor.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 http://www.dragonlordsnet.com/qomentor.htm.
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
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 Legend@malcor.com.
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.
These are the upcoming cons we know about. Have any information about conventions in your area? Send it to us at Legend@malcor.com.
PERSACON. Website: http://www.persacon.com/. E-mail: PersaConInfo@aol.com. Address: Ramada Inn Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama. Dates: 4/30/04 - 5/2/04.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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/.
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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.
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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.
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 http://www.dragonlordsnet.com/qohandouts.htm.
You need a release form (online at http://www.dragonlordsnet.com/qomlrel2.htm) 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 Legend@malcor.com and healermoon@gmail.com.
If you were working on a persona who is no longer listed at http://www.dragonlordsnet.com/qochat.htm that means we have not heard from you in over a year. To revive your persona, simply message Danya at Legend@malcor.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 Legend@malcor.com, and she’ll make sure you are greeted in the next newsletter.
One of the challenges running an online club is that people don’t always leave a forwarding address when they move If you know any of these folks, please have them contact Danya at Legend@malcor.com with a current e-mail address.
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 Legend@malcor.com, and we’ll set something up.
Zhai’helleva,
Danya
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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.
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