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Heyla, Misty fans!

Is everyone ready for summer?! Lots of exciting stuff is happening in the movie and publication worlds. The third installment in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkiban, opens June 4th. July 7th watch for King Arthur, which Danya (Linda A. Malcor) worked on as a research consultant. Several other sci-fi/fantasy films are scheduled to open as well. Watch your local news service for details.

Chapter News: One of the original Canadian chapters of QO will be reopening soon. We plan to announce the details in the next newsletter.

Zine News: One of the original QO zines is also coming back. Look for the details on that in the next newsletter as well.

Persona Updates: We have several personae pending approval. We hope to get to them very soon. Moonstar’s auto accident and Danya’s movie opening (not to mention her move to a new home and international lecture tour) have seriously reduced the amount of time we’ve had to review the submissions. Our goal is to have several new personae to announce in the July newsletter. Please bear with us.

Publication News: The hardcover versions of Stoned Souls, To Light a Candle: The Obsidian Trilogy, Book Two, and The Wizard of Karres should be out shortly. The Outstretched Shadow: The Obsidian Trilogy, Book One will be released in paperback soon as well. (Cover art for all is up at Amazon.com.)

Coming in October 2004 are the paperback versions of Exile’s Valor and Phoenix and Ashes.

Listservs: We hopefully have all the glitches straightened out with our various listservs. If you are still experiencing problems, please let me know.

The QOPending list is for people who are developing personae for QO. The QueensOwn list is for anyone who has an approved persona in QO; this is where we post updates about things that happen between newsletters. If you want to sign up for either of those lists, you may do so at http://www.dragonlordsnet.com/qochat.htm.

The Vanyel Fanclub list is one of our most active. It’s located at http://www.dragonlordsnet.com/vfcchat.htm.

Most of the membership for Scriptorium (S101) was lost in the transfer to the new server. If you are already a member or would like to join, you can sign up at http://www.dragonlordsnet.com/write.htm.

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there! Congratulations to all of our graduates as well! Have a great summer!

Zhai'helleva,

Herald-Mage Adept Danya Winterborn and Healer Adept Moonstar

Ren Faires:

Here are the Faires we know about for June. 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.

Alaska

Three Barons Renaissance Faire. E-mail: info@3barons.org. Website: http://www.3barons.org. Address: Three Barons Renaissance Faire, Inc. P.O. Box 233617, Anchorage, AK 99523. Dates: 6/5/04 – 6/13/04.

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

Celtic Nations Festival. E-mail: alex@vacavillechamber.com. Website: http://www.celticnationsfestival.com. Address: Vacaville Chamber of Commerce, Alex Hall, 300 Main St, Suite A, Vacaville, CA 95688 Dates: 6/6/04 – 6/27/04. Open/Close: Sat. 10 AM - 8 PM, Sun until 6 PM.

Fair Oaks Renaissance Tudor Fayre. E-mail: evolvingtimes@aol.com. Website: http://www.fairoakspark.org. Address: Evolving Times Pro., 10207 Fair Oaks Blvd, Fair Oaks, CA 95628. Site Address: Fair Oaks Park at Madison Ave. & Fair Oaks Blvd., Fair Oaks, CA. Dates: 6/19/04 – 6/20/04. Open/Close: 10 AM -­ 6 PM.

Heart of the Forest Ren Faire-Camp Richardson. E-mail: info@themeevents.com. Website: http://www.forestfaire.com. Site Address: Camp Richardson Marina, South Lake Tahoe, CA. Dates: 6/5/04 – 6/13/04. Open/Close: 11 AM - 7 PM.

Colorado

Colorado Renaissance Faire. E-mail: info@coloradorenaissance.com. Website: http://www.coloradorenaissance.com. Address: Jim Paradise, 409 S. Wilcox, Ste F, Castle Rock, CO 80104. Site Address: Park Rd., Larkspur, CO. Dates: 6/12/04 – 8/1/04. Open/Close: 10 AM – 6:30 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.

Illinois

Jubilee College Olde English Faire. Address: Jim Trumminelli, 11817 Jubilee College Rd., Brimfield, IL 61517. Dates: 6/19/04 – 6/20/04. Open/Close: 10 AM – 5 PM.

Iowa

Renaissance Faire of the Midlands. E-mail: smotis@vgagroup.com. Website: http://www.faire.org. Address: Mindy Bush, PO Box 31134, Omaha, NE 68131. Site Address: Iowa Western Community College, Council Bluffs, IA. Dates: 6/11/04 – 6/13/04. Open/Close: Friday 6 PM – 9 PM, Sat. 11 AM – 9 PM, Sun. 11 AM – 7 PM.

Renaissance Affaire. E-mail: irishknight@netins.net. Webiste: http://www.arenaffaire.com. Address: Robert Welch, P.O. Box 57, Amana IA 52203. Dates: 6/19/04 – 6/20/04. Open/Close: 10 AM – 5 PM.

Kentucky

RAVENHEARST MEDIEVAL FANTASY. E-mail: firstdragon@ravenhearstmedievalfantasy.com. Website: http://www.ravenhearstmedievalfantasy.com. Address: P.O. Box 54715, Lexington, KY 40505-4715. Site Address: Kentucky Horse Park, Ironworks Pike, Lexington, KY, 40511. Dates: 6/12/04 - 6/27/04. Open/Close: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM.

MSVA RIVER RAID RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL. E-mail: gothicedge@insightbb.com. Address: John Simon, Cothic Edge, 602 Main St, Covington KY, 41011. Site Address: Main Strasse German Village, Covington, KY. Dates: 6/19/04 – 6/20/04. Open/Close: 11 AM - ­ 9 PM.

Michigan

NORTHWOOD RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL. Fax: 231-885-2143. E-mail: tedking@coslink.net. Website: http://www.northwoodrenfest.com. Address: Northwood Renaissance Festival Corp., Box 358, Interlochen, MI, 49643. Dates: 6/12/04 - 6/20/04. Open/Close: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM.

Minnesota

KING'S ISLAND RENAISSANCE FAIRE. E-mail: rpmentertainment@aol.com. Website: http://www.kingsislandrenaissancefaire.com. Address: RPM Entertainment, MN. Site Address: Adjacent to American Leagion #147, Hwy 10W, Big Lake, MN. Dates: 6/5/04 – 6/27/04. Open/Close: 10 AM - 7 PM.

OLDE WORLD RENAISSANCE FAIRE. E-mail: daleann@owrenaissancefaire.com. Website: http://www.owrenaissancefaire.com. Address: Dale Ann Widen, 5256 Taylor Rd, Saginaw, MN, 55779. Dates: 6/12/04- 6/13/04. Open/Close: 9 AM - 6 PM.

STIRLING RENAISSANCE FAIRE. E-mail: info@stirlingfaire.com. Website: http://www.stirlingfaire.com. Address: Stirling Renaissance Faire, 3456 Grimes Ave., Robbinsdale, MN, 55422-2808. Dates: 6/12/04 – 7/5/04. Open/Close: 10 AM -7 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

NEW JERSEY RENAISSANCE KINGDOM. E-mail: dunn-ley@njkingdom.com. Website: http://www.NJKingdom.com. Address: Noreen Dunn, Dun-Ley Productions, 28 Fordum Suite 2A, Somerset, NJ, 08875-5683. Site Address:: Four Sisters Winery, Belvedere, NJ. Dates: 6/5/04 – 6/27/04. Open/Close: 11 AM - 6 PM.

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.

Ohio

CELTIC MEDIEVAL FESTIVAL. E-mail: bhfi@bhfi.1st.net. Website: http://bhfi.1st.net/festivalhtml. Address: 147 College Street, Scio, OH, 43988. Site Address: B & A Weapons Club, 1490 Days Lane, Roswell, OH. Dates: 6/05/04 - 6/06/04. Open/Close: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM.

South Dakota

SIOUXLAND RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL. E-mail: publicity@siouxlandrenfest.com. Website: http://www.siouxlandrenfest.com. Address: Siouxland Renaissance Festival, Heather Hansen, P.O. Box 88038, Sioux Falls, SD, 57106. Dates: 6/5/04 – 6/6/04. Open/Close: 10 AM - 7 PM, Sun. until 6 PM.

Tennessee

SHAKESPEARE AND FRIENDS IN THE PARK. FAX: 423-272-0328. E-mail: info@shakespeareandfriends.org. Website: http://www.shakespeareandfriends.org. Address: 116 E. Main St., Rogersville, TN, 37857. Site Address: Crockett Spring Park, Rogers & Crockett Street, Rogersville, TN, 37857. Dates: 6/12/04 - 6/13/04. Open/Close: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM.

Vermont

VERMONT RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL. E-mail: ann1@vtrenfest.com. Website: http://www.vtrenfest.com. Address: Ann Weinstein, 122 West Minster St., Bellows Falls, VT, 05101. Dates: 6/26/04 – 7/11/04. Open/Close: 10 AM - 5 PM.

Virginia

POTOMAC CELTIC FESTIVAL. E-mail: prez@pobox.com. Website: http://www.PotomacCelticFest.org. Address: Barnaby Council for Celtic Studies, P.O. Box 1106, Vienna, VA, 22183. Site Address: Morven Park Equestrian Center, Leesburg, VA. Dates: 6/12/04 – 6/13/04. Open/Close: 10 AM - 7 PM, Sun. until 6 PM.

STONE TOWER GLENN RENAISSANCE FAIRE. E-mail: celticwarrior24485@yahoo.com. Website: http://www.stonetowerglenn.org. Address: Chris Pugh, 1044 Deerfield Valley Rd, West Augusta VA, 24485. Site Address: Natural Chimney's Regional Park, Mount Solon, VA. Dates: 6/19/04 – 6/20/04, 8/20/04 – 8/21/04. Open/Close: 10 AM - 6 PM.

VIRGINIA RENAISSANCE FAIRE. E-mail: fairchair@staffordshire-events.com. Website: http://www.VaRF.org. Address: Out of the Woodwork Prod., 5436 Lomax Way, Woodbrige, VA, 22193. Site Address: Green Hill Park, Salem, VA and Lake Anna Winery, VA. Dates: 5/1/04-6/13/04. Open/Close: 10 AM - 6 PM, Sun. until 5 PM.

Washington

NORTHWEST RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL. FAX: 509-487-2102. E-mail: geraldw@cet.com/a>. Website: http://www.nwrf.net. Address: 6493 Hwy. 291, Nine Mile Falls, WA, 99206-9528. Dates: 6/19/04 - 7/25/04. Open/Close: 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM.

PORT ANGELES RENAISSANCE FAIRE. E-mail: portangelesfaire@yahoo.com. Website: http://www.portangelesfaire.org. Address: Deborah Hendren, 222 N Lincoln St., Port Angeles WA, 98362. Site Address: Clallam County Fair Grounds, WA. Dates: 6/11/04 – 6/13/04. Open/Close: 12 noon - 9 PM, Sun. until 5 PM.

YE MERRIE GREENWOOD RENAISSANCE FAIRE. E-mail: eaglcrst@gte.net. Website: http://www.wizkeep.com. Address: Ye Merrie Greenwood Players, 6015 W 20th Ave., Kennewick, WA, 99338. Site Address: Howard Amon Park, Richland, WA. Dates: 6/26/04 – 6/27/04. Open/Close: 10 AM - 5 PM.

Wisconsin

BLACK RIVER FALLS MEDIEVAL FAIRE. E-mail: smcvey@wolfmark.com. Address: Shane McVey, 816 Meridian Heights Dr., Eau Claire, WI 54703. Site Address: NCN North Campground, Black River Falls, WI. Dates: 6/19/04 –6/20/04. Open/Close: 10 AM - 7 PM, Sun. until 5 PM.

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.

Canada

RENAISSANCE FAIRE. E-mail: glassartisan@allstream.net. Address: Bonnie Thomson, 136 River St., Seagrave, ON L0C 1G0. Site Address: Seven Mile Island, Port Perry. Dates: 6/19/04 – 6/20/04. Open/Close: 10 AM - 8 PM, Sun. until 6 PM.

ROBIN IN THE HOOD MEDIEVAL FESTIVAL. E-mail: robin_in_th_hood_Edss@Hotmail.com. Address: Robin in the Hood Medieval Festival, 55 Mockingbird Dr, Elmira, ON N3B 3G6. Site Address: Gibson Park, Authur St, S Elmira, ONT. Dates: 6/4/04 –6/5/04. Open/Close: Fri. 6:30 PM - 9 PM, Sat. 10 AM - 5 PM.

Sweden

FESIVITAS-A MEDIEVAL MUSIC FESTIVAL. E-mail: daniel@memento.st. Website: http://www.festivitas.just.nu. Address: Festivitas, Radmansgatan 5, Malmo, Se-211 46. Site Address: Kulturen Museum, Tegnersplatsen. Dates: 6/12/04 – 6/13/04. Open/Close: 11 AM - 5 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 Legend@malcor.com.

Arkansas

ROC*KON 2004. Website: http://www.rockon.org/. E-mail: RocKonCon@aol.com. Address: Riverfront Hilton Hotel, North Little Rock, Arkansas. Dates: 6/11/04 - 6/13/04.

California

2004: A FAN ODYSSEY. Website: http://www.fanodyssey.org/. E-mail: info@fanodyssey.org. Address: The Four Points By Sheraton, Culver City, California. Dates: 6/11/04 - 6/13/04.

BOOKEXPO AMERICA. Website: http://bookexpo.reedexpo.com/. E-mail: inquiry@bookexpoamerica.reedexpo.com. Address: Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, California. Dates: 6/2/04 - 6/6/04.

BOTCON 2004. Website: http://www.botcon.com. E-mail: info@botcon.com. Address: Pasadena Convention Center, Pasadena, California. Dates: 6/19/04 - 6/20/04.

Connecticut

RUNECON. Website: http://www.RuneCon.com. E-mail: RuneCon@RuneCon.com. Address: Ramada Inn, Plainville, Connecticut. Dates: 6/4/04 - 6/6/04.

Florida

DREAMCON. Website: http://www.dreamcon.net. E-mail: dreamcon@bellsouth.net. Address: Adams' Mark Hotel, Jacksonville, Florida. Dates: 6/11/04 - 6/13/04.

VULKON TAMPA. Website: http://www.vulkon.com/. E-mail: joemotes@aol.com. Address: Tampa Airport Hilton Westshore, Tampa, Florida. Dates: 6/18/04 - 6/20/04.

Georgia

SCI-FI SUMMER CON. Website: . E-mail: director@sfscon.org. Address: Atlanta Crown Plaza Perimeter NW Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia. Dates: 6/11/04 - 6/13/04.

Illinois

DIECON. Website: http://diecon.com. E-mail: ipw4@apci.net. Address: Gateway Convention Center, Collinsville, Illinois. Dates: 6/4/04 - 6/6/04.

DUCKON 13. Website: http://www.duckon.org/. E-mail: info@duckon.org. Address: Radisson Plaza Chicago-Northshore, Chicago, Illinois. Dates: 6/4/04 - 6/6/04.

SCIENCE FICTION RESEARCH ASSOCIATION 2004 CONFERENCE. Website: http://sfwa.org. E-mail: friend@oakgon.edu. Address: Doubletree Chicago/Northshore, Skokie, Illinois Dates: 6/3/04 - 6/6/04.

Louisiana

BAYOU WARS. Website: http://www.bayouwars.org. E-mail: alchemy920@aol.com. Address: Quality Hotel and Conference Center, Metairie, Louisiana. Dates: 6/4/04 - 6/6/04.

Maine

PORTCONMAINE 2004. Website: http://www.portconmaine.com. E-mail: info@portconmaine.com. Address: Best Western: Merry Manor Inn, South Portland, Maine. Dates: 6/18/04 - 6/20/04.

Missouri

KONNIPTION. Website: http://www.konniption.org/. E-mail: register@tranquility.net. Address: Stoney Creek Inn, Columbia, Missouri. Dates: 6/25/04 - 6/27/04.

New Jersey

ANIMENEXT! Website: http://www.animenext.org. E-mail: info@animenext.org. Address: Crowne Plaza Meadowlands, Secaucus, New Jersey. Dates: 6/18/04 - 6/20/04.

North Carolina

CONCAROLINAS. Website: http://www.secfi.org/concarolinas. E-mail: concarolinas@yahoo.com. Address: Marriott Executive Park, Charlotte, North Carolina. Dates: 6/4/04 - 6/6/04.

Ohio

DAGORHIR RAGNAROK XIX. Website: http://www.dagorhir.com/. E-mail: Tobias@dagorhir.com. Address: Spring Valley Campground, Cambridge, Ohio. Dates: 6/20/04 - 6/26/04.

ORIGINS 2004. Website: http://www.originsgames.com/. E-mail: CustServ@GAMA.org. Address: The Greater Columbus Convention Center and attached Hyatt Hotel, Columbus, Ohio. Dates: 6/24/04 - 6/27/04.

Pennsylvania

MOONLIGHT RISING. Website: http://www.moonlight-rising.coma. E-mail: moonlight-rising@charter.net. Address: Fernwood Hotel and Resort, Bushkill, Pennsylvania. Dates: 6/18/04 - 6/20/04.

Texas

A-KON 15. Website: http://www.a-kon.com/. E-mail: info@a-kon.com. Address: Adam's Mark Hotel, Dallas, Texas. Dates: 6/4/04 - 6/6/04.

Virginia

CAPITAL ASSOCIATES. Website: http://www.capicons.com/. E-mail: comicshow@aol.com>/a>. Address: Tysons Westpark Hotel, McLean, Virginia. Dates: 6/6/04.

Australia

NSW DIPLOMACY CHAMPIONSHIPS. Website: http://daanz.org.au/dip-tournaments.htm. E-mail: craigsed@ozemail.com.au. Address: Coogee/Randwick RSL, Sydney, NSW. Dates: 6/12/04 - 6/14/04.

Canada

TORONTO COMICON (PARADISE CONVENTIONS). Website: http://www.torontocomicon.com. E-mail: Kevin@torontocomicon.com. Address: Queen Elizabeth Building, Exhibition Place, Toronto, Ontario. Dates: 6/18/04 - 6/20/04.

France

LA LEVÉE EN MASSE. Website: http://membres.lycos.fr/figurine/Lem/2004/levee_en_masse_2004_eng.html. E-mail: benoit.brunot@wanadoo.fr. Address: Espace Pierre Brossolette, Paris. Dates: 6/19/04 - 6/20/04.

Germany

COLONIACON 16. Website: http://www.coloniacon.de. E-mail: sfcd@geocities.com. Address: Berlin. Dates: 6/19/04 - 6/20/04.

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: http://www.dragonlordsnet.com/danyagg.htm. 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 http://www.dragonlordsnet.com/danyagg.htm 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: http://www.dragonlordsnet.com/danyasc.htm. 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: http://www.dragonlordsnet.com/vfcindex.htm. 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 http://www.dragonlordsnet.com/vfcindex.htm.

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 http://www.dragonlordsnet.com/qozine.htm.
  
  
• 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 http://www.dragonlordsnet.com/danyagg.htm 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, Legend@malcor.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 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.

Lost . . .

One of the challenges running an online club is that people don’t always leave a forwarding address when they move . 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 Legend@malcor.com with a current e-mail address.

From Herald-Mage Adept Danya Winterborn:

Heyla, folks!

As you’ve all noticed from the erratic nature of my communication with you over the past few months, my life has become more chaotic than usual. Fun, but chaotic <G>.

I’m still in the process of moving. Most of my stuff remains in boxes. My built-in bookcase (17’ long, 8’ high) is finally done, but I can’t load it for a couple more days until the lacquer sets. The flooring people are supposedly coming to fix my new Pergo floor (They put in several boxes of the wrong color flooring.), and I’m hoping they can do the tile in my powder room while they are here. The handyman is coming back to fix my only bathtub (which is still leaking after the installation of a new Jacuzzi-style tub). The painter needs to touch up the baseboards again and fix the remaining glitches. We still need our fireplace mantle installed, the front door refinished, the oven/cooktop/dishwasher replaced . . . For a "turnkey" property, this place really turned out to be a major "fixer." At least I’m almost finished with the yard, which was three-feet high in weeds when I acquired it. I eventually want to install a garden railway, but I’m settling for healthy plants at the moment . It’s coming out rather nice. Most of the stuff I’m putting in has names like "Midknight", "Dark Knight" and "Silver Dragon." It’s looking pretty cool, if I do say so myself .

My European lecture tour was quite productive. The lecture I gave in Germany will most likely be published in a journal of Italian studies. I’ll let you know when it comes out. I met with many interesting people in Nola, Naples and adjacent areas, several of whom helped me tremendously with my research. I even got a plug recently in a major newspaper in Naples. Rome was fabulous, though I could have used more time there. I think I gathered enough material for a popular book about L. Artorius Castus, the Roman soldier whom I think was the historical King Arthur. The scholarly book will still be a while, since I’m coauthoring another book (This one is on "The Sword in the Stone.") with C. Scott Littleton. My youngest son starts preschool in the Fall, so I hope to have more time to write then.

The King Arthur movie that I’ve been working on opens July 7th. Please go see it (and take your friends <g>), and let me know what you think. If you want to learn more about the Sarmatians who settled in Britain, check out the other book I coauthored with C. Scott Littleton, From Scythia to Camelot (http://www.dragonlordsnet.com/bkmalcor.htm). I’m giving a ton of interviews over the next few weeks, so you may see me popping up in the news. The History Channel seems to have made a documentary that mentions my work about Castus; the show will air Sunday June 20th. Check your local listings for the times.

Other than that I have the usual chaos of two kids finishing up the school year and looking forward to a busy summer. I’ll have all three kids home, so I’m hoping to be able to do some fun stuff with them.

Hope all is well with all of you!

Zhai’helleva,

Danya

Personals:

• From Ellen Million: Not only is Ellen Million Graphics still around (ten years last October!), but I now offer an array of gorgeous new work by new artists, on many new products (including t-shirts!) and a brand new character portrait service. Ordering is available on-line or by snail mail: http://www.ellenmilliongraphics.com. I'd also love to get back in touch with lost penpals! (Use the contact form on the website to avoid death-by-spam-filters!)

• 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 Legend@malcor.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; Legend@malcor.com)

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

The featured artist for this newsletter is Jan Tellevast 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 Legend@malcor.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

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