Queen's Own
The Official Mercedes Lackey Fan Club
P.O. Box 749
Laguna Beach, CA 92652 USA
Series 3, Vol. 1, No. 1
May 1, 2000
Heyla, Misty Fans!
Welcome to the first issue of the Queen's Own newsletter put out by Herald-Mage Journeyman Danya Winterborn and Healer Adept Moonstar!
Since you have received this newsletter via e-mail, you already know that Queen's Own is under new management and has a website located at http://www.dragonlordsnet.com/qo.htm. Memberships are now free for the newsletter, which will be mailed online a few days before the HTML copy goes up on the site. The MS-Word copy of the newsletter will not contain art (so people don't find 1 MB messages in their mailboxes <g>), but if you have art you would like to submit to us for the website version of the newsletter, we'd love to post it! E-mail .jpg or .gif files to Legend@malcor.com or send hardcopy to the address listed above.
We're taking the club and the newsletter back to the old format developed by the founder of Queen's Own, Judith Louvis, only we're doing it online. This means you can submit ads, personals, and all sorts of goodies via e-mail <g>. Do remember, though, that the newsletter will be posted online, so if you don't want your snail mail address posted on the Net, don't submit it. Think about submitting your e-mail address instead. Also, you may want to stick to your persona name instead of using your real name. Up to you. Just make sure we know what you want so no information goes into the newsletter that you do not want there.
Speaking of things going into the newsletter, we would be happy to consider items that you wish to submit for publication. Have you done an interview with anyone of interest to members of Queen's Own? Do you have information about upcoming cons, local Queen's Own chapters, or other fandoms? Visit http://www.dragonlordsnet.com/qonews.htm for instructions on how to send your material to us!
From the Archives
Here's an updated version of a piece that used to be sent to everyone who inquired about Queen's Own. The original author is Judith Louvis. Updates were made by L.A. Malcor.
"Queen's Own" is the official Mercedes Lackey Appreciation Society, formed with the permission of Misty and DAW soon after Arrows of the Queen appeared.
The purpose of Queen's Own is to keep you informed of new books and tapes by Misty, to tell you of upcoming Queen's Own activities at conventions, to allow her to communicate with all of you, and to allow all of us to become friends.
How did Mercedes Lackey come to be called "Misty"? Her original nickname was "Dee" but when spending a summer working with youngsters who were supposed to call their counselors Miss, Mrs. or Mr., her "Miss Dee" was slurred into "Misty."
Misty was born in Chicago, went to high school in Indiana and then to Purdue University, where she received her Bachelor of Science degree. She has held jobs as a retail clerk, lab tech, store detective, artist's model, cook, waitress, telephone surveyor, and computer programmer.
She plays guitar, oboe, clarinet, and both soprano and alto recorders. She's a scuba diver and costumer, reads German "at one time fluently", sews, embroiders, knits and crochets, and began writing fan fiction for the zine Shadowstar "because of sheer boredom."
Misty is married to SF/F artist/author Larry Dixon. Larry's handiwork can be seen as interior illustrations in many of Misty's novels as well as in publications from Bard Games, TriTac Games, TSR, Steve Jackson Games, Eclipse and Marvel comics. His pewter jewelry and miniature sculptures are featured in the Firebird catalog (Ed. Note: The High Flight site is no longer available and will be replaced by individual sites for Misty and Larry.). Some of Misty and Larry's many joint projects are Born to Run and Chrome Circle, novels of the SERRAted Edge series for Baen, and The Mage Wars trilogy, published by DAW. You can find all of Misty's books listed in the Dragonlords' Bookstore at http://www.dragonlordsnet.com/bkfanml.htm.
Besides Misty's fantasy series for DAW and Baen, she had a horror series for TOR featuring psychic investigator Diana Tregarde. Her short stories appear regularly in Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword and Sorceress series as well as C.J. Cherryh's Merovingen Nights and many other anthologies.
The catalog of Firebird Arts and Music is a wonderful introduction to the world of filk. Their address is P.O. Box 14785, Portland, OR, 97214, and their website is at http://firebirdarts.com/. Their toll-free number is 1-800-752-0494. From Misty's worlds they carry tapes, books, T-shirts, and pewter jewelry and sculpture. Firebird also carries the music of Tempest, Golden Bough, Clannad, Heather Alexander, Meg Davis, Frank Hayes, Duane Elms and more.
The Cerridwen Enterprise (http://www.tardis.ed.ac.uk/~ism/lackey/info/cerridwen_enterprise.shtml) carries prints of Jody Lee's beautiful covers as well as a Winds of Fate T-shirt. Write to them at P.O. Box 10161, Kansas City, MO 64111, or phone 1-800-825-1281 to order or get their mailing list.
Do you dream of being a Herald? A Healer? A Bard? Queen's Own members can earn the right tot hose titles by following the guidelines in our helpful handouts. You can find the handouts at http://www.dragonlordsnet.com/qohandouts.htm on the Queen's Own website.
In the past we've had local chapters, zine, a cookbook, writer's circles, role playing games, mentors to answer questions in other areas of fandom, even a worst pun contest. Is there something you'd like to see us do? Message us at Legend@malcor.com or post a message in the Queen's Own Private Delphi Forum (http://www.dragonlordsnet.com/qodelphi.htm). Share your ideas and enthusiasm!
Ren Faires:
Here are the faires we know about that are happening in May. Faires are indexed alphabetically by state. Have any information about any other Ren Faires in your area? Send it to us at Legend@malcor.com.
California
- CENTRAL VALLEY RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL, E-mail: hisrev@community.net. Website: http://www.hisrev.org. Address: 4921 Springwood Cir., Fairfield, CA 945853903. When: 5/06/00 - 5/07/00, Open/Close: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
- NORTHWOODS RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL AND JOUSTING TOURNAMENT, E-mail: maria@win-river.com. Website: http//www.northwoodsfestival.org. Address: 2100 Redding Rancheria Road, Redding, CA 96001. When: 5/26/00 - 5/28/00, Open/Close: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM.
- RENAISSANCE PLEASURE FAIRE OF 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, 1-800-52-FAIRE for advance tickets & general information. Dates include Memorial Day. 3-4 weekend workshops for performing company. Original Renaissance event in the U.S. When: 5/06/00 - 6/25/00, Open/Close: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM.
- SAN DIEGO SEASIDE RENAISSANCE & ENLIGHTENMENT FESTIVAL, E-mail: bwildbil@cs.com, Website: http://promotesandiego.com. Address: 300 Carlsbad Village Drive, PMB 108-A4, Carlsbad, CA 920082999, Site Address: Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar, CA 92014-2216. When: 5/27/00 - 5/29/00, Open/Close: 10:00 AM - 7:30 PM.
- WILLITS CELTIC RENAISSANCE FAIRE, E-mail: conor@zapcom.net. Website: http://www.cdpi-wcrf.org. Address: 1119 Madrone Cir., Willits, CA 95490-9523. When: 5/20/00 - 5/21/00, Open/Close: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
Florida
- SOUTHERN SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL, Website: http://www.southernshakespeare.org. Address: P.O. BOX 38096, Tallahassee, FL 32315-8096, Site Address: 1014 North Adams St., Tallahassee, FL 32303. When: 5/03/00 - 5/07/00, Open/Close: 11:00 AM - 10:30 PM.
Georgia
- GEORGIA RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL, Website: http://www.garenfest.com. Address: P.O. Box 986, Fairburn, GA 30213-0986. When: 4/29/00 - 06/11/00, Open/Close: 10:30 AM - 6:00 PM.
Iowa
Missouri
- GREATER ST. LOUIS RENAISSANCE FAIRE AT WENTZVILLE, 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. When: 5/12/00 - 5/29/00, 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: 28 Fordham Rd., Somerset, NJ 08873, Site Address: 345 Davidson Ave., Somerset, NJ 08873-4119. When: 5/20/00 - 6/25/00, Open/Close: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM.
- WEST WINDSOR LIONS RENAISSANCE FAIRE, E-mail: weaver@home.com. Address: P.O. Box 295, Princeton Jt, NJ 08550. Site Address: Mercer County Park, Old Trenton Rd., West Windsor, NJ. When: 5/13/00 - 5/14/00, Open/Close: 10:00 AM - (Closing time unavailable at press time).
New York
- HUNTINGTON RENAISSANCE FAIRE, E-mail: information@uufh.org. Website: http://www.uufh.org. Address: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Huntington, 109 Brown's Road, Huntington, NY 11743. When: 5/27/00 - 5/28/00, Open/Close: 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM (6:00 PM Sunday).
- WOODSTOCK RENAISSANCE FAIRE, Website: http://woodstockfaire.com. Address: P.O. Box 901, Woodstock, NY 12498, Site Address: Comeau Property, Route 212, Woodstock, NY. When: 5/20/00 - 5/21/00, Open/Close: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM.
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
- KUTZTOWN RENAISSANCE FAIRE, Website: http://www.kutztown.edu/student_services/. Address: Rt. 222, Kutztown, PA 19530. When: 5/06/00 - 5/07/00, Open/Close: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM.
Tennessee
- TENNESSEE RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL, E-mail: TennRenFest@netscape.net. Website: http://sites.netscape.net/tennrenfest/homepage. Address: 2124 Newcastle Rd., Arrington-Triune, TN 37014. When: 5/05/00 - 5/29/00, Open/Close: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM.
- SCARBOROUGH RENAISSANCE FAIRE, E-mail: TheRenFest@aol.com, Website: http://www.ScarboroughRenFest.com. Address: P.O. Box 538, Waxahachie, TX 75168-0538, Site Address: 2511 FM 66, Waxahachie, TX 75165-5527. When: 4/15/00 - 6/04/00, Open/Close: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM.
For additional Ren Faire information, visit the Renaissance Faire Homepage at http://www.renfaire.com/.
Conventions:
Have any information about conventions in your area? Send it to us at Legend@malcor.com.
California
- GAMECON2000. Website: http://www.Game-Con.com/. Address: Oakland Airport Hilton in California, USA. When: 5/26/2000 - 5/29/2000. 5:00 PM Friday- 5:00 PM Monday.
Minnesota
Member News:
For definitions of our fannish jargon, read "Pros & Cons: An Introduction to Fandom" written by Elizabeth Barrette. (Judith is sending us a copy, and we hope to be able to make it available to you soon.)
Local chapters:
- Austral'a'in: Editor: Cassandra Vuksa, P.O. Box 1850, Woden, ACT 2606, Australia, E-mail: garou@netspeed.com.au. (See zine ad below for additional information.)
- Golden Grove: 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.)
- Pacific Northwest Collegium: Newsletter: Collegium Chronicles. $8 per year/$4 for a half-year, $2 per issue. Website: http://www.dragonlordsnet.com/danyacc.htm. General inquiries to: anjakiya@hotmail.com. (See ad below for more details.)
Zines and Newsletters:
- Austral'a'in
: Editor: Cassandra Vuksa, P.O. Box 1850, Woden, ACT 2606, Australia, E-mail: garou@netspeed.com.au. You get eight issues a year of eight pages each. The costs are: for Australians, $8 a year or 8 x 45 cent stamps. For people overseas $12 Australian or 15 IRCs.
- Collegium Chronicles: The Venerable Pacific Northwest Collegium is looking for a few good writers and artists for its newsletter Collegium Chronicles. It would e preferable if folks had e-mail access. I am looking for stories that are primarily fantasy--QO persona requirements are acceptable, so long as they are in story format. Poetry, articles and essays also welcome. Come join us in what will be the final year of this nearly decade-long newsletter. $8 per year/$4 for a half-year, $2 per issue. Final issue will be June/July of 2001. Get your dues in early reap the full benefits! Great artwork (see our webpage at http://www.dragonlordsnet.com/danyacc.htm) great stories, news of local events in the Pacific Northwest area. All are welcome. Send general inquiries to: anjakiya@hotmail.com. (P.S. If anyone is interested in taking over the Chronicles after next summer, let me know! I'd hate to see such a noble creature die out.)
- 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, E-mail: krbertke@bertke.com.
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.
- Marion Zimmer Bradley: Marion Zimmer Bradley's FANTASY Magazine is being discontinued. Please contact us if you have any additional information about the future of her fandom.
- 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.
- Anne McCaffrey/Pern: The Third Pass Weyrs. Contact Weyrwoman Second Naerah at
Nyco@aol.com or visit the website at http://www.3rdpass.com/ for more information.
- 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.
Michae 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.
SCA event: Mad Slug Tourney - Place: University of California: Santa Cruz, campus, East Field, Santa Cruz, California. When: May 14th. If you'd like more information, e-mail erynf@cats.ucsc.edu, and she'll send you more info when she gets it.
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, 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. 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 ot include the story) to Misty c/o High Flight Arts and Letters, P.O. Box 2970, Claremore, OK 74017. Do NOT include the release form with your persona material; send it to Misty.
All personae materials should be sent to the QO address.
- Welcome, Herald Kiara Roisdaughter, Chosen by Amberlyn and gifted with Mindspeech and Mindhealing. Lia Talmas wrote about her persona and friends, wrote a story and learned CPR.
From Healer Adept Moonstar:
The very first issue of Queen’s Own newsletter was mailed in February 1988. It was one page, single-sided, and mailed to about two dozen people. The very first issue of the Queen’s Own online newsletter will go out to the same number of members.
The Queen’s Own mailing list was at one time about 1,100 members strong, and we can only hope for the same. One of the main reasons we now have an online newsletter is to keep the club in the hands of the fans and make it more responsive to them. We see free memberships as an important part of that effort. If you know someone who doesn’t have e-mail access and still wants a copy of the newsletter, please let us know, and we will try our best to work something out.
Fan Messages:
The newsletter is routinely posted to the Net. If you are concerned about your address falling into unfriendly hands, don't place a fan message! You may answer fan messages without ever placing one yourself. The editors reserve the right to edit--and shorten!--all messages. (Remember to tell your Post Office about your alternative name if you wish to receive mail addressed to your persona at an addressed where you receive mail under your real name.)
The only "fee" for a fan message is to write to two other people. If your mailbox is empty, don't complain--write letters!
- From Danya Winterborn, P.O. Box 749, Laguna Beach, CA 92652, E-mail: Legend@malcor.com. Heyla, all! I am a tremendously busy "mom" <g>, but I do try to answer all messages that are sent to me. (Sometimes it takes me a few days, but I do answer them.) Feel free to write if you have any questions or even if you just want to chat!
Personals:
- To Herald Jensen Redstart and Herald An'Talyah Brighthawk from Herald-Mage Journeyman Danya Winterborn. Thanks for helping us get the new incarnation of Queen's Own off the ground!
- From: Rea Wildfire/Aurora Nelson, To: Everyone who knows me. Sorry for being a ditz for not writing. Letters coming! Some of you owe me letters! :)
- From: Erin Samantha Frost/Ariya Nightsun, To: Everyone who remembers/knows me. I'm in college now! I'm a student at the University of California at Santa Cruz. I have a new e-mail address: erynf@cats.ucsc.edu. Please e-mail me! I respond better to e-mail now. Hugs and Roses to you all, and it's nice to have QO back!
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 Journeyman 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 the online version of the newsletter is Laura Cameron. All drawings in this newsletter are ©1998-1999 Laura Cameron. All rights reserved.
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
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