Class; Witches, Faeries & Wizards: Divining the Supernatural World

Witches, Faeries, & Wizards: Divining the Supernatural World

by Pat Hauldren

Dates: March 1 –31, 2013

Course Description:

The black arts have divined their way into our hearts and our love for lore has been listening to us tell their tales of foe and woe. The supernatural world surrounds us — on all continents, in all aspects of our mundane lives — yet we know little of how or why.

In this class, we will not only study the origins of the supernatural, especially those areas common to paranormal and fantasy literature, but also study how they affect us and therefore affect your readers as we divine the supernatural world.

Registration: Non Members

Registration: OIRW Members

Yuri's Night Short Story Contest - deadline Mar 1, 2013

Short Story Contest Deadline March 1

The Yuri’s Night Short Story Contest deadline isMarch 1, 2013.

Human Spaceflight became a reality over 50 years ago with the launch of a bell-shaped capsule called “Vostok 1.” The capsule was carrying Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, who took his place in history as the first human to leave the bounds of Earth and enter outer space.

This year, Yuri’s Night will be co-sponsored with the Greater Ft. Worth Chapter of the Moon Society and the North Texas Speculative Fiction Workshop at the Benbrook Library, Benbrook, TX. Along with snacks, poetry readings, and short story readings, Ken Murphy from NSSNT will bring a movie about Yuri Gagarin.

Part of this year’s celebration is a short story contest. The theme must be about space, space exploration, development, and/or settlement.

Prizes will be awarded April 13, 2013 at the Yuri’s Night celebration at the Benbrook Library,  1065 Mercedes Street, Benbrook Texas 76126

For more information about the short story contest go to http://www.nssofnt.org/activities/yuris-night/  or email me, Alley at alleypat (at) gmail.com