Companions' Grove

Companions' Grove is a gen Valdemar anthology. There are at least eight issues.
==Submission Request==
"A fiction zine set in Mercedes Lackey's world of Velgarth, focusing primarily on the kingdom of Valdemar. Stories must be PG, set in the era of the "Arrows" trilogy, and cannot use Lackey's characters." from Media Monitor #2 
==Description==
From the publisher: 
==Issue 1==
Companions' Grove 1 was published in 1992 and is 40 pages. Poetry by Den Elms; Stephanie Anderson; Rahne. Art by Marian Crane, Lyria Hall, and Patience Sibeal. 
*So Much for a Quiet Evening by Rebecca Sims
*The First Man I Killed by Stephanie Anderson
*Summoning by Sara Keating 
*Music Therapy by Ricky Kimsey 
*Abuse? by Ricky Kimsey
*The Gift by Kay Darby
*Paper Boy, poem by Den Elms 
*Essay on a White Horse Riding, poem by Den Elms 
* None Knowing Such as This Might Live, poem by Den Elms 
*First Look, poem by Rahne 
*Black Fiend, poem by Stephanie Anderson
*Commitment, poem by Rahne 
==Issue 2==
Companions' Grove 2 was published in 1993 and is 56 pages. Poetry by Zhelhala Kharhal; Marian Crane. Art by Marian Crane; Anne Staszalek; Lorna Millen; Kiri Namtvedt; Denise Jones. Cover by Marian Crane.
*Changing Seasons by Anne Staszalek
*First Bar by Julia Linthicum
*Herald's Blues by Royce Day
*Brother Love by Tracy Patton
*Family by Royce Day and Tracy Patton
*For Meris, poem by "Zhelhala Kharhal" 
*Midwinter Bells, poem by Marian Crane 
 
==Issue 3==
Companions' Grove 3 was published in 1993 and is 51 pages. Art by Lyria Hall; Jaime Hathaway; Lorna Millen; Kiri Namtvedt. Cover by Marian Crane.
*Keystone by Jessica Lerbs
*Mists of Blue by Jaime Hathaway
*Haven by Tracy Patton and Royce Day
==Issue 4==
Companions' Grove 4 was published in 1994 and is 42 pages. Poetry by Jessica R. Lerbs. Art by Kiri Namtvedt; Angela K. Scott; Anne Staszalek. Cover by Marian Crane.
*Choosing by Jonna Coombs
*Just a Slight Understanding by Anne Staszalek
*If I'd Been You by Jessica Lerbs
*Love at First Whites by Rebecca Sims
*Lost and Found by Anne Staszalek
==Issue 5==
Companions' Grove 5 was published in 1995 and is 69 pages. Poetry by Jessica R. Lerbs; Marian Crane; Lorna Millen; Angela K. Scott. Art by Marian Crane; Angela K. Scott; Kiri Namtvedt; Lorna Millen. Cover by Marian Crane.
*Schooling by Jessica R. Lerbs
*Moon Shadow by Elizabeth Barrette
*The Wind's Song by Nichole Frederick
*Love and Other Indoor Sports by Diana Gill & Kiri Namtvedt
*The Covenant of the Crucible by Jaime Hathaway
*The Web, poem by Jessica R. Lerbs 202
*Step Into My Parlor, story-poem by Jessica R. Lerbs 204
*The Whitesmith Mage, poem by Marian Crane 218
*The Choice, poem by Lorna Millen 226
*Herald to Be, poem by Angela K. Scott 227
*Companion of Mine poem by Angela K. Scott 242
==Issue 6==
Companions' Grove 6 was published in 1995 is 57 pages. Art by Marian Crane; Angela K. Scott; Lyria Hall; Misty Millen; Ellen Million. Cover by Marian Crane.
*Ride, Herald, Ride by Rebecca Sims
*Altercation by Rodford Edmiston
*Healer's Need by Elizabeth Barrette
*Survivors by Jonna Coombs
*Feather on the Wind by Nichole Frederick
*The Gift of Freedom by Jaime Hathaway
*Editorial by Lynn Tucker
==Companion Grove Classic==
In 2001, Volumes 1-6 of Companions Grove was reprinted by Green Dragon Press under the title "Companion's Grove Classic." It contains 312 pages.
==Issue 7==
Companions' Grove 7 was published in 2002 and contains 52 pages. Art by Heather Arnold, Laura Cameron, Jan Tallavast.
*Sorrow's Child by Jaime Hathaway
*Potter Fahr's Wife by L.A. Malcor
*Ryha's Choosing by Laura Felton
*Outcast by Catherine Wood and Kendra Renaud
*Meetings by Devin Harris
==Issue 8==
Companions' Grove 8. Approximately 70 pages. Art by Heather Arnold, Laura Cameron. Cover by Heather Arnold. (Note: there is a possibility this zine was not issued)
 
* Reflections by L.A. Malcor 
* The Reluctant Lovers by Kendra Renaud 
* Daydreams by Devin Harris 
* Harvest Moon by Devin Harris 
* The End by Royce Day; 
* Gifts by Heather Arnold; 
* Leftovers by Gillian Royce; 
* Sophie's Story by Laura Felton. 
==Issue 9==
Companions' Grove 9
Category:Valdemar Zines
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