World Weavers News

August 1999

-------------------- Announcement ----------------------

World Weavers is happy to announce its newest World.

In Nomine

It is a very familiar world-- Earth, the present. However, it is our world viewed from a different perspective, that of the War between Heaven and Hell, good and evil.

The main characters are angels and demons carrying out their divine and infernal plots while the humans around them live and work, love and hate, unaware of the War being raged around them.

And all around, unheard by human ears, is the Symphony; the celestial music which not only encompasses everything but is everything, from the wheeling of the stars to the smallest drop of dew on a blade of grass.

God's chosen instruments in this Symphony are the angels, each with his own part to play and his own resonances for playing it. Against these are the Fallen, the demons, who have chosen to try to rewrite the divine music their own way.

Set up your music stand and prepare to join the Symphony.

For more information, see the Web pages at http://www.io.com/~lcowper/InNomine/ or email the World Admin, Lynette R. F. Cowper <lcowper@indy.net>.

World Weavers In Nomine is based on the role-playing setting published by Steve Jackson Games, under an agreement with them.

------------------Looking for Staff----------------

Camp Venture is in need of talented, patient individuals to help train and mentor World Weavers' new writers. CV Staff must have a good knowledge of at least one world, good writing skills, and the ability to explain how interactive fiction works to new writers.

For more information or to volunteer, please email Mia Sherman <shatavari@flashcom.net>.

-------------------Nominate!----------------

We have a great many excellent writers in World Weavers, as everyone should be aware already. And what better way to tell someone than to nominate them for one of the World Weavers Awards?

Visit the Awards page at http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/~roboman/awards.html to view the past winners, current nominees, and to submit your own nominations for next year's awards. Remember, you can nominate for any post in any unit written between June 1, 1999 and May 31, 2000, and it's completely anonymous.

If you like a post you read, tell the author. And then visit the form and nominate it for the Y2K Weaver Awards!

-------------------In Search of URLs----------------

The linking of the award-winning posts is almost complete, thanks to the efforts of Lyn Cowper, John Pepper, and Arlene Jacobs of Dragonlands. However, there are still a few that are unlinked, from both years.

Please visit the Weaver Award pages at http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/~roboman/awards.html, follow the links to the 1998 and 1999 awards, and help in the search for the missing URLs.

After that, visit the Award Nomination page (linked off the main award page) and nominate your favorite posts and authors for the year 2000!

-------------------World Weavers Mailing List----------

A new list has been created specifically for World Weavers News and Announcements. The list address is ww-announce@egroups.com; to join it, please send email directly to Mia Sherman <shatavari@erols.com>

-------------------Writers' Personal News-----------------

Birthdays in August: Susan Rati, DL World Admin (August 1), Sam Edwards of DL and SF (August 7), and Katherine Heath of DL (August 9). Please wish Katherine a happy birthday, and Susan and Sam a happy belated one!

If you'd like to be included on the Birthday List, please email your name and birthday (year optional!) to Mia Sherman <shatavari@flashcom.net>

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For inclusion in the World Weavers Newsletter, please mail information to Mia Sherman <shatavari@flashcom.net>