March 17, 2002 Meeting Minutes

Recorded by faithful secretary Matthew Warner and Ralph Bieber

Reaching critical mass once again, the Baltimore/Washington Chapter rematerialized at Brian Keene Manor on March 17, and promptly filled the place with the din of its evil machinations:

• Pending the blessings of the Elder Gods, a 16-foot dealer table at Horrorfind Weekend II will be at the disposal of our chapter, the NY Chapter and the Garden State Horror Writers. With 6,000 expected attendees, wed be damned fools not to take advantage of it.
• Our chapter anthology will be funded in part by a raffle, organized by Joel Jacobs, at the Horrorfind Weekend. Possible raffle prizes will include autographed novels and an autographed picture of Will Ludwigsens ass. Tickets will be $1 for 1, $2 for 3, and $5 for an arms length.
• We will host a short story contest, entries to be judged by chapter members. Matt Warner will keep his hand over the bylines as he reads. The author of the winning story will be paid a pro rate and be posted on our website. A small reading fee will go towards our anthology fund.
• We welcomed a number of new people to this meeting--Lee Cushing, Brian Freeman, Jacob Haddon, Arthur Hondros--(their scars are reportedly healing nicely), and bid fond farewell to Will Ludwigsen, who is going to spread our germs to the Florida chapter. Will, however, remains a honorary lifetime member of the Baltimore/Washington chapter, and has volunteered to stay on as our much-abused webmaster. Thanks, Will!
• Upcoming member appearances include: A.B Wallace and Ralph Bieber at Emerging Literary Voices 2002 (March 23 & 24 in Pittsburgh, PA); Will Ludwigsen at Oasis 15 (May 24, 25, & 26 in Orlando, FL); and assorted dark lords of the underworld at WHC2002.

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