News - International Wizard of Oz Club
Finish-the-Story, a TeslaCon Oz Writing Contest
This unfinished story was used in contests at Oz Club conventions in 1979 and published as a contest in our journal, The Baum Bugle. While no author is credited, it was likely written by Fred M. Meyer...
2026 Oz Club Convention News; Join Us at TeslaCon
Exciting news! Oz the National Convention will join TeslaCon, an annual Steampunk convention, for 2026. Choosing Oz as their theme, they were looking to work together with the Oz community. With OzCon...
Online Baum Bugle Archive Expands!
The editors of The Baum Bugle are pleased to announce the debut of thirty-one archival articles on our website, stretching from issues published in 1970 to 2021, including research features, interview...
Panelists’ work keeps L. Frank Baum in the public eye
There was a common theme across our attendees, that hadn’t been on the program, Keeping L. Frank Baum’s Spirit Alive in the 21st Century, so we’ve made it a panel. Our concluding event Sun...
Presentation follows the Yellow Brick Roads
Join longtime Oz Club member and performer Zoe O’Haillin-Berne for a journey down Yellow Brick Roads built far beyond the pages of L. Frank Baum’s beloved books. In Off to Build the Yellow Brick Road,...
Reconnaissance trip wraps up
Note: I drafted this blog in Aberdeen June 11, only to learn of Sally Wagner’s death on the drive home. I didn’t have the heart at the time to express excitement about our convention under...
A visit to Easton Castle
While recently in Aberdeen preparing for our convention, I had a wonderful visit to the fascinating Easton Castle. The original 22-room Queen Ann house was built by EA Bliss in 1889 on a hill northwes...
NEW L. Frank Baum songs debut Friday night
Robert Lamont, a long-time Oz Club member and professional musician and educator, initially planned to perform sets emphasizing L. Frank Baum’s published songs—and there will be plenty of those—...
Auction listing emails next week
The list of items that will be offered in our fundraising auction Saturday evening will be mailed to all registered convention attendees this week. It will be a pdf, so anyone should be able to open i...
Oz art exhibit covered by Aberdeen Insider
The Eclectic Oz exhibit was reported in Aberdeen’s local news last week. Click this link to read it. The reporter pulled it out from behind a paywall today so I could share it. Enjoy! Jane PS Y...