The Oracle is the award-winning monthly newsletter of Orange County Mensa. You may select whether to receive a printed copy mailed to you OR an electronic copy emailed to you.
Mensa members only:
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(For each, Mensa member login password required.)
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How to Select Electronic or Print
We want to deliver the Oracle to you based on your personal preference. But we need you to tell us how you want to receive the Oracle. You need to do this on the American Mensa website in the MY MENSA section. (Mensa password required.)
Click here (then select My Membership Profile, then My Communication Preferences). Under Publication Preferences, click on Edit. For Local Group Newsletter, choose either PRINT (if you want a printed copy to be mailed to you) OR select ELECTRONIC (if you want a link to the electronic version emailed to you).
Note: If you elect to receive an electronic copy, be sure to update your email address. Likewise, if you select print, make sure your mailing address is up-to-date.
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If you’re a member of American Mensa, please visit American Mensa’s local group newsletters webpage (Mensa password required.) This is also where you can read past issues of the Oracle, as well as the newsletters of many other Mensa local groups throughout the United States.
Subscriptions (printed Oracles) for Out-of-Area Members
If you’re a member of American Mensa (but not of Orange County Mensa), and you’d like to receive a snail-mailed copy of the Oracle for the next twelve months, please send your mailing address, and a $25 check (payable to Orange County Mensa), to:
OC Mensa
PO Box 28141
Santa Ana, CA 92799-8141
Prospective members may purchase three sample issues for $6. Same address, same payee.
Submitting Material
The Oracle welcomes submissions of material from any member of Orange County Mensa or other Mensa members.
- Submit articles to the Editor by 10 PM on the second Monday of the month by emailing editor@ocmensa.org. (See submission deadline, below.)
- Submit calendar events to the Calendar Editor by 10 PM on the second Monday of the month by emailing calendar@ocmensa.org. (See submission deadline, below.)
Proofing is on the following Saturday, and mailing is on the Saturday after that. Check the Calendar for this month’s locations and any changes from the normally scheduled day and time. Mensa members only, please, at the mailing.
2021 -2022 Production Schedule
| For Issue | Submission Deadline | Proofing | To the Printer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Month | 2nd Monday 10 PM | Saturday | 3rd Monday |
| June 2022 | 5/10 | 5/15 | 5/17 |
| July 2021 | 6/14 | 6/19 | 6/21 |
| August 2021 | 7/12 | 7/17 | 7/19 |
| September 2021 | 8/9 | 8/14 | 8/16 |
| October 2021 | 9/13 | 9/18 | 9/20 |
| November 2021 | 10/11 | 10/16 | 10/18 |
| December 2021 | 11/8 | 11/13 | 11/15 |
| January 2022 | 12/6 | 12/11 | 12/13 |
| February 2022 | 1/10 | 1/15 | 1/17 |
| March 2022 | 2/14 | 2/19 | 2/21 |
| April 2022 | 3/14 | 3/19 | 3/21 |
| May 2022 | 4/11 | 4/16 | 4/18 |
Advertising
Get your company’s message out to over 800 highly-intelligent people in Orange County!
Rates for Mensa members*:
| Size/Number-of-Insertions | 1/2 page | 1/4 page | 1/8 page | Business Card |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Month | $40 | $24 | $16 | $13 |
| 6 Months | $200 | $120 | $80 | $65 |
| 12 Months | $360 | $216 | $144 | $117 |
*If you are not a Mensa member, the above rates are doubled.
Please send an email to our Editor to discuss ad-copy formats. To coordinate payment, contact the Treasurer at treasurer@ocmensa.org.
Eblast
If you are a member of Orange County Mensa, and you have an email on file with American Mensa, you will receive a copy of our weekly email blast “This Week in OC Mensa.”
- It comes out mid-week.
- It gives you the next seven days of OC Mensa’s calendar of events.
- If you do not receive our “This Week in OC Mensa” email blast, then please sign up here.
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