2021 Hugo Award Winners
Congratulations to all of this year’s Hugo winners! We would especially like to note those winners who have a connection to Norwescon.
Suite Requests are Open
We are now accepting suite reservation requests! If you’d like to host a party at Norwescon, please review this year’s guidelines as posted on our Hotels page, including updated guidance for Covid safety protocols, before submitting your request.
Single Pattern Contest Patterns Chosen
Whether you’ve had a hard day of work or a delightful evening out, nothing beats coming home, shedding your coat and shoes, and hanging up your hat. Our Single Pattern Contest judges are prepared to be dazzled and amazed by your versions of this year’s patterns, Simplicity 8361 & Simplicity 8713.
Club Table Sign-Up Deadline Extended Until January 31
Do you have a fannish club, group, convention, or organization which you wish to promote at Norwescon? Having a club table is a great way to talk about it with Norwescon members. The sign-up form is available.
Submit Games for Norwescon 44
The games team is looking for people to run games for Norwescon 44. We have lots of space to work with, and can accommodate games of all kinds—board games, card games, role-playing games, miniatures, and story/narrative games!
Club Table Sign-ups Are Now Open
Do you have a fannish club, group, convention, or organization which you wish to promote at Norwescon? Having a club table is a great way to talk about it with Norwescon members.
October ConCom Meeting
Would you like to help plan, organize, and create the Pacific Northwest’s premier science-fiction and fantasy convention? October’s Norwescon 44 planning meeting will be held Saturday, October 16th, 2021.
September ConCom Recap
The first ConCom meeting is done, and was done virtually. Not as much fun as if it had been in-person, but the parking was much easier (and free!).
Norwescon Speculative Film Fest
Norwescon will host the Norwescon Speculative Film Fest on April 15–16, 2022. The festival showcases short films and micro short films (under three minutes) that intersect with the speculative fiction genre, including science fiction, fantasy, and horror.
News from Norwescon September 2021
Announcing Waypoint Norwescon: A Virtual Mini-Con November 6–7; Norwescon 44 COVID Policy; Norwescon Book Club; First Meeting for Norwescon 44 – This Saturday!; Help Wanted!; Norwescon Writers Workshop – Submission Deadline January 1, 2022
September ConCom Meeting
Would you like to help plan, organize, and create the Pacific Northwest’s premier science-fiction and fantasy convention? September’s Norwescon 44 planning meeting will be held Saturday, September 18th, 2021.
Norwescon 44 ConCom Schedule
Our convention committee (ConCom) meeting schedule has been set! This year’s meetings will be held virtually using Zoom until it is safe to hold in-person meetings again.
An Apology to Elwin Cotman
On behalf of the convention planning team, we apologize to Elwin Cotman for his experience at Norwescon 43.
News from Norwescon June 2021
We hope to see you in person next spring! But until then….it’s time to start planning real-world events again! Our Volunteer Picnic, camping trip, and book club meetups are all coming up. Stop by and say hi!
Congratulations to the 2021 Locus Award Finalists
Norwescon would like to extend our congratulations to all of this year’s Locus Award finalists, and particularly to those finalists we have welcomed to Norwescon over the years.
Congratulations to the 2021 Hugo Nominees
Norwescon would like to extend our congratulations to all of this year’s Hugo nominees, and particularly to those nominees we have welcomed to Norwescon over the years.
Masquerade Winners
This year’s virtual Masquerade only included five entries, but those entries deeply impressed our judges and were all acknowledged for their merits this year.
Norwescon 43 is Done!
To our Guests of Honor, pros, panelists, performers, authors artists, dealers, clubs, and of course, all of our volunteer staff and members: thank you! We’ll be back — in person, we hope — for Norwescon 44, April 14-17, 2022!
Single Pattern Contest Winners
Tonight we wish to recognize some outstanding features of each cape or cloak and then announce our Best In Show winner.
2021 Philip K. Dick Award Winner Announced
It was announced on Friday, April 2, 2021 at Norwescon 43, in (virtual) SeaTac, Washington, that the winner for the distinguished original science fiction paperback published for the first time during 2020 in the U.S.A. is ROAD OUT OF WINTER by Alison Stine (Mira). Special citation was given to THE BOOK OF KOLI by M. R. Carey (Orbit).