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Wednesday, March 30th, 2011First pages are important! In this workshop, participants submit the first 250 words of their book with no personal identification. The leaders will read each piece aloud in turn and discuss what does and doesn’t work as well as what expectations it sets up for the overall book.
Guest of Honor Cancellation – Marie D. Jones
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011I regret to inform the membership of Norwescon 34 that, due to family health issues, our PSIence Guest of Honor, Marie D. Jones, cannot attend this year. Norwescon wishes for the best for Marie and her family, and hopes that some day she will be able to attend Norwescon. If you have any questions or comments about this, […]
March ConCom Meeting
Friday, March 11th, 2011The next Convention Committee (ConCom) Meeting is Saturday, March 12th. Different location this month: Hilton Seattle Airport The address is: 17620 International Blvd. Seattle, WA 98188 The times are: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Exec Team Meeting ConCom Meeting: 1 p.m. Welcome and announcements 1:15 p.m. Break-out Sessions 2:15 p.m. Break 2:30 p.m. General ConCom […]
Stuffing Party Announced
Thursday, February 24th, 2011The Norwescon stuffing party will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 17 at the DoubleTree Hotel Seattle Airport. The room will be on the daily meeting boards at the hotel entrances. Stuffing should be over by 4 p.m. at the latest.
Artist Alley
Monday, February 14th, 2011“Artist’s Alley is in full swing and is shaping up to be even more of the place you need to visit during the con. From maille artisans and sculptures to illustrators and comic book artists, we will have it all. Quite a few of our artists are participating in the Art Show as well, so […]
2010 Philip K. Dick Award Nominees Announced
Tuesday, January 18th, 20112010 Philip K. Dick Award Nominees Announced The judges of the 2010 Philip K. Dick Award and the Philadelphia SF Society, along with the Philip K. Dick Trust, are pleased to announce seven nominated works that comprise the final ballot for the award: YARN by Jon Armstrong (Night Shade Books) CHILL by Elizabeth Bear (Ballantine […]
Looking back at Norwescon 3
Monday, January 17th, 2011Norwescon 3 was held March 28-30, 1980 at the Hyatt House in SeaTac. Because of the amount of convention space available at the venue, there were no more then 3 rooms of programming running at one time, with the occasional panel tucked into an odd space. At our current location, we have over 15 regularly […]
First Ever Norwescon Meet and Shop!
Friday, December 3rd, 2010This Saturday December 4, from 1 to 3 pm is the first ever Norwescon memberships get together. Come meet other Norwescon fans and start the Xmas shopping season at the coolest store in Wallingford, “Not a Number Cards & Gifts”. There will be two drawing, a regular door prize and a prize for the best […]
Doubletree room block sold out!
Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010The Norwescon room block at the Doubletree is now sold out. This is the earliest sellout ever for the room block, with over 2000 room nights booked. An alternate room block is available at the Hilton. The rate is $129.00 per night. Use the code NOR to make reservations. Hilton Seattle Airport & Conference Center 17620 International […]
Looking back at Norwescon 2
Monday, November 8th, 2010In my last post, I talked about how the committee that organizes Norwescon has grown, but I failed to mention attendance. The first Norwescon had an estimated attendance of 415, the second 725 – almost double! Last year, Norwescon 33 had an estimated attendance of 3,349 and we almost ran out of badge blanks. Currently, […]
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