SAFE at Norwescon
Norwescon’s concom has formed a committee consisting of members outside the executive team to address a possible official written harassment policy for convention membership. The committee has been asked to make recommendations to the executive team by the end of 2013. We believe that this policy would benefit from input by members of the community with opinions or experience related to this issue.
If you have anything to share, please email the SAFE committee at safe@norwescon.org. Your identity will remain confidential, and the committee will respect any other privacy constraints that you request. You may also contact any of the committee members individually: Kevin Black, Pat Booze, Alan Bond, Sika Holman, Michael Hanscom, and Kate Mulligan Wolfe.
Thank you,
The Norwescon SAFE Committee
Norwescon at Rustycon 30
Will you be at Rustycon this weekend? Please join your fellow NWSFS & Norwescon members for a social on Saturday (Jan. 19th) at Rustycon! NWSFS & Norwescon are jointly hosting a XXX (think Roman, not movies) party at Rustycon. Look for us in one of the designation party rooms.
Rustycon has a focus on literature, science, art, costumes, and gaming. After dark, we become what might be called a relax-a-con and many fen (fans) can be found enjoying the various parties and night time events. We would love you to join us as we explore the alternative worlds of the human imagination.
2012 Philip K. Dick Award Nominees Announced
The judges of the 2012 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:
- BLUEPRINTS OF THE AFTERLIFE by Ryan Boudinot (Black Cat)
- HARMONY by Keith Brooke (Solaris)
- HELIX WARS by Eric Brown (Solaris)
- THE NOT YET by Moira Crone (UNO Press)
- FOUNTAINS OF AGE by Nancy Kress (Small Beer Press)
- LOVESTAR by Andri Snær Magnason (Seven Stories Press)
- LOST EVERYTHING by Brian Francis Slattery (Tor Books)
First prize and any special citations will be announced on Friday, March 29, 2013 at Norwescon 36 at the Doubletree Seattle Airport Hotel, SeaTac, Washington.
The Philip K. Dick Award is presented annually with the support of the Philip K. Dick Trust for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original form in the United States. The award is sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society and the Philip K. Dick Trust and the award ceremony is sponsored by the NorthWest Science Fiction Society. Last year’s winner was THE SAMUIL PETROVICH TRILOGY by Simon Morden (Orbit) with a special citation to THE COMPANY MAN by Robert Jackson Bennett (Orbit). The 2012 judges are Bruce Bethke, Sydney Duncan, Daryl Gregory, Bridget McKenna, and Paul Witcover (chair).
For more information, contact the award administration: Pat Lo Brutto (845) 516-4412, John Silbersack (212) 333-1513, or Gordon Van Gelder (201) 876-2551.
For more information about the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society: http://www.psfs.org/ or contact Gary Feldbaum (215) 665-5752.
For more information about the Philip K. Dick Trust: http://www.philipkdick.com.
For more information about Norwescon: https://www.norwescon.org/ or contact the NorthWest SF Society at (425) 686-9737.
2013 Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival
Norwescon is once again proud to be a sponsor of the EMP‘s 2013 Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival!
The festival brings together industry professionals in filmmaking and the genres of science fiction and fantasy to encourage and support new, creative additions to science fiction and fantasy cinema arts. The festival will showcase animated and live-action science fiction and fantasy films.
Filmmakers from around the world are encouraged to submit to this acclaimed festival. Admitted films are judged by a nationally recognized jury comprised of luminaries in the fields of science fiction and fantasy.
DETAILS * Festival Date: January 19, 2013 * Location: Seattle at the Cinerama Theatre * Advance tickets now on sale through the SIFF website. Tickets are $10 for a single session, $18 for both sessions. For more information, please call 206-464-5830.
Tickets are on sale now — this event tends to sell out, so don’t delay!
Norwescon volunteers will be at the festival, so feel free to stop by and say hello if you see us!
January ConCom Meeting
Would you like to help plan, organize, and create the Pacific Northwest’s premier science-fiction and fantasy convention? Norwescon is always looking for volunteers, and our monthly Convention Committee planning meetings are a great way to get involved! Come pull back the curtain, meet the masterminds behind the event, and find out where your particular talents can be put to use!
January’s Norwescon 36 planning meeting will be held:
DATE
Saturday, January 12th, 2013
TIME
- 10:00 a.m.–12:00 noon: Executive Team Meeting
- 12:00 noon–1:00 p.m.: Lunch
- 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.: Convention Committee (ConCom) Meeting
PLACE
Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Seattle Airport
18740 Pacific Highway South
SeaTac, WA 98188
206-246-8600
For directions and a map, please see the hotel’s website.
NOTE: There is a discounted charge of $8.00 for parking.
Please consult the hotel readerboard when you arrive for the location of the meeting room.
FUTURE EVENTS
- February ConCom: 2/9/2013
- March ConCom: 3/9/2013
- Stuffing Party: 3/24/2013
- Norwescon 36: 3/28–31/2012
- Post-Con ConCom: 4/20/2013
