Thank you all for a wonderful Norwescon 36!
Norwescon 36 is over, and we hope you all enjoyed this year’s convention as much as we did! We are always open to your feedback on what went well or what could be improved for next year’s convention. You can send feedback to us in a number of ways:
- Leave a comment on this post,
- leave a comment on our Facebook page,
- send comments via Twitter by including the #nwconion (for improvements) or #nwcrose (for kudos) hashtags,
- use the “Feedback” link that we just added to our Guidebook app with the latest update,
- or email us directly at info@norwescon.org.
We’re on the lookout for your blog posts and write-ups about your experiences at con. We’ll be posting a selection of links in a week or so, and while we’ll do our best to find as many as we can, please feel free to get in touch with us through any of the above mentioned methods with any links you might find.
We’re also looking forward to seeing this year’s convention through your eyes! Upload your photos to Flickr and add them to this year’s Norwescon 36 photo group! Our official photographs will start to appear on our Flickr and Facebook accounts in the next few weeks, after our photography crew has had time to sort through the thousands of photos they took over the course of the weekend (not to mention catch up on sleep)!
Thanks from all of us on the Norwescon 36 ConCom to all of you who attended, our volunteers, the pros and panelists, dealers and artists, the hotel, and of course, our wonderful Guests of Honor. We’ll see you again next year for Norwescon 37!
2013 Philip K. Dick Award Winner Announced
It was announced on Friday, March 29, at Norwescon 36, in SeaTac, Washington, that the winner for the distinguished original science fiction paperback published for the first time during 2012 in the U.S.A. is:
LOST EVERYTHING by Brian Francis Slattery (Tor Books)
Special citation was given to:
LOVESTAR by Andri Snær Magnason (Seven Stories Press)
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. The 2012 judges were Bruce Bethke, Sydney Duncan, Daryl Gregory, Bridget McKenna, and Paul Witcover (chair).
This year’s judges are Elizabeth Bear (chair), Siobhan Carroll, Michael Kandel, Jamil Nasir, and Tim Sullivan.
For more information, contact the award administration:
Gordon Van Gelder (201) 876-2551
John Silbersack (212) 333-1513
Pat Lo Brutto (845) 516-4412
For more information about the Philip K. Dick Trust: http://www.philipkdick.com
For more information about the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society: Contact Gary Feldbaum (215) 665-5752
For more information about Norwescon: Contact NorthWest SF Society: (425) 686-9737
At NWC36: Self-Publishing Games
Coming up at Norwescon 36: Self-Publishing Games
(Sunday, 1pm, Cascade 12)
Kickstarter is the new hotness in self-publishing, but there are pros and cons to crowd-sourcing. What are some other options for creating and publishing your own board games, video games, and role-playing games? Our panelists will discuss kickstarter as well as other methods of self-publishing your own game.
Julie Haehn (M), Chris Pramas, David Fooden, Jeremy Holcomb, John Harper
At NWC36: Write a Fanfic in an Hour
Coming up at Norwescon 36: Write a Fanfic in an Hour
(Sunday, Noon, Rainier)
Have you ever wanted to write a fanfic, but just never were able to before? Fret not! In this panel, a team of fanfic writers will help you work past your fears and jump feet first into writing! A number of different ideas will be presented as inspirational starting points and then after the hour is up, attendees share their works and get constructive pointers on what worked, what didn’t and how they can improve their stories.
Micole Rose (M), Keerawa, Erik Scott de Bie
NWC36 Overflow Parking
This year overflow parking from the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Seattle Airport will be at the Hilton Hotel down the street. The rate will be $8.00/day or $20 for the weekend. Should you need to park your car in overflow parking, you will be able to use the hotel shuttle to get from the Hilton to the DoubleTree.
The schedule for the free shuttle between the Hilton and the Doubletree is as follows:
| Thursday | On Demand | |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | 9am–1pm: Every 20 minutes | 1pm–2am: On Demand |
| Saturday | 9am–1pm: Every 20 minutes | 1pm–2am: On Demand |
| Sunday | 9am–1pm: Every 20 minutes | 1pm–5pm: On Demand |
