At NWC36: Wedding Party at the End of the Universe
Coming up at Norwescon 36: Wedding Party at the End of the Universe
(Saturday, 4pm-6pm, Maxi’s Ballroom)
Ever wanted a fannish wedding? In honor of marriage equality, now’s your chance! Participants of all genders celebrated, spectators of all ages welcome (with Norwescon badges), commitment ceremonies and vow renewals will be equally honored, but a valid Washington State license is required for legal weddings. No officiant fees, donations to Northwest Harvest welcomed, RSVPs recommended to wedding@norwescon.org.
Find more information and all the fine print and details right here!
2013 Philip K. Dick Award Judges Announced
The five Philip K. Dick Award judges for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original format in the United States in the 2013 award year are:
Elizabeth Bear
10 COMMON ST
BROOKFIELD MA 01506-1618
Siobhan Carroll
116 CONGRESSIONAL DR APT B
WILMINGTON DE 19807-2760
Michael Kandel
240 NORWOOD AVE
PORT JEFFERSON STATION NY 11776-2561
Jamil Nasir
9956 LAKE LANDING RD
MONTGOMERY VILLAGE MD 20886-0604
Tim Sullivan
7720 SW 62ND AVE
SOUTH MIAMI FL 33143-4909
Publishers who issue eligible titles during the calendar year 2013 are encouraged to provide copies to each of the judges as the books are published during the year. (All works of science fiction published originally in the United States as paperbacks during the year 2013 are eligible.) The nominees will be announced in January 2014.
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 award ceremony is sponsored by the NorthWest Science Fiction Society. The 2011 award was given to THE SAMUIL PETROVICH TRILOGY by Simon Morden (Orbit) with a special citation to THE COMPANY MAN by Robert Jackson Bennett (Orbit). The 2012 awards will be announced at Norwescon 36 on March 29, 2013.
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, http://www.psfs.org/: Contact Gary Feldbaum (215) 665-5752
For more information about Norwescon: https://www.norwescon.org/: Contact NorthWest SF Society: (425) 686-9737
nwcMUSIC: My God – It’s Full of Monstarrs
We have something super-special this year: a multiple-act Friday afternoon showcase of nerdcore, the hip-hop of geeks, called MONSTARRS OF NERDCORE. It starts at 4pm, right after the Catherine Asaro concert/reading, which is also going to be amazing.
Nerdcore comes out of gamer and internet culture. It was ushered in by acts like MC Hawking and MC Frontalot, who gave it its name. This is hiphop, but hiphop about hobbits, about robots taking over the world, about videogames – basically, about geek life. It’s the kind of musical poetry we all would write, if we weren’t too introverted to speak in front of a crowd.
And that’s not to forget the rest of our concert series this year, which we think is exceptional.
Thursday has Rai Kamishiro doing her J-pop stylings, Jonny Nero Action Hero’s first appearance at Norwescon with his chiptunes rock, and nwcMUSIC regular Electric Children’s high-energy chiptunes dance music. Friday evening: Hello, the Future! sings about the intersections of fandom and reality, Leannan Sidhe have their long-awaited CD release show, and Starlight returns with a new lineup to bring their filk-rock to the foreground again.
And Saturday – oh man, Saturday is kicked off by Filk Hall of Famer Steve Savitzky, followed by the one-and-only HeyLasFas! and his pony progrock. Then Cascadian favourite Alexander James Adams gives one of his very limited number of concerts this year, and we finish off with ukelele-playing geekmusic favourite Molly Lewis, backed by special guests Vixy & Tony, at 10pm.
Our performers have samples you can play of their music, all collected on the Norwescon website! Check those out right here!
And see you at the shows!
At NWC36: Guest of Honor Autograph Session
Coming up at Norwescon 36: Guest of Honor (GoH) Autograph Session
(Saturday, 1pm, Grand 2)
Our Guests of Honor are available to sign autographs during this hour. PLEASE NOTE: So that as many fans as possible can participate, we will be enforcing a three-items-at-a-time (or single-sketch) autograph limit.
Autumn Grieve (M), Catherine Asaro, Terry Brooks, Tony Daniel, Gardner Dozois, Lee Moyer, Edward Tenner
The Geekmusic Podcast – Episode One: Norwescon!
CRIME and the Forces of Evil are premiering a geekmusic podcast this very month, and episode one is also a sneak preview at what’s coming up in nwcMUSIC 2013 at Norwescon 36. We talk a bit about what we’ve got planned, play some music, and talk with filkers and nerdcore artists about doing music geek-style.
Guests in this pilot episode: Nicole Dieker of HELLO, THE FUTURE!, Nerdcore Monstarrs Death*Star and Klopfenpop, J-pop performer Rai Kamishiro, and filker Stephanie Weippert of Starlight. Find the pilot episode here!
If there’s interest, they’ll make more. They already have enough material for episode two, so drop by and listen in!
