Over the years, Norwescon has developed relationships with many charitable and educational organizations. Norwescon is proud to partner with these estimable members of the Northwest community:
Clarion West
Clarion West is an intensive six-week workshop for writers preparing for professional careers in science fiction and fantasy, held annually in Seattle, Washington, USA. The mission of Clarion West is to provide a high quality educational opportunity for writers of speculative fiction at the start of their careers. Norwescon provides an annual scholarship to Clarion West’s intensive six-week summer workshop for writers preparing for professional careers in science fiction and fantasy.
Recipients of the Norwescon Clarion West Scholarship
- Kelly Sandoval (2013)
- Cory Skerry (2012)
- Jack Nicholls (2011)
- Jack Graham (2010)
The EMP Museum
EMP, a nonprofit museum, houses dynamic programs, cutting-edge technology, and interpretative-interactive exhibitions focused on American popular culture, including many devoted to the ideas and experiences of science fiction. EMP has three permanent exhibits that celebrate the worlds of science fiction and fantasy: “Icons of Science Fiction,” “Fantasy: Worlds of Myth & Magic,” and “Can’t Look Away: The Lure of Horror Film.” In addition to these permanent exhibits, EMP periodically hosts such exhibits as “AVATAR: The Exhibition,” “Battlestar Galactica: The Exhibition,” and “Jim Henson’s Fantastic World.”
EMP Education Programs offers teaching aids to educators on a variety of subjects, as well as camps and workshops for youths. The museum also sponsors the Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival and Write Out of This World, a short story contest for youths.
EMP is housed in the futuristic building designed by Frank O. Gehry at the Seattle Center.
Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival
The Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival promotes and encourages an awareness, appreciation and understanding of the art of science fiction and fantasy cinema. Its mandate is to create a forum for creative artistry in science fiction and fantasy film and recognize the most outstanding short films produced.
Locus Awards
Norwescon is a proud sponsor of the 2014 Locus Awards Banquet. The Locus Awards are an annual set of literary awards presented by Locus: The Magazine of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Field, first presented in 1971. The award winners are selected from a poll of the magazine’s readers. Norwescon is proud to be part of this long standing tradition.
The awards are presented at an annual banquet, currently held in Seattle. The event draws many local and national fans and professionals. Hawaiian shirts are worn by all attendees, and those brave enough not to do so may find themselves being roasted. The Locus Awards welcomes all fans of the science fiction community. Norwescon will post additional information about this event as it becomes available.
Northwest Harvest
Northwest Harvest and their nearly 300 partner food banks across the state of Washington provide nutritious food to all who are in need. They strive to be the most efficient hunger response program in the state of Washington, with more than 93% of their budget going directly to food distribution.
Your donation of non-perishable food items to Norwescon will help Northwest Harvest fight hunger in Washington State. Norwescon also collects donations to Northwest Harvest during registration and writes them a check for the amount of the donation. Please consider supporting Northwest Harvest in this manner.
Con or Bust
Norwescon donated two full NWC37 memberships to the 501(c)(3) fan group Con or Bust. This is a great group that helps new fans find fandom by focusing on minorities. This is part of our overall outreach to help new writers, new fans, and organizations that share some of our passions to help grow fandom. Con or Bust is part of the Carl Brandon Society, a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to increase racial and ethnic diversity in the production of and audience for speculative fiction.
