Dealers’ Room, Lobby Tables, and Art Show applications are now live!
NWC37 Hotel Update
A few brief updates from our Hotels team regarding the Doubletree Hotel’s room deposit, party suites, and King vs. Double Queen rooms.
Norwescon and Northwest Harvest
Hello from Norwescon Charities! Once again, we have chosen Northwest Harvest as one of the charities we are supporting at NWC 37. I would like to take this opportunity to tell you about the important work that they do.
October ConCom Meeting
Would you like to help plan, organize, and create the Pacific Northwest’s premier science-fiction and fantasy convention? October’s Norwescon 37 planning meeting will be held Saturday, October 12th, 2013.
Announcing Norwescon’s Harassment Policy
Norwescon is proud to announce the addition of a harassment policy to our organizational rules and guidelines.
September ConCom Meeting
Would you like to help plan, organize, and create the Pacific Northwest’s premier science-fiction and fantasy convention? September’s Norwescon 37 planning meeting will be held Saturday, September 7th, 2013.
Upcoming Preregistration Price Increases
Have you purchased your Norwescon 37 membership yet? If not, this is a great time to do so, as our membership rates will be increasing in just over two weeks! The current rate of $50 for the full four-day membership (April 17-20, 2014) is in effect through August 31st, 2013.
NWC36 Lost and Found
Did you come home from Norwescon 36 with a little bit less than you brought? Our Lost and Found has a number of items that were turned into us over the course of the convention weekend.
Announcing the Norwescon 37 Executive Team
As Vice Chair and Chair, William and I have the honor of picking the Norwescon 37 Executive Team. We are pleased to announce after many interviews, the team has been picked.
NWC36 Volunteer Appreciation Picnic
Our annual Volunteer Appreciation Picnic comes this summer! Did you volunteer for Norwescon 36, either as ConCom or by stopping by Volunteers during the con? Then you’re invited! Are you interested in volunteering for Norwescon 37? Well, you’re invited too!
The Norwescon 37 Website is live!
Welcome to the new and improved website for Norwescon 37! The design is slick and new, and some items have been shuffled around a bit, so feel free to take a few moments to explore.
NWC36 Post-Con ConCom
The Norwescon 36 post-convention meeting will be held Saturday, April 20th, 2013.
Norwescon 36 Reactions
While we’ve all been taking a couple weeks to rest and recover, we’ve also been keeping an eye out to see what you all have been saying about your time at Norwescon. Here are the links we’ve found so far — and if you know of any that we missed, feel free to let us know!
Norwescon 37 Pre-Registration is Open!
Norwescon 37 (2014) Pre-registration is now open!
Norwescon 36 Art Show Awards
We are pleased to announce the winners of the Norwescon 36 Art Show Awards!
Norwescon 37 will be April 17–20, 2014
And speaking of Norwescon 37…we’ll be rolling our website over to Norwescon 37 information over the coming weeks. In the meantime, here’s a taste of what’s to come next year!
Thank you all for a wonderful Norwescon 36!
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).
At NWC36: Self-Publishing Games
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?
At NWC36: Write a Fanfic in an Hour
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!