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.
The Pacific Northwest's Premier Science-Fiction and Fantasy Convention
Announcements from the Norwescon Executive Team.
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.
The Norwescon 36 post-convention meeting will be held Saturday, April 20th, 2013.
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 (2014) Pre-registration is now open!
We are pleased to announce the winners of the Norwescon 36 Art Show Awards!
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!
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!
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).
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?
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!
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.
The earth is a water world, why don’t we see more SF and fantasy set in the ocean?
Double feature: Will technology save the world…or will it destroy the world? Pick your side and state your case!
We understand that many of you are looking for the “receipt with barcode” mentioned in this morning’s News From Norwescon e-newsletter. Read on for instructions on how to find it (or what to do if you cannot)!
Join Norwescon 36 Grand Master Terry Brooks and award-winning artist Todd Lockwood for visuals and discussion of their joint venture, The Dark Legacy of Shannara.
nwcMUSIC is all about the DIY, which is why we have so many hands-on events and workshops.
Ever wanted a fannish wedding? In honor of marriage equality, now’s your chance!
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, Siobhan Carroll, Michael Kandel, Jamil Nasir, and Tim Sullivan.
We have something super-special this year: a multiple-act Friday afternoon showcase of nerdcore, the hip-hop of geeks, called MONSTARRS OF NERDCORE.
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.