We are happy to announce our Science Guest of Honor for Norwescon 40: Dr. Ethan Siegel!
Keith & Alan’s Movie News & Previews are Back!
Celebrating our 10th year, Alan Halfhill and partner Keith Johnson are delighted to bring our unique brand of Movie Previews & News back to Norwescon. We commit countless hours of behind-the-scenes toil to bring you the latest movie news, rumors, and trailers out of Hollywood and beyond.
Haute Horror Fashion Show and Tell
This year, the fashion show at Norwescon 39 will be a showcase of horror haute couture. The call is going out to all dark denizen designers of the night, to leave their crypts and castles and come stalk our runway. Show us your dark passion for fashion, and the pleasure of leather!
The NWC39 Schedule is Live!
The full program schedule for Norwescon 39 is now live! Head on over to our Schedule of Events page, and get planning!
Programming Grids are Live!
We’re still putting the final touches on the full detailed program listings, and we’ll have those up as soon as we can…but in the meantime, we’ve just posted the program grids for Norwescon 39!
Guidebook is Live for NWC38!
It’s here! We are once again using Guidebook to provide the best possible smartphone/tablet/mobile experience! Just download the official Guidebook app on your iOS or Android device, search for the Norwescon 38 guide, and you’ll be ready to go!
2015 Hugo Nominee Announcements
Sasquan, The 73rd World Science Fiction Convention, will announce the nominees for the 2015 Hugo Awards at Norwescon, starting at noon Pacific Daylight Time on Saturday, April 4th, 2015.
Bio Panels at NWC 38!
Guest post by Gregory Gadow, Bio Track Lead: I think we have a great line up of biology panels this year with a fantastic group of panelists. Hope to see you there!
NWC38 Spotlight Publisher
We are proud to announce that Norwescon 38’s Spotlight Publisher will be Random House, represented by Anne Groell and Tricia Narwani.
Let’s Make A Movie!
From planning, to shooting, to editing — making a movie at Norwescon is a hilarious and brilliant thrill ride with the Let’s Make a Movie workshop.
2014 Fandance Film Festival Lineup
Congratulations to the following films, which have been chosen as official selections of the Fandance Film Festival at Norwescon!
Full Schedule, nwcMUSIC, and Masquerade Registration!
As we get ever closer to Norwescon 37 — just one month to go, as of today! — we’ve posted another round of updates to our website over the past week.
Expanded Youth Track for NWC37
If you have been leaving the kids home while you jaunt off to attend Norwescon every year, you might want to rethink that for 2014. Our expanded Youth Track has some excellent offerings this year!
Writers Workshop Reminder
Want to take your writing to the next level? Norwescon’s writing workshops offer extra help with improving your short fiction or novel. Workshop participants will get feedback on their manuscripts from published writers.
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.
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!
At NWC36: Why Don’t We See More Ocean SF?
The earth is a water world, why don’t we see more SF and fantasy set in the ocean?
At NWC36: Save/Destroy the World Double Feature
Double feature: Will technology save the world…or will it destroy the world? Pick your side and state your case!
At NWC36: Terry Brooks and Todd Lockwood: Dark Legacy of Shannara
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.