April Post-Con Meeting
April’s post-con meeting is coming soon! Join us on Saturday, Apr. 29 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Seattle Airport to wrap up Norwescon 45!
April’s post-con meeting is coming soon! Join us on Saturday, Apr. 29 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Seattle Airport to wrap up Norwescon 45!
The Norwescon Art Show is proud to announce this year’s Art Show Award winners. We would like to thank all of our artists for their outstanding contribution to this year’s show.
The Endeavour Award for science fiction or fantasy works by writers in the Pacific Northwest during 2021 was awarded April 8 at Norwescon. Erica L. Satifka was announced the winner for her collection of short stories How to Get to Apocalypse and Other Disasters, published by Fairwood Press.
The 2023 Speculative Film Festival Judges’ Choice award goes to Fetch and La Nueava, with an Honorable Mention to All is Well. The Audience Choice award goes to The Post and The Operator.
It was announced on Friday, April 7, 2023 at Norwescon 45 in SeaTac, Washington, that the winner for the distinguished original science fiction paperback published for the first time during 2022 in the U.S.A. is: THE EXTRACTIONIST by Kimberly Unger (Tachyon Publications). Special citation was given to: THE LEGACY OF MOLLY SOUTHBOURNE by Tade Thompson (Tordotcom)
Our full program schedule is live, Programming and Special Event highlights, this year’s dancers, streaming options, mask and vax reminder, volunteers welcome, and the 24-hour cloak room returns. We’re less than a week away!
The time has come — the Norwescon 45 schedule of panels and events is now live on the website!
March’s ConCom meeting is coming soon! Join us on Saturday, Mar. 11 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Seattle Airport to help plan Norwescon 45!
Announcing Science GOH Greg Dubos, an update on our COVID policy for young children, youth programming, masquerade and game registration, dance schedule and song requests, the Speculative Film Festival, Guidebook, hotel reservation deadlines, charity fundraising proceeds going to SFWA, volunteer opportunities, and looking for books for the Little Free Library.
The Norwescon hotel liaison wants to let you know that we still have all types of suites available to book for Norwescon 45.
February’s ConCom meeting is coming soon! Join us on Saturday, Feb. 11 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Seattle Airport to help plan Norwescon 45!
Announcing Artist GOH Grace P. Fong, our NWC45 COVID policy, this year’s Philip K. Dick Award nominees and our book club’s selection from that list, youth programming plans, charity item sales, a call for Game Masters, and some of our open volunteer positions.
We are excited to announce that Grace P. Fong will be the Norwescon 45 Artist Guest of Honor.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Eric Wilkerson will be unable to attend Norwescon 45 as the Artist Guest of Honor. We wish Eric well and hope to see him at a future Norwescon!
January’s ConCom meeting is coming soon! Join us on Saturday, Jan. 21 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Seattle Airport to help plan Norwescon 45!
All members, staff, guests, and performers will be required to present proof of full vaccination at registration and wear a mask at all times while in convention space, except when eating and drinking in designated areas.
Happy New Year! Masquerade registration is now open, the Single Pattern Contest pattern has been posted, our book club is discussing Neal Stephenson’s _Snow Crash_, and ways you can volunteer!
December’s ConCom meeting is coming soon! Join us on Saturday, Dec. 17 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Seattle Airport or on Zoom to help plan Norwescon 45!
Norwescon 45 memberships are $85 through the end of the year, but will go up to $100 on January 1, 2023.
We’d like your input as we plan our COVID protocols for NWC45, our book club’s selections for December and January, open volunteer positions, and room and suite reservation information from our hotel liaison.