Norwescon 
Highlighting Spotlight Publisher Paizo, Inc., this year’s Philip K. Dick Award nominees, club table spots are going fast, Single Pattern Contest and Masquerade entries are open, suites may be requested, calling for volunteers, and looking for help checking our website’s accessibility.
February’s volunteer meeting is coming soon! Join us on Saturday, February 1 to help plan Norwescon 47!
The judges of the 2025 Philip K. Dick Award and the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, along with the Philip K. Dick Trust, are pleased to announce the six nominated works published in 2024 that comprise the final ballot for the award.
Lots of news this month! Our $95 membership rate is extended through Jan. 15, hotel rooms are filling but still available, the Wrinters Workshop is accepting submissions, meet our Science Guest of Honor Tracy Drain, we’re supporting Page Ahead, Lazer Tag and Nerf are back, club table and meetup applications are open, the single pattern contest patterns are posted, masquerade registration is open, The Shire is returning, Dragonflight is hosting our gaming, and calls for help with our digital archives and website accessibility!
January’s volunteer meeting is coming soon! Join us on Saturday, January 4 to help plan Norwescon 47!
December’s ConCom meeting is coming soon! Join us on Saturday, December 14 to help plan Norwescon 47!
Our holiday membership special ends today, the Norwescon Shire will be returning, the Little Free Library is looking for more books, our membership rate increases with the new year, masquerade registration is now open, and we’re looking for input regarding the accessibility of our website.
Introducing Special Guest of Honor Isis Asare, soliciting suggestions for future guests of honor, applications are open for club tables, the dealers’ room, and writer’s row, and our single pattern contest patterns have been chosen!
Missing Norwescon? Needing a dose of fandom? Then join us at GeekGirlCon 2024 on November 9 & 10 at the Seattle Convention Center to celebrate diversity, creativity, and community.
November’s ConCom meeting is coming soon! Join us virtually on Saturday, November 4 on Zoom to help plan Norwescon 47!
Convention planning has begun, and we’re looking for meetup applications, panel ideas, and panelists; art show applications are open; a Norwescon Bibliophiles update; and we’d like help checking the accessibility of our website.
Now available! PBS’s American Masters Renegades short film series showcasing the lives of diverse, lesser-known historical figures with disabilities focuses on Judy-Lynn Del Rey. Portions of this episode were filmed this spring at Norwescon 46!
October’s ConCom meeting is coming soon! Join us on Saturday, October 4 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Seattle Airport or on Zoom to help plan Norwescon 47!
Norwescon’s official year-round book club, Norwescon’s Bibliophiles, focuses on science fiction and fantasy books selected throughout the year by the participants. Feel free to join us for some Norwescon camaraderie and connection all year long
September’s ConCom meeting is coming soon! Join us on Saturday, September 14 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Seattle Airport or on Zoom to help plan Norwescon 47!
Announcing Writer Guest of Honor Catherynne M. Valente and Artist Guest of Honor Wayne Barlowe, soliciting ideas for panels and panelists, and our planning meetings are about to start and we’re looking for more volunteers!
We are pleased to announce that Catherynne M. Valente will be our Writer Guest of Honor at Norwescon 47!
We are pleased to announce that Wayne Barlowe will be our Artist Guest of Honor at Norwescon 47!
Glasgow 2024 has announced this year’s Hugo Award winners! Our congratulations to all the winners, and particularly two that have past connections to Norwescon.
The NWC47 Executive Team, our Volunteer Picnic and Camping Trip are coming up, we’re looking for panelists and panel ideas, we’ve started onboarding volunteers, submissions for the Speculative Film Festival are open, our registration price increases August 1, where to find us on social media, the Little Free Library is accepting donations, and the NWC46 budget report.
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