Norwescon 
Announcing Waypoint Norwescon: A Virtual Mini-Con November 6–7; Norwescon 44 COVID Policy; Norwescon Book Club; First Meeting for Norwescon 44 – This Saturday!; Help Wanted!; Norwescon Writers Workshop – Submission Deadline January 1, 2022
Would you like to help plan, organize, and create the Pacific Northwest’s premier science-fiction and fantasy convention? September’s Norwescon 44 planning meeting will be held Saturday, September 18th, 2021.
Our convention committee (ConCom) meeting schedule has been set! This year’s meetings will be held virtually using Zoom until it is safe to hold in-person meetings again.
On behalf of the convention planning team, we apologize to Elwin Cotman for his experience at Norwescon 43.
We hope to see you in person next spring! But until then….it’s time to start planning real-world events again! Our Volunteer Picnic, camping trip, and book club meetups are all coming up. Stop by and say hi!
Norwescon would like to extend our congratulations to all of this year’s Locus Award finalists, and particularly to those finalists we have welcomed to Norwescon over the years.
Norwescon would like to extend our congratulations to all of this year’s Hugo nominees, and particularly to those nominees we have welcomed to Norwescon over the years.
This year’s virtual Masquerade only included five entries, but those entries deeply impressed our judges and were all acknowledged for their merits this year.
To our Guests of Honor, pros, panelists, performers, authors artists, dealers, clubs, and of course, all of our volunteer staff and members: thank you! We’ll be back — in person, we hope — for Norwescon 44, April 14-17, 2022!
Tonight we wish to recognize some outstanding features of each cape or cloak and then announce our Best In Show winner.
It was announced on Friday, April 2, 2021 at Norwescon 43, in (virtual) SeaTac, Washington, that the winner for the distinguished original science fiction paperback published for the first time during 2020 in the U.S.A. is ROAD OUT OF WINTER by Alison Stine (Mira). Special citation was given to THE BOOK OF KOLI by M. R. Carey (Orbit).
This year, Norwescon is proud to offer simultaneous American Sign Language interpretation for selected panels during the convention, featuring our guests of honor and the Philip K. Dick Award Ceremony.
The convention space is open! Come in, wander around, and start getting your bearings. Plus, download your NWC43 souvenir program book!
We encourage you to stop by Ray’s store and pick up your semi-official Norwescon 43 shirts!
Start planning your virtual convention! The hard work of our programming and special events departments is online now.
In this issue: The Program is Available! / Preview Wednesday / How to Attend Norwescon in Airmeet / Swag!
Norwescon 43 starts on April 1. Are you registered yet? We have stuff for you!
We would like your help to kick off Norwescon 43! Submit a photo or video that includes a distinctive feature in your neighborhood or local area while holding a ‘Welcome to Norwescon’ sign, or saying the words yourself.
Regretfully, Sana Takeda must cancel her appearance at Norwescon 43.
Would you like to help plan, organize, and create the Pacific Northwest’s premier science-fiction and fantasy convention? March’s Norwescon 43 planning meeting will be held Saturday, March 13th, 2021.
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