Announcements from the Norwescon Chair.
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
We will welcome Tracy Drain, Isis Asare, and Paizo to Norwescon 47; NWC47’s chair, vice-chair, and GOH selection committee have been elected; thanks for your support for Young Black and Brilliant; our Little Free Library re-homed thousands of books this year; and we’re looking for panel ideas and panelists for NWC47!
Single day memberships will be available starting Monday March 18, the Guidebook app is live, volunteer needs, visit the Info Table, donate books to get a ribbon from the Little Free Library, donate items to support Young Black and Brilliant, and tips for getting around Norwescon 46!
Soliciting donations to support the Young Black and Brilliant Book Club; we’re looking for volunteers for personnel, photography, and more; scheduled game sign-ups are open; and Art in Action is returning!
Come to the Oct. 22 Seattle Thunderbirds hockey game dressed in your best cosplay and join other cosplaying hockey fans from Norwescon and other local groups for a night of great hockey, fun events, and awesome cosplay!
This year’s events will be in the form of a virtual ceremony to be held June 27th.
With great excitement, Norwescon announces the unofficial start of Norwescon Board Game Days to run concurrently with International Tabletop Day 2019 at Fantasium Comics and Games in Federal Way. Please join us hanging out, playing games, and promoting Norwescon!
This year Norwescon will be holding our first ever raffle supporting our programs and services! Tickets will be only $5 and sold at the convention starting Thursday, April 18th. Must be 18 years or older to purchase tickets. Look for our floating raffle brigade during some events or stop by the info table.
Locus Awards, June 28-30, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. Attending memberships are $65 and include the awards banquet and all Locus events except the Writers Workshop, plus a free six-month digital subscription to Locus. Price increases May 1, 2019, so purchase tickets now!
The Museum of Pop Culture, in partnership with the Seattle International Film Festival, presents the 14th annual Science Fiction & Fantasy Short Film Festival on March 9th, 2019.
In addition to the many items donated for the charity auction, this year Norwescon is happy to offer the second half of the art collection donated by the Rolls family in 2017. The collection consists of what can be described as hard sci-fi art, spacescapes, rocket ships, and stars.
If you love the world of live-action science fiction, fantasy, and horror-tinged short films, don’t miss the Science Fiction & Fantasy Short Film Festival (SFFSFF) on March 24, 2018!
Norwescon has been donating memberships to Con or Bust for several years, and we are happy to announce that this year, we have donated four full Norwescon 41 memberships for distribution!
Would you like to write a story for the Write Out of This World contest? MoPOP is excited to partner with The Fairwood Writers group and Norwescon to kick off the call for submissions for its 2018 Write Out of This World contest by offering a special event to help students.
The Locus Awards are a science fiction and fantasy literary award polled by the readers of Locus magazine since 1971. Norwescon is proud to be a sponsor for the Locus Awards Weekend.
Norwescon’s charity auction is always fun and exciting but this year’s event is going to be very special. In addition to all the amazing donations we receive each year from our dealers, artists, and members, we have received an amazing donation of art from the collection of the Rolls Family.
The Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) will host a grand opening celebration for the 20thanniversary of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, featuring Trek Talks, live performances, special guests, and more.
As the title suggests, we’re looking for volunteers to step-up and help create mini-communities within our memberships. Whatever your passion, we’d love to have you volunteer to host a meet-up.
EMP Museum is excited to partner with The Fairwood Writers group and Norwescon to kick off the call for submissions for EMPs 2017 Write Out Of This World: Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Story Contest by offering a Youth Writers Workshop.
Norwescon is excited to announce our partnership with the Seattle Public Libraries for a flash fiction writing contest!
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