We are now accepting suite reservation requests! If you’d like to host a party at Norwescon, please review this year’s guidelines as posted on our Hotels page, including updated guidance for Covid safety protocols, before submitting your request.
Whether you’ve had a hard day of work or a delightful evening out, nothing beats coming home, shedding your coat and shoes, and hanging up your hat. Our Single Pattern Contest judges are prepared to be dazzled and amazed by your versions of this year’s patterns, Simplicity 8361 & Simplicity 8713.
Do you have a fannish club, group, convention, or organization which you wish to promote at Norwescon? Having a club table is a great way to talk about it with Norwescon members. The sign-up form is available.
The games team is looking for people to run games for Norwescon 44. We have lots of space to work with, and can accommodate games of all kinds—board games, card games, role-playing games, miniatures, and story/narrative games!
Do you have a fannish club, group, convention, or organization which you wish to promote at Norwescon? Having a club table is a great way to talk about it with Norwescon members.
Would you like to help plan, organize, and create the Pacific Northwest’s premier science-fiction and fantasy convention? October’s Norwescon 44 planning meeting will be held Saturday, October 16th, 2021.
The first ConCom meeting is done, and was done virtually. Not as much fun as if it had been in-person, but the parking was much easier (and free!).
Norwescon will host the Norwescon Speculative Film Fest on April 15–16, 2022. The festival showcases short films and micro short films (under three minutes) that intersect with the speculative fiction genre, including science fiction, fantasy, and horror.
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.
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).
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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