January Volunteer Meeting
January’s ConCom meeting is coming soon! Join us on Zoom on Saturday, January 10 to help plan Norwescon 48!
News From Norwescon January 2026
Registration rates go up on Jan. 16, hotel reservations are open, about our Special Guest of Honor Dutch Bihary, club table requests are open, concerts are back, masquerade and single pattern contest signups are open, our Labyrinth shadow cast is taking auditions, game signups are open, panel moderators are needed, meetup signups are open, and our charity fundraising this year is for Page Ahead!
News From Norwescon December 2025
Introducing Science Guest of Honor Summer Ash, registration and hotel reservations are open, auditions are open for our Labyrinth shadow cast, teen engagement is back, Masquerade and Single Pattern Contest signups are open, announcing our dance themes, calling GMs, we’ll be camping again this summer, we’re looking for panel moderators, meetup signups are open, the Little Free Library wants your books, and we’re always looking for more volunteers!
December Volunteer Meeting
December’s ConCom meeting is coming soon! Join us on Saturday, December 6 to help plan Norwescon 48!
News From Norwescon November 2025
About spotlight publisher Orbit and representative Bradley Englert; announcing the Labyrinth shadow cast; registration, dealers’ room, and hotel reservations are all open; and we’re always looking for volunteers!
November Volunteer Meeting
November’s ConCom meeting is coming soon! Join us on Saturday, November 1 to help plan Norwescon 48!
News From Norwescon October 2025
Learn about Artist Guest of Honor Geneva Bowers; Art Show, Club Table, Single Pattern Contest, and Masquerade applications are open; Special Events is looking for performers; and we’re looking for volunteers!
October Volunteer Meeting
October’s ConCom meeting is coming soon! Join us on Saturday, October 4 on Zoom to help plan Norwescon 48!
News From Norwescon September 2025
NWC48 planning has begun, introducing our guests of honor, register for Norwescon today, see us at the Washington State Fair, panelist applications and panel suggestions are open, and we’re always welcoming new volunteers!
September Volunteer Meeting
September’s ConCom meeting is coming soon! Join us on Saturday, September 6 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Seattle Airport or on Zoom to help plan Norwescon 48!
News From Norwescon August 2025
Summer membership rates are good through August but then go up; come find us at Seattle Worldcon; learn about our guests of honor; we’re taking panelist applications and panel suggestions; we’re looking for volunteers; and our list of planning meeting dates for this year.
Announcing Artist Guest of Honor Geneva Bowers
Our Artist Guest of Honor for Norwescon 48 will be Geneva Bowers!
2025 Speculative Film Festival Awards
Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Speculative Film Festival!
Announcing Our First NWC48 Guests of Honor
As announced at our Masquerade halftime on Saturday night of Norwescon 47, we are pleased to introduce our first four guests of honor for next year’s Norwescon 48: Ursula Vernon (T. Kingfisher), Summer Ash, Orbit (Bradley Englert, rep.), and Dutch Bihary!
Philip K. Dick Award Judges Announced
The five Philip K. Dick Award judges for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original format in the United States in the 2025 award year are Jim Aikin, Kim Antieau, J. D. Goff, Abbey Mei Otis, and Lisa Swanstrom.
2025 Philip K. Dick Award Winner Announced
It was announced on Friday, April 18, 2025 at Norwescon 47 in SeaTac, Washington, that the winner for the distinguished original science fiction paperback published for the first time during 2024 in the U.S.A. is TIME’S AGENT by Brenda Peynado (Tordotcom). Special citation was given to ALIEN CLAY by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Orbit).
News From Norwescon April 2025 (#2)
Get a glimpse of the programming coming up at Norwescon 47, speed friending is back, we have lots of geeky comedy options, dances every night, a Magic: The Gathering mystery booster, masquerade deadlines are close, and highlighting some audiobook panels.
Norwescon Volunteer Picnic
Past, present, and future Norwescon volunteers are invited to join our annual Volunteer Appreciation Picnic on Sunday, July 27, 11 a.m. until 2 p.m., at Steel Lake Park picnic shelter #1 in Federal Way.