It’s a con! Well…okay, sure. But what does that mean? Norwescon is the Pacific Northwest’s premier science fiction and fantasy convention and one of the largest regional science fiction and fantasy conventions in the United States. While maintaining a primarily literary focus, Norwescon is large enough to provide a venue for many of the other aspects of science fiction and fantasy and the interests of its fans such as anime, costuming, art, gaming, and much, much more. Norwescon is held every Easter weekend. Norwescon 43 will be April 1–4, 2021. We hope you can join us!

Our confirmed Guests of Honor for Norwescon 43 are Jacqueline Carey (Writer), Sana Takeda (Artist), Susan Langley (Science), and Tor Books (Spotlight Publisher)! More information about our GOHs and our annual Guest of Honor Banquet can be found on our Guests of Honor page.

Norwescon has had the honor of hosting the Philip K. Dick Awards since 1984. The Philip K. Dick Award and Special Citation are presented annually for distinguished science fiction books published for the first time in the United States as a paperback original. The award is sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, and the ceremony is sponsored by the Northwest Science Fiction Society and held annually at Norwescon. For more information, please see our Philip K. Dick Awards page.

Norwescon (usually) features over 500 hours of panel programming presented by more than 200 panelists, covering such diverse subjects as science fiction, fantasy, science, costuming, art, writing, genre television, and movies, as well as many other topics of interest to fans. Our programming also includes writing classes, hands-on workshops, the Norwescon Writers Workshop, the Single Pattern Contest, a film festival, concerts, autograph sessions, and programming especially for the younger fans. We look forward to translating as much of our programming as possible to a virtual space this year. For more information, including how you can volunteer to be a panelist or presenter, please see our Programming page.

The Norwescon Masquerade is the highlight of Saturday night at Norwescon. It is open to all convention members of all costuming skill levels. Cosplay, original creations, humor, action, pathos, and more! Details on this year's virtual masquerade will be announced later this year. For more information, including Masquerade entrance rules, please see our Masquerade page.

Each year, Norwescon offers four full days of almost non-stop games, covering RPGs, card games, LARPs, board games, and much, much more! For more information on our plans for this year's convention, please see our Games page.

Norwescon offers a number of chances to meet and interact with local artists in Art in Action; shopping for books, collectibles, memorabilia, clothing, and more from a wide range of vendors in the Dealers’ Room; the Art Show, featuring artwork from local and world-famous artists, with both originals and prints available for sale; and the many lobby tables from local organizations. We will be offering virtual versions of our exhibitor spaces. For more information please see our Exhibitors pages.

Our Policies and Guidelines page includes links to our Membership Guide, our full Policies and Procedures guide, and our Harassment Policy, Accessibility Guidelines, Weapons Policy, and Photography Guidelines.