Norwescon 
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’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!
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.
Our Artist Guest of Honor for Norwescon 48 will be Geneva Bowers!
Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Speculative Film Festival!
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!
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).
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.
Just two weeks to go! Our Writer Guest of Honor, the schedule and Guidebook are live, supporting Page Ahead, Single Pattern Contest and Masquerade applications are open, lots of games, about our info table, this year’s Nebula Notes ‘zine, hotel parking info, audio book panels, the Little Free Library, looking for volunteers, photos with Krampus and Santa, and our summer volunteer appreciation picnic. Whew!
We are excited to announce the schedule app for Norwescon 47, powered by Guidebook, is now available. With this resource, you have access to the most up-to-date information as well as networking tools.
April’s volunteer meeting is coming soon! Join us on Saturday, April 5 to help plan Norwescon 47!
Plan ahead and get ready because single-day memberships will be available on the website starting March 28, 2025.
It’s time to start planning your Norwescon 47 weekend! Our schedule of panels and events, lists of attending pros, panelists, and performers, and list of attending artists are now live!
Single Pattern Contest and Masquerade signups are open, the Bibliophiles are reading Philip K. Dick Award nominees, games will be hosted by the Pacific Northwest gaming Alliance, we’ll have a Magic: The Gathering mystery booster and a Catan championship qualifying event, our daily ‘zine is looking for submissions, the Endeavor Award is looking for readers, and we’re looking for volunteers!
March’s volunteer meeting is coming soon! Join us on Saturday, March 1 to help plan Norwescon 47!
Highlighting Spotlight Publisher Paizo, Inc., this year’s Philip K. Dick Award nominees, club table spots are going fast, Single Pattern Contest and Masquerade entries are open, suites may be requested, calling for volunteers, and looking for help checking our website’s accessibility.
February’s volunteer meeting is coming soon! Join us on Saturday, February 1 to help plan Norwescon 47!
The judges of the 2025 Philip K. Dick Award and the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, along with the Philip K. Dick Trust, are pleased to announce the six nominated works published in 2024 that comprise the final ballot for the award.
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