Norwescon

Art in Action Applications are Now Open

December 18, 2017 by Norwescon

Artists, crafters, creatives, and costumers: applications for Art in Action at Norwescon 41 are now being accepted!

Write Out Of This World Youth Writers Workshop

November 15, 2017 by Norwescon

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.

Club Table Requests Are Open

October 14, 2017 by Norwescon

Don’t curb your enthusiasm! Come share your interests with a convivial new gang of potential devotees at Norwescon!

Norwescon Art Show Now Accepting Applications

October 14, 2017 by Norwescon

Norwescon 41 Art Show is now accepting applications and we would love to hear from you! Headlined by our Artist Guest of Honor, Wayne Barlowe, this promises to be another exciting year.

Norwescon Book Club

November 21, 2022September 11, 2017 by Norwescon

Come join your fellow fen as we dive into science fiction and fantasy works from Norwescon Guests of Honor past, present, and future!

Norwescon Camping Trip!

August 22, 2017May 16, 2017 by Norwescon

Want to connect with the Norwescon community more than once a year? Do you like nature? Join us for a camping trip — a few days by the beach, with all your nerdy friends, and nothing to do but catch up on your summer reading and cook food over an open fire! Sounds great, right?

Norwescon has reserved the group site at Manchester State Park for August 25 to 27. Bring your tent* and sleeping bags, your summer reading, your campfire cuisine, and spend a couple of days chilling out in the woods with us!

If you’re interested, please contact SunnyJim Morgan to sign up. This event is open to all members of the Norwescon community.

*there are a limited number of RV sites available, too.

2017 Philip K. Dick Award Judges Announced

April 24, 2017 by Norwescon

The five Philip K. Dick Award judges for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original format in the United States in the 2017 award year are Robert Onopa, Deborah J. Ross, James Stoddard, Amy Thomson, and Rick Wilber.

2017 Philip K. Dick Award Winner Announced

April 15, 2017 by Norwescon

It was announced on Friday, April 14, 2017 at Norwescon 40, in SeaTac, Washington, that the winner for the distinguished original science fiction paperback published for the first time during 2016 in the U.S.A. is: THE MERCY JOURNALS by Claudia Casper (Arsenal Pulp Press). Special citation was given to: UNPRONOUNCEABLE by Susan diRende (Aqueduct Press).

20th Anniversary Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame Celebration at MoPOP

November 21, 2022February 26, 2017 by Norwescon

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.

Workshops and Youth Programming

February 20, 2017 by Norwescon

Every day brings us a little bit closer to Norwescon 40, and while we still have a few finishing touches to put on our full programming schedule before it’s announced to the world, we’re happy to debut our Workshops and our Youth Programming!

2017 Philip K. Dick Award Nominees Announced

November 21, 2022January 20, 2017 by Norwescon

The judges of the 2017 Philip K. Dick Award and the Philadelphia SF Society, along with the Philip K. Dick Trust, are pleased to announce six nominated works that comprise the final ballot for the award.

NWC40 Updates and Upcoming Deadlines

December 19, 2016 by Norwescon

Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen a few updates roll out across the Norwescon website, and we wanted to take a moment to call attention to a few as we approach the end of 2016!

Writer Guest of Honor Cancellation

November 15, 2016 by Norwescon

We are very sorry to announce that our planned Writer Guest of Honor, Charles de Lint, has let us know that he has had to cancel his appearance at Norwescon 40. He passed on his deep regrets, and hopes that he will be able to join us in the future.

ALERT: Oct. Meeting Weather Announcement

October 15, 2016October 13, 2016 by Norwescon

Given that the weather forecasts have pushed back the likely start of today’s storm to 3PM with the height of the storm not hitting until evening, we are going to go ahead and have our meeting.

Youth Writers Workshop

October 5, 2016 by Norwescon

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.

Dealers’ Room and Club Table Apps Open, Suite Requests Open Soon!

October 6, 2016October 2, 2016 by Norwescon

Now that we’ve gotten our first ConCom meeting out of the way and our second meeting coming up fast (on Oct. 15th…see you there!), pieces are already starting to fall into place, and some deadlines are already fast approaching! Here’s a few that you may want to be aware of…

Norwescon Short Story Book Club

September 21, 2016April 14, 2016 by Norwescon

The Norwescon short story book club is a venue for anyone with a love for short stories to come together to discuss genre short stories. Please join us on the 3rd Sunday of the month from 6–8 p.m. at Wayward Coffeehouse for discussion.

2016 Philip K. Dick Award Winner Announced

March 26, 2016 by Norwescon

It was announced on Friday, March 29, at Norwescon 39, in SeaTac, Washington, that the winner for the distinguished original science fiction paperback published for the first time during 2015 in the U.S.A. is APEX by Ramez Naam (Angry Robot Books). Special citation was given to ARCHANGEL by Marguerite Reed (Arche Press).

2016 Philip K. Dick Award Judges Announced

February 12, 2016 by Norwescon

The five Philip K. Dick Award judges for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original format in the United States in the 2016 award year are…

2016 Summer ConCom Retreat

January 16, 2016 by Norwescon

This retreat is for all staff, past and present, to come together. Utilizing unconference techniques, we’ll be community building with a focus on discussing preparations for Norwescon 40 and a 5 year plan.