September ConCom Meeting
September’s ConCom meeting is coming soon! Join us on Saturday, September 14 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Seattle Airport or on Zoom to help plan Norwescon 47!
Executive Team
Announcements from the Norwescon Executive Team.
News from Norwescon September 2024
Announcing Writer Guest of Honor Catherynne M. Valente and Artist Guest of Honor Wayne Barlowe, soliciting ideas for panels and panelists, and our planning meetings are about to start and we’re looking for more volunteers!
Announcing Writer Guest of Honor Catherynne M. Valente
We are pleased to announce that Catherynne M. Valente will be our Writer Guest of Honor at Norwescon 47!
Announcing Artist Guest of Honor Wayne Barlowe
We are pleased to announce that Wayne Barlowe will be our Artist Guest of Honor at Norwescon 47!
Congratulations to This Year’s Hugo Award Winners!
Glasgow 2024 has announced this year’s Hugo Award winners! Our congratulations to all the winners, and particularly two that have past connections to Norwescon.
News from Norwescon July 2024
The NWC47 Executive Team, our Volunteer Picnic and Camping Trip are coming up, we’re looking for panelists and panel ideas, we’ve started onboarding volunteers, submissions for the Speculative Film Festival are open, our registration price increases August 1, where to find us on social media, the Little Free Library is accepting donations, and the NWC46 budget report.
Hotel Reservations are Open!
Hotel reservations for Norwescon 47 are now open! Stay on-site at the DoubleTree by Hilton Seattle Airport and be just moments away from everything going on (or, if you need a break, just moments away from a quiet room to relax in).
NWC47 ConCom Planning Meeting Dates
It seems like Norwescon just happened, yet your Exec Team has already been hard at work planning and looking forward to NWC47 (and beyond!). We have our confirmed dates for the NWC47 ConCom meetings.
Congratulations to the 2024 Locus Award Winners!
The Locus Science Fiction Foundation has just announced this year’s Locus Award winners, and as often happens, a number of them have connections to Norwescon!
News from Norwescon May 2024
We will welcome Tracy Drain, Isis Asare, and Paizo to Norwescon 47; NWC47’s chair, vice-chair, and GOH selection committee have been elected; thanks for your support for Young Black and Brilliant; our Little Free Library re-homed thousands of books this year; and we’re looking for panel ideas and panelists for NWC47!
Congratulations to This Year’s Locus Award Finalists!
The Locus Science Fiction Foundation has just announced this year’s Locus Award finalists, and as often happens, a number of them have connections to Norwescon!
May Post-Con Meeting
May’s post-con meeting is coming soon! Join us on Saturday, May 11 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Seattle Airport to wrap up Norwescon 46!
Norwescon Speculative Film Fest 2024 Winners
The Norwescon Speculative Film Fest is proud to announce our 2024 winners.
Norwescon 46 Panels on Twitch for a Limited Time
This year we livestreamed from one of our paneling rooms to Twitch, and these videos will be available for a short time for you to rewatch! Each video is available for a week following the broadcast, so find some time, kick back, and enjoy a peek at Norwescon 46!
Norwescon 47 Guest of Honor Announcements
As announced during halftime of the Norwescon 46 masquerade, we are excited to reveal our first three guests of honor for Norwescon 47: Science Guest of Honor Tracy Drain, Special Guest of Honor Isis Asare, and Spotlight Publisher Paizo!
Congratulations to This Year’s Hugo Finalists!
Glasgow 2024 has just announced this year’s Hugo Award finalists, and as often happens, a number of them have connections to Norwescon!
2024 Philip K. Dick Award Winner Announced
It was announced on Friday, March 29, 2024 at Norwescon 46 in SeaTac, Washington, that the winner for the distinguished original science fiction paperback published for the first time during 2023 in the U.S.A. is THESE BURNING STARS by Bethany Jacobs (Orbit). Special citation was given to: THE MUSEUM OF HUMAN HISTORY by Rebekah Bergman (Tin House).
Guest of Honor Jim Butcher Update
Norwescon is sad to have to announce that our writer guest of honor, Jim Butcher, has contracted COVID-19 and will be unable to travel to Norwescon.