Announcements from the Norwescon Executive Team.
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It was announced on Friday, April 15, 2022 at Norwescon 44 in SeaTac, Washington, that the winner for the distinguished original science fiction paperback published for the first time during 2020 in the U.S.A. is: DEAD SPACE by Kali Wallace (Berkley Books). Special citation was given to: THE ESCAPEMENT by Lavie Tidhar (Tachyon Publications).
The five Philip K. Dick Award judges for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original format in the United States in the 2022 award year are…
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In-person memberships for Norwescon 44 are now sold out! If you didn’t get your in-person membership before we hit our 1,000 person cap, we invite you to get a free virtual membership!
The judges of the 2022 Philip K. Dick Award and the Philadelphia SF Society, along with the Philip K. Dick Trust, are pleased to announce the six nominated works that comprise the final ballot for the award.
Our thanks to those of you who have chosen to support Norwescon through AmazonSmile!
Congratulations to all of this year’s Hugo winners! We would especially like to note those winners who have a connection to Norwescon.
On behalf of the convention planning team, we apologize to Elwin Cotman for his experience at Norwescon 43.
We hope to see you in person next spring! But until then….it’s time to start planning real-world events again! Our Volunteer Picnic, camping trip, and book club meetups are all coming up. Stop by and say hi!
Norwescon would like to extend our congratulations to all of this year’s Locus Award finalists, and particularly to those finalists we have welcomed to Norwescon over the years.
Norwescon would like to extend our congratulations to all of this year’s Hugo nominees, and particularly to those nominees we have welcomed to Norwescon over the years.
This year’s virtual Masquerade only included five entries, but those entries deeply impressed our judges and were all acknowledged for their merits this year.
It was announced on Friday, April 2, 2021 at Norwescon 43, in (virtual) SeaTac, Washington, that the winner for the distinguished original science fiction paperback published for the first time during 2020 in the U.S.A. is ROAD OUT OF WINTER by Alison Stine (Mira). Special citation was given to THE BOOK OF KOLI by M. R. Carey (Orbit).
This year, Norwescon is proud to offer simultaneous American Sign Language interpretation for selected panels during the convention, featuring our guests of honor and the Philip K. Dick Award Ceremony.
The convention space is open! Come in, wander around, and start getting your bearings. Plus, download your NWC43 souvenir program book!
We encourage you to stop by Ray’s store and pick up your semi-official Norwescon 43 shirts!
We have chosen the films for our virtual movie nights at Norwescon 43!
Hello, Norwescon 43 dealers and writers’ row authors and publishers! Guess what? We’ve decided to reopen the application portal!
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