Announcements from the Norwescon Special Events department.
Learn about Artist Guest of Honor Geneva Bowers; Art Show, Club Table, Single Pattern Contest, and Masquerade applications are open; Special Events is looking for performers; and we’re looking for volunteers!
Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Speculative Film Festival!
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!
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!
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.
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.
Our holiday membership special ends today, the Norwescon Shire will be returning, the Little Free Library is looking for more books, our membership rate increases with the new year, masquerade registration is now open, and we’re looking for input regarding the accessibility of our website.
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).
The five Philip K. Dick Award judges for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original format in the United States in the 2024 award year have been announced.
The judges of the 2024 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 2023 that comprise the final ballot for the award.
Registration rates go up at the end of the year, club table applications are still open, scheduled game registration is open, the Single Pattern Contest pattern is announced, and explore or contribute to our historical archives!
Norwescon is once again hosting the Speculative Film Fest, and we are looking for some new judges.
Norwescon’s Speculative Film Fest is back for another year. The festival is a great way to show your science fiction, fantasy, or horror short films to the Norwescon membership. Submissions open on July 15.
It was announced on Friday, April 7, 2023 at Norwescon 45 in SeaTac, Washington, that the winner for the distinguished original science fiction paperback published for the first time during 2022 in the U.S.A. is: THE EXTRACTIONIST by Kimberly Unger (Tachyon Publications). Special citation was given to: THE LEGACY OF MOLLY SOUTHBOURNE by Tade Thompson (Tordotcom)
Announcing Science GOH Greg Dubos, an update on our COVID policy for young children, youth programming, masquerade and game registration, dance schedule and song requests, the Speculative Film Festival, Guidebook, hotel reservation deadlines, charity fundraising proceeds going to SFWA, volunteer opportunities, and looking for books for the Little Free Library.
The five Philip K. Dick Award judges for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original format in the United States in the 2023 award year are Nicky Drayden, Gordon Eklund, Christopher Rowe, Kali Wallace, and Lisa Yaszek.
The judges of the 2023 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 that comprise the final ballot for the award.
This month: Volunteer with us, open Programming positions, the Norwescon Writers Workshop is open, the Speculative Film Festival is looking for films, Dealers’ Room, Art Show, and Club Tables are accepting applications, Programming is looking for panel ideas, and this month’s book club selection.
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