Talking with Anne McCaffrey from NWC16
It’s 1993, Norwescon 16, and the Special Guest of Honor will not be able to attend the convention due to health reasons. What to do? Why, travel to Ireland with portable VHS cameras, of course!
Norwescon 37
Writers Workshop Reminder
Want to take your writing to the next level? Norwescon’s writing workshops offer extra help with improving your short fiction or novel. Workshop participants will get feedback on their manuscripts from published writers.
Lazer Tag at Norwescon 37
Lazer Tag is gearing up for another fun convention. I have read and listened to the feedback from last year, and will we be making a few changes.
November ConCom Meeting
Would you like to help plan, organize, and create the Pacific Northwest’s premier science-fiction and fantasy convention? November’s Norwescon 37 planning meeting will be held Saturday, November 16th, 2013.
NWC37 Hotel Update
Suite requests have been answered, some suite rooms are still available, and our main hotel block is at 70% full!
Recent Website Updates
Dealers’ Room, Lobby Tables, and Art Show applications are now live!
NWC37 Hotel Update
A few brief updates from our Hotels team regarding the Doubletree Hotel’s room deposit, party suites, and King vs. Double Queen rooms.
Norwescon and Northwest Harvest
Hello from Norwescon Charities! Once again, we have chosen Northwest Harvest as one of the charities we are supporting at NWC 37. I would like to take this opportunity to tell you about the important work that they do.
October ConCom Meeting
Would you like to help plan, organize, and create the Pacific Northwest’s premier science-fiction and fantasy convention? October’s Norwescon 37 planning meeting will be held Saturday, October 12th, 2013.
Announcing Norwescon’s Harassment Policy
Norwescon is proud to announce the addition of a harassment policy to our organizational rules and guidelines.
September ConCom Meeting
Would you like to help plan, organize, and create the Pacific Northwest’s premier science-fiction and fantasy convention? September’s Norwescon 37 planning meeting will be held Saturday, September 7th, 2013.
Upcoming Preregistration Price Increases
Have you purchased your Norwescon 37 membership yet? If not, this is a great time to do so, as our membership rates will be increasing in just over two weeks! The current rate of $50 for the full four-day membership (April 17-20, 2014) is in effect through August 31st, 2013.
Announcing the Norwescon 37 Executive Team
As Vice Chair and Chair, William and I have the honor of picking the Norwescon 37 Executive Team. We are pleased to announce after many interviews, the team has been picked.
NWC36 Volunteer Appreciation Picnic
Our annual Volunteer Appreciation Picnic comes this summer! Did you volunteer for Norwescon 36, either as ConCom or by stopping by Volunteers during the con? Then you’re invited! Are you interested in volunteering for Norwescon 37? Well, you’re invited too!
The Norwescon 37 Website is live!
Welcome to the new and improved website for Norwescon 37! The design is slick and new, and some items have been shuffled around a bit, so feel free to take a few moments to explore.
Norwescon 37 Pre-Registration is Open!
Norwescon 37 (2014) Pre-registration is now open!
Norwescon 37 will be April 17–20, 2014
And speaking of Norwescon 37…we’ll be rolling our website over to Norwescon 37 information over the coming weeks. In the meantime, here’s a taste of what’s to come next year!
2013 Philip K. Dick Award Judges Announced
The five Philip K. Dick Award judges for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original format in the United States in the 2013 award year are Elizabeth Bear, Siobhan Carroll, Michael Kandel, Jamil Nasir, and Tim Sullivan.