Schedule of Events
Each year, our team assembles four days jam-packed with the best in panels, workshops, and events to keep you in geek nirvana.
And now it’s here! The Norwescon 46 schedule of events! Get the rundown of every event happening all weekend long with our full event listings! Time to start planning!
New to Norwescon and not sure where the Cascade, Evergreen, Olympic, or other rooms are? See the hotel map on this page to get your bearings and you’ll be navigating the convention like you’ve been with us for years in no time!
Hotel Map
Daily Schedules and Descriptions
Thursday, March 28
Thursday Grid (90 KB .pdf)
Friday, March 29
Friday Grid (98 KB .pdf)
Saturday, March 30
Saturday Grid (93 KB .pdf)
Sunday, March 31
Sunday Grid (84 KB .pdf)
Programming grids are available for each day, or you can download the full weekend in one 147 KB .pdf file.
(Grids current as of 3/26/24; check Guidebook for the most current information.)
Once again, we have a stellar lineup of panels and events planned for your convention weekend. Have fun digging in and planning your time at Norwescon 46!
Programs
Souvenir Program Book
Limited quantities of the physical printed souvenir program book will be available at the Information table until supplies run out.
The digital Norwescon 46 program book is now available (10.8 MB .pdf)!
Pocket Program
Limited quantities of the physical printed pocket programs will be available at the Information table until supplies run out. When you are done with yours, if you don’t want it as a keepsake, please bring it back to the Information table for recycling!
The digital versions of the pocket program booklets can now be downloaded. Note: These do not include any schedule changes made after the files were finalized for printing. We recommend the Guidebook app for the most current version of our schedule.
- Thursday and Friday Pocket Program (2.7 MB .pdf)
- Saturday and Sunday Pocket Program (2.2 MB .pdf)
Daily ’Zine
Each year during the convention, we produce a daily ’zine full of announcements, reminders, interactive columns and general silliness.
The Norwescon 46 ‘zines will be posted every day on this website and displayed on a monitor at the Information Desk during the convention weekend!
Guidebook
We use Guidebook to provide the best possible smartphone/tablet/mobile experience! Just download the official Guidebook app on your iOS or Android device, search for the Norwescon 46 guide (now available!), and you’ll be ready to go!
We will be updating the interactive Guidebook up to and throughout the convention to ensure it is the most up-to-date version of our schedule.
We strongly encourage you to download our mobile guide to enhance your experience at Norwescon 46. You’ll be able to plan your day with a personalized schedule and browse exhibitors, maps and general show info.
The app is compatible with iPhones, iPads, iPod Touches and Android devices. Users of other devices can access the same information via the mobile site at guidebook.com.
Streaming Panels and Events
If you can’t make it to Norwescon and would like a taste of what we have to offer (or are attending and need a little quiet time in your room but still want to see the con), we are streaming the following panels and events on our Twitch or YouTube channels! No account is needed to watch on either service, but a Twitch account is necessary to participate in the Twitch chat.
Thursday, March 28
- Nuclear Reactors in Space 2 p.m. PDT (5 p.m. EDT / 9 p.m. GMT)
- Preparing Your Writing for a Comic Adaptation! 3 p.m. PDT (6 p.m. EDT / 10 p.m. GMT)
- Firearms in Fiction and Gaming 5 p.m. PDT (8 p.m. EDT / midnight GMT)
- Writing for Video Games 6 p.m. PDT (9 p.m. EDT / 1 a.m. March 29 GMT)
- Norwescon 46 Opening Ceremonies 7 p.m. PDT (10 p.m. EDT / 2 a.m. March 29 GMT)
- Queering History and Legend 8 p.m. PDT (11 p.m. EDT / 3 a.m. March 29 GMT)
- The Titan Submersible and Its Parallels in SF 9 p.m. PDT (12 a.m. April 7 EDT / 4 a.m. March 29 GMT)
- Let’s Rank Every Sci-Fi Character Ever! 10 p.m. PDT (1 a.m. April 7 EDT / 5 a.m. March 29 GMT)
Friday, March 29
- Understanding Military Aspects of Your Sci-Fi Tale 10 a.m. PDT (1 p.m. EDT / 5 p.m. GMT)
- Interview and Q&A with Special Guest of Honor Kate Alice Marshall 10 a.m. PDT (1 p.m. EDT / 5 p.m. GMT)
- Developing strong teen characters 11 a.m. PDT (2 p.m. EDT / 6 p.m. GMT)
- Interview and Q&A with Science Guest of Honor Dr. Raychelle Burks 11 a.m. PDT (2 p.m. EDT / 6 p.m. GMT)
- Making Role-Playing Games Welcoming to New Players Noon PDT (3 p.m. EDT / 7 p.m. GMT)
- Horror as Comfort Food 2 p.m. PDT (5 p.m. EDT / 9 p.m. GMT)
- Interview and Art with Artist Guest of Honor Charles Vess 2 p.m. PDT (5 p.m. EDT / 9 p.m. GMT)
- Book Cover Challenge 3 p.m. PDT (6 p.m. EDT / 10 p.m. GMT)
- Interview and Q&A with Spotlight Publisher Representative Neil Clarke of Clarkesworld Magazine 3 p.m. PDT (6 p.m. EDT / 10 p.m. GMT)
- Playing with Medieval History 4 p.m. PDT (7 p.m. EDT / 11 p.m. GMT)
- Religion and Representation in Media
6 p.m. PDT (9 p.m. EDT / 1 a.m. March 30 GMT) - SLS/Artemis: Are the Taxpayers Getting Their Money’s Worth? 7 p.m. PDT (10 p.m. EDT / 2 a.m. March 30 GMT)
- Philip K. Dick Award Ceremony 7 p.m. PDT (10 p.m. EDT / 2 a.m. March 30 GMT)
- Northwest Speculative Reading 8 p.m. PDT (11 p.m. EDT / 3 a.m. March 30 GMT)
Saturday, March 30
- Virtual Tabletops vs. Maps and Minis 10 a.m. PDT (1 p.m. EDT / 5 p.m. GMT)
- The History of Fanfic 11 a.m. PDT (2 p.m. EDT / 6 p.m. GMT)
- The Neuroscience of Neurodivergence Noon PDT (3 p.m. EDT / 7 p.m. GMT)
- Mining the Ocean for Speculative Fiction 2 p.m. PDT (5 p.m. EDT / 9 p.m. GMT)
- Worldcon 2025: Back Home Again 3 p.m. PDT (6 p.m. EDT / 10 p.m. GMT)
- Wandering Beyond the Hero’s Journey 4 p.m. PDT (7 p.m. EDT / 11 p.m. GMT)
- Trapped in the House: Domestic Horror & Thrillers 6 p.m. PDT (9 p.m. EDT / 1 a.m. March 31 GMT)
- Masquerade 6:30 p.m. PDT (9:30 p.m. EDT / 1:30 a.m. March 31 GMT)
- Writers Who Are Musicians and Musicians Who Are Writers 7 p.m. PDT (10 p.m. EDT / 2 a.m. March 31 GMT)
- Found Family in YA Science Fiction 8 p.m. PDT (11 p.m. EDT / 3 a.m. March 31 GMT)
Sunday, March 31
- The Gothic Arts 10 a.m. PDT (1 p.m. EDT / 5 p.m. GMT)
- Alternative Economic Systems 11 a.m. PDT (2 p.m. EDT / 6 p.m. GMT)
- How to Design for Different Flavors of Fantasy Noon PDT (3 p.m. EDT / 7 p.m. GMT)
- What’s the Hurry? A New Space Race? 1 p.m. PDT (4 p.m. EDT / 8 p.m. GMT)
- Genre Poetry in Media and History 2 p.m. PDT (5 p.m. EDT / 9 p.m. GMT)