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Michael Moorcock Signing
Stuffing Party
Volunteer at Norwescon!
Children's Masquerade
Charitable Donations
Sunday Event: Robotics Fair
Art Show Updates
Dealers in Maxi's!
Let's Make a Movie!
Great Norwescon Nerf Battle
Clarion West Scholarship
Sunday Event: Cypher vs. Housefilk
Scheduled Gaming
It's here! We are once again using Guidebook to provide the best possible mobile experience! Just download the official Guidebook app on your iOS or Android device, search for the Norwescon 37 guide, and you'll be ready to go!
While the interactive Guidebook is the most up-to-date version of our schedule, we are happy to provide web- based and downloadable grids on our schedule of events pages as well!
Writer Guest: Michael Moorcock
Artist Guest: Robert Gould
Science Guest: Catherine Plesko
Special Guest: Seanan McGuire
Costuming Guest: Anima! X
Spotlight Publisher: 47North
Photos and Bios
Just can't get enough of our Guest of Honor? In addition to the Autograph session on Saturday, Michael Moorcock will be doing a special signing at the PM Press table in the Dealers Room on Friday, April 18th from Noon to 1 p.m.
A CALCULATED LIFE by Anne Charnock (47North)
THE MAD SCIENTIST'S DAUGHTER by Cassandra Rose Clarke (Angry Robot)
SELF-REFERENCE ENGINE by Toh EnJoe, trans. Terry Gallagher (Haikasoru)
ANCILLARY JUSTICE by Ann Leckie (Orbit)
LIFE ON THE PRESERVATION by Jack Skillingstead (Solaris)
SOLARIS RISING 2: THE NEW SOLARIS BOOK OF SCIENCE FICTION edited by Ian Whates (Solaris)
COUNTDOWN CITY by Ben H. Winters (Quirk Books)
Attending Pros
Art Show Participants
Artists' Alley
Dealers' Room
Lobby Tables
Dances
Fandance Film Festival
Fetish Fashion Show Let's Make a Movie
Masquerade
Sunday Robotics Fair
Single Pattern Contest
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Norwescon is once again supporting the efforts of Northwest Harvest, Washington State's largest resource for hunger relief efforts. We will have items to bid on in Sunday's auction, as well as a donation bin in the lobby for shelf-stable food donations. Find our charity liaison, Phillip Buff, or the lovely Willow Clark to make a cash donation ($2.00 minimum) in exchange for a special ribbon, while supplies last.
All funds raised on these items will go to NW Harvest.
Greetings!
With the convention fast approaching, it is time to start packing! If you have already purchased your membership, don't forget to pack your Acceptable Use Policy form! If you bring it with you to registration, we can have you processed faster, which means you have more time to enjoy the con! Don't worry, if you can't find your AUP, you'll be able to take care of that at registration. Questions? Contact registration@norwescon.org
Please join us for fun and games as we take pieces of paper, paperback books, buttons, and coupons and marry them together to form the packets that everybody receives at Registration. The more people we have, the faster it will go!
The Norwescon stuffing party will be held Sunday, April 13 at the SeaTac DoubleTree Hotel at 3:30 p.m.
Tables and chairs and boxes... oh my! Did you know that Norwescon needs volunteers on Wednesday to help set up our awesome convention? Please report to Grand 1 to help out!
We will also need lots of willing hands to help during the convention in order to keep it running at top speed. Please consider visiting the volunteer lounge and signing up to give even an hour of your time. We have prizes! Contact volunteers@norwescon.org to help out!
Hey, kids! Do you love to be in costume? Do you want to show off how awesome you are? Then come take part in the Children's Masquerade! You will get to be the first costumes that everyone at the big Masquerade will see on stage! Don't worry, we will teach you how to be on stage and strike your best pose. So come have fun with us Saturday evening! Don't forget to tell your grown-up that you (and your grown-up) need to be in Cascade 2 at 6 p.m. Saturday to be able to participate, and that they can see more details in their pocket program, on Guidebook, or on the Norwescon website!
Norwescon is seeking donations for the charity auction to benefit Northwest Harvest. The auction is held Sunday, April 20th from 11:30-2 p.m. If you have new or gently-loved items of interest to fandom that you'd like to find new homes for, please contact charities@norwescon.org to discuss. Autographed copies of Amazing Spider-Man #1 in less-than-mint condition WILL be accepted. Thank you for your consideration!
Norwescon will be hosting a robotics fair on Sunday (10-Noon). Geared towards children and adults, the event will have a walled maze, robot arena, and line tracing path. We'll also have a limited number of entry-level robotics kits for purchase ($35). These special edition Norwescon robots include everything you need to get started.
If you have a robot or are part of a robotics team, please join us to show off your project! See the Sunday Event page on our website for more details or contact robotfair@norwescon.org.
The Norwescon art show will be closing to the public on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. this year. This is a half hour earlier than our normal time, so please plan accordingly.
The Art Show is also pleased to announce that we will sell CDs from our musical performers!
This year in Maxi's Salon, scheduled gaming, in collaboration with the dealers' room, will have demos from several dealers. Games Matrix, Imbalanced Games, and Go to Games will be showing off games. Come up to play Titans Tactics, Destination: Neptune, and De Bellis Antiquitatis, among many of your favorite modern classics. While you are upstairs, check out the Ballroom down the hall to see all the other exciting stuff going on in Scheduled Gaming!
Think you've done it all at Norwescon? But wait! Have you made a movie? That's right, from planning, to shooting, to editing - making a movie at Norwescon is a hilarious and brilliant thrill ride with the Let's Make a Movie workshop. In this hands-on adventure, you and your fellow workshop members learn about making short movies the best way anyone possibly could - by doing it right there!
Norwescon is proud to announce a new alternate Lazer Tag event! This year, for the first time, we will be providing Nerf weaponry for use during the Saturday morning melee! Come join us in Grand 2 from 10 am until 12 pm for the fun!
Particpants under 18 must have a parental waiver. No outside weaponry allowed. Safety rules will be strictly enforced, and can be viewed on our website, and will be provided at the event.
Norwescon is proud to announce Yang-Yang Wang as the winner of the Norwescon Scholarship for the Clarion West 2014 summer six-week workshop.
Filkers call it a housefilk; nerdcore and hip-hop artists call it a cypher. Independently, hip-hop and filk have developed a common set of practices for performance get-togethers. They are remarkably similar, so we decided to throw them together and see what happens! This experimental daytime workshop/playfest/filk circle/cypher will take place on Sunday afternoon. Come see what happens!
On Friday and Saturday, scheduled gaming will close at 8:00 p.m. For those under 21, scheduled gaming will continue in Cascade 13 at 9 p.m. Those with a con badge and photo ID stating that they are 21 or over can come see the seedier side of gaming during our adults only block! Racier, more violent, and generally uncensored!
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Did you get pictures of the revelries this past weekend? Share them with us and with your fellow congoers by adding them to the Norwescon 37 group on Flickr!
Did you know that your Norwescon 37 membership can get you a 10% discount on a membership at Seattle's Experience Music Project? Just bring your Norwescon 37 badge or receipt along when purchasing your EMP membership to get the discount. This is good until Dec. 31st, 2014!
Writer Guest: Michael Moorcock
Artist Guest: Robert Gould
Science Guest: Catherine Plesko
Special Guest: Seanan McGuire
Costuming Guest: Anima! X
Spotlight Publisher: 47North
Photos and Bios
A Calculated Life by Anne Charnock (47North)
The Mad Scientist's Daughter by Cassandra Rose Clarke (Angry Robot)
Self-Reference Engine by Toh EnJoe, trans. Terry Gallagher (Haikasoru)
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (Orbit)
Life on the Preservation by Jack Skillingstead (Solaris)
Solaris Rising 2: The New Solaris Book of Science Fiction edited by Ian Whates (Solaris)
Countdown City by Ben H. Winters (Quirk Books)
Connect with us on Social Media!
Greetings!
Thanks for supporting Norwescon 37! On behalf of the convention staff and volunteers, we hope you had a fantastic time. Over 2,800 members attended our four-day convention, enjoying dozens of special events and over 450 hours of programming.
We want to hear from you! If you want to comment on Norwescon 37, or have suggestions for the future, you can give us feedback in multiple ways.
You can leave feedback by answering the survey in Guidebook (limited time only). You can also send email to onionsandroses@norwescon.org, or comment on your favorite social media sites using the hashtags #nwconion, #nwcrose, or #nwc37.
Thanks to a generous donation from the Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire, we had four family passes to raffle off to our volunteers and staff. The drawing was held Sunday afternoon and the winners were notified. Those that did not pick up their passes at the convention will receive them by mail.
The chair is pleased to announce the convention's newest lifetime members. The lifetime member award is presented at the chair's discretion to someone who has been a positive influence on Norwescon for a period of time. This year, Peggy Stewart has selected Joshua Keegan and Brad Nelson to receive lifetime memberships. Congratulations to Josh and Brad!
The winner for the Philip K. Dick Award was announced on Friday, April 18, at Norwescon 37. The Philip K. Dick Award is given to the best original science fiction paperback published for the first time during 2013.
For the full announcement click here. For video of the event, go here.
The winner is Countdown City by Ben H. Winters (Quirk Books).
Special citation was given to Self-Reference Engine by Toh EnJoe, translated by Terry Gallagher (Haikasoru). Both writers were present at the ceremony to accept their awards.
Norwescon is pleased to announce the winners of the Norwescon 37 Masquerade!
Best in Show: Melissa Quinn and Alita Quinn - Bubbles Saves the Day
Best in Class (Rising Star): Gina Clark - Shadows Frost
Best in Class (Novice): Leslee Fuller, Tristan Fuller, and Scarlett Fuller - Hello Doctor
Best in Class (Journeyman): Darrell Parker, MJ Parker, Tracey Plunkett, and John Burton - Wreck-It Ralph
Best in Class (Master): Torrey Stenmark - Captain America: Stephanie Rogers
Best Workmanship (Rising Star): Moondragon (and her father) - Toothless
Best Workmanship (Novice): Heather Skaggs - Princess Leia Organa
Best Workmanship (Journeyman): Not Awarded
Best Workmanship (Master): Darrell Parker, MJ Parker, Tracey Plunkett, and John Burton - Wreck-It Ralph
Best Presentation (Rising Star): Moondragon (and her father) - Toothless
Best Presentation (Novice): Hadrian Perniciaro - Welcome the Creeper
Best Presentation (Journeyman): Not Awarded
Best Presentation (Master): Alicia Faires - Hotaru, the Girl Who Loved Fireflies
Director's Choice: Leslee Fuller, Tristan Fuller, and Scarlett Fuller - Hello Doctor
Judges' Choice: Susan Torgensen - Elegance in Rainbows
Best Use of Theme: Lisa Satterlund, Julie Zetterberg Sardo, Katrina Marier, Martha Eby, Victoria Shaffer, Gwendolyn Shaffer, Debbie Callaway, Katherine Daida, Kier Salmon, and Susan Courney - Pandora's Hat Box
Yang-Yang Wang is the winner of the Norwescon Scholarship for the Clarion West 2014 summer six-week workshop.
The Norwescon Art Show is proud to announce this year's winners and would like to thank all of our artists for their outstanding contribution to this year's show.
Best in Show: Annie Stegg - Calida and the Diamond
1st place: Margaret Organ-Kean - Cootie Catcher
2nd place: Jeff Sturgeon - Time for Reflection
3rd place: Echo Chernik - Goddess of Seafood
Best Color: Annie Stegg - Calida and the Diamond
Best Black & White: Mark Sutton - Maiden
Best Mixed Media: Michael Duquette - Eventuality
Best 3D: Elaine Woodhouse - Steamenagerie Parrot
Best Textile: Meredith Cook - The Gown of Fea the Soul Weaver
Best Jewelry: Scoop Erickson - An Arrant Thief
GoH Pick: Virginie Ropars - Lurking in the Woods
Best of Show: Meredith Cook
Best Science Fiction: Jeff Sturgeon
Best Humor: Meredith Cook
Best Fantasy: Rob Carlos
Best Horror: Meredith Cook
Best 3D/Best Jewelry: Elaine Woodhouse
We would also like to thank this year's panel of judges- Robert Gould, Douglas Herring, Don Lacky, and Sally Woehrle for their generous time and knowledge in helping judge this year's show.
Pat and Doug Booze
Art Show Co-Managers
artshow@norwescon.org
The Single Pattern Contest is an annual art competition at Norwescon. Entrants start with the year's selected pattern and create a one-of-a-kind item using the pattern as the starting point. Norwescon would like to congratulate this year's winners:
Best Workmanship: Susan Treloar
Best Use of Theme: Lady Bane and April Faires (Tied)
Judges' Choice: MJ Parker
Fan Favorite: MJ Parker
The recipient of the NWC 37 Fickle Techie award is Jackie Nordquist.
She was hired late in the year as Grand Ballroom 3 Tech Lead. This was a huge responsibility for her first year, and she did a great job! She has expressed an interest in doing it again.
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