Norwescon 1 ConCom Cartoon
Norwescon 1
<p>Bill Warren drew this cartoon depicting some members of the Norwescon 1 convention committee to fill a space in the program book. It was amusing enough, but there was depth to it.</p>
<p>Many of the people in the cartoon are identifiable from Bill's caricatures, and I asked him about the few who weren't. So, to document this before it entirely disappears from living memory, I have included a version with labels in addition to the original scan from the program book.</p>
<p>Counter-clockwise from the left:</p>
<p>Becky Bennett (now Becky Veal) - My wife at the time. Becky was our concom secretary. She went on in fandom to co-chair the 1992 Worldcon in Orlando, and now is married to Tom Veal, who was chairman of Chicon IV... or V; wunna dem anywho.</p>
<p>Bill Warren - William R. Warren, Jr. Artist extraordinaire who created about 75% of all the ad hoc artwork that appeared in NWSFS and Norwescon publications.</p>
<p>Elizabeth Warren - married to Bill at the time. She went on to chair a Norwescon or two. Bob Doyle - I think he was in charge of the dealer room at Norwescon 1; or maybe he was helping Dave Bray do that.</p>
<p>Richard Wright - (in the ceiling) Richard was our business manager. He later chaired the NWSFS and then several Norwescons. Richard was also responsible for bringing the Philip K. Dick awards to Norwescon, and for bringing in back after Norwescon faltered.</p>
<p>Steve Bard - program director for Norwescon 1. More than anyone else, Steve is responsible for defining Norwescon's style and propelling it to the forefront of fannish SF conventions. He had the brass to invite practically everyone in the SFWA; and they came! Steve picked up the reins when Melva and I moved to Houston the next year, and chaired Norwescon 3 through 5.</p>
<p>Greg Bennett - "I must be important because I'm the guy with the big chair." --David Bradley, about his role as Walder Frey in "Game of Thrones"</p>
<p>Jane Hawkins - (on the couch with Becky) Jane breathed life into the Norwescon art show. She defined it, invited the artists, and set it on its path to greatness.</p>
<p>Of course there were many others who helped before and during the convention, but these are the folks who Bill thought of when he needed a cartoon to fill the space.</p>
<p>(Text by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2381049519?multi_permalinks=10160908857494520">Gregory Bennett</a>)</p>
Bill Warren
Page 38 of the <a href="https://history.norwescon.org/items/show/1">Norwescon 1 Program Book</a>
Northwest Science Fiction Society (NWSFS)
March 25-26, 1978
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2381049519?multi_permalinks=10160908857494520">Gregory Bennett</a>
Copyright by Bill Warren
English
Norwescon 11 Pocket Program
Norwescon 11
The pocket program for Norwescon 11.
Michael Brocha
Northwest Science Fiction Society (NWSFS)
March 23–26, 1989
<a href="https://fanac.org/conpubs/Norwescon/Norwescon%20XI/index.html">FANAC: Norwescon 11</a>
Contents Copyright 1989 by the Northwest Science Fiction Society for the contributors
English
Alternacon Program Book
Alternacon
The full souvenir program book for Alternacon.
Michael Brocha, Jeff Levin, Richard de Koning, Robert Suryan, Michael Gilbert
Northwest Science Fiction Society (NWSFS)
March 26-29, 1987
<a href="https://fanac.org/conpubs/Norwescon/Alternacon/index.html">FANAC: Alternacon</a>
Contents copyright © 1987 by the Northwest Science Fiction Society for the contributors
English
Norwescon 9 Program Book
Norwescon 9
The full souvenir program book for Norwescon 9.
Michael Brocha, Steve Gallacci, Jeff Levin, Andrea Levin, Richard de Koning, Doug Booze, Michael Citrak, Jody Franzen, Don Glover, Tom Oswald, Robert Suryan
Northwest Science Fiction Society (NWSFS)
March 20-23, 1986
<a href="https://fanac.org/conpubs/Norwescon/Norwescon%20IX/index.html">FANAC: Norwescon 9</a>
Contents copyright © 1986 by the Northwest Science Fiction Society for the contributors
English
Alternacon Pocket Program Program Grids
Alternacon
The programming grids from the Alternacon pocket program.
Norwescon
March 26–29, 1987
<a href="https://fanac.org/conpubs/Norwescon/Alternacon/index.html">FANAC: Alternacon</a>
English
Norwescon 3 Photo Gallery
Norwescon 3
Photos from Norwescon 3.
March 28-30, 1980
Norwescon 2 Photo Gallery
Norwescon 2
Photos from Norwescon 2.
March 23-25, 1979
Norwescon 1 Photo Gallery
Norwescon 1
Photos from Norwescon 1
Norwescon
March 25-26, 1978
Norwescon 8 Mail-In Registration Form
Norwescon 8
The mail-in registration form for Norwescon 8.
Norwescon
March 14–17, 1985
Don Glover
English
Norwescon 2 Program Book cover
Norwescon 2
<p>This cover from the Norwescon 2 Program Book has an interesting story behind it.</p>
<p>The illustration by Bill Warren depicts a scene from "The Wind Whales of Ishmael" by Norwescon 2's Guest of Honor, Philip Jose Farmer. But the most interesting part is why we printed a low-contrast smudgy blob on the front cover of the program book.</p>
<p>Bill spent days working on this painting. He had read in somewhere that by using some combination of Pantone Process Blue and something-or-other red on somekindayellow paper, he could achieve the look of 4-color offset printing with a 2-color process.</p>
<p>I found Bill working at his easel at the Crackerbox Palace, wearing a pair of 3D glasses with different color filters in the lenses. He was meticulously creating the color separations by hand. He also had glasses for each of the colors so that he could watch his progress as he painted each of the overlapping images.</p>
<p>Looking at the paintings, I was dubious; but what the heck, we're overdue for getting the book to the printer and Bill was the artist so he must know how this works, right?</p>
<p>So, no worries! Everything is going just fine!</p>
<p>Or not. The program book went to the printing press and came back as you see it, way too late to do anything else.</p>
<p>Lesson learned: Don't use untested technologies on mission-critical processes.</p>
<p>(Text by Gregory Bennett)</p>
Bill Warren
Northwest Science Fiction Society (NWSFS)
March 23–25, 1979
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/nwsfs/posts/10160895551554520">Gregory Bennett</a>
Art © Bill Warren
English
Norwescon 9 Pocket Program
Norwescon 9
The pocket program guide for Norwescon 9.
Michael Brocha
Northwest Science Fiction Society (NWSFS)
March 20-23, 1986
<a href="https://fanac.org/conpubs/Norwescon/Norwescon%20IX/index.html">FANAC: Norwescon 9</a>
Contents copyright © 1986 by the Northwest Science Fiction Society for the contributors
English
Spawn of Prophecy #1
Norwescon 8 and Spawncon
Jerry Kaufman, on his Down Under Fan Fund (DUFF) trip made the mistake of creating a hoax bid for an Australian Natcon to be held in Seattle...which won. The Aussies, sensibly, decided to run a non-a-Natcon at the regular time (and in Australia!) while Kauffman ran Spawncon, the official 1985 Australian Natcon at Norwescon 8. (Text adapted from <a href="https://fanac.org/conpubs/Norwescon/Norwescon%20VIII/index.html">FANAC's Norwescon 8 page</a>.)
Jerry Kaufman
Jerry Kaufman
February 1984
<a href="https://fanac.org/conpubs/Norwescon/Norwescon%20VIII/index.html">FANAC: Norwescon 8</a>
English
Norwescon 3 Ad
Norwescon 3
An ad for Norwescon 3 from the Moscon 1 program book.
Norwescon
September 29 & 30, 1979
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=6936875923039259&set=gm.10160893406989520&idorvanity=2381049519">Gregory Bennett</a>
English
Norwescon 2.5 Ad
Norwescon 2.5
Ad for Norwescon 2.5, from the Moscon 1 program book.
Norwescon
September 29 & 30, 1979
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=6936875923039259&set=gm.10160893406989520&idorvanity=2381049519">Gregory Bennett</a>
English
Norwescon 7 Daily Fan Volume 2 (Sunday)
Norwescon 7
The daily zine for Sunday of Norwescon 7.
Mike Bentley, Lari Davison
Northwest Science Fiction Society (NWSFS)
March 25, 1984
<a href="https://fanac.org/conpubs/Norwescon/Norwescon%20VII/index.html">FANAC: Norwescon 7</a>
English
Norwescon 7 Daily Fan Volume 1 (Saturday)
Norwescon 7
The Saturday daily 'zine for Norwescon 7.
Mike Bentley, Lari Davison
Northwest Science Fiction Society (NWSFS)
March 24, 1984
<a href="https://fanac.org/conpubs/Norwescon/Norwescon%20VII/index.html">FANAC: Norwescon 7</a>
English
Norwescon 7 Program Book
Norwescon 7
The full souvenir program book for Norwescon 7.
Michael Brocha, Steve Gallacci, Jeff Levin, Andrea Levin, Jerald Anderson, Melodie Keller, Sandy Kamberger, Bob Suryan, Mark Schollberg
Northwest Science Fiction Society (NWSFS)
March 22-25, 1984
<a href="https://fanac.org/conpubs/Norwescon/Norwescon%20VII/index.html">FANAC: Norwescon 7</a>
Contents copyright © 1984 by the Northwest Science Fiction Society for the contributors
English
Norwescon 7 Pocket Program
Norwescon 7
The pocket program guide for Norwecon 7.
Michael Brocha
Northwest Science Fiction Society (NWSFS)
March 22-25, 1984
<a href="https://fanac.org/conpubs/Norwescon/Norwescon%20VII/index.html">FANAC: Norwescon 7</a>
Contents copyright © 1984 by the Northwest Science Fiction Society for the contributors
Norwescon 7 Special Notice
Norwescon 7
Two brief updates from Norwescon 7.
Norwescon
March 22-25, 1984
<a href="https://fanac.org/conpubs/Norwescon/Norwescon%20VII/index.html">FANAC: Norwescon 7</a>
English
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Norwescon 46
The November newsletter for Norwescon 46
Norwescon
November 4, 2023
English