Norwescon 40 years!

Sunday, April 16, 2017

PRE-PRE-REGISTRATION!

Step up to the kiosk! Today only, you can pre-register (at-Con only) for Norwescon 41 at the low, low price of only $45 for a full four-day membership. Tonight at midnight the price will go up to $55, so act now! Next year's theme will be Uncovering Mysteries!

Want Change?

Everyone you see working at Norwescon is a volunteer. Several departments had little to no staff this year, so if things didn’t run as smoothly as you would like, you can always volunteer and be the change that you want to see! As perks, you’ll get a cool STAFF shirt and discounted membership! Bring a friend!

Seeds of the Movies of Tomorrow (insert flaccid joke here)

The triumphant return of our Sunday Movie Previews will start at High Noon and run until 2:00 p.m. in Evergreen 1&2. If you’ve never seen our Sunday shows they are more free-form and feature the must-be-experienced-to-be-believed, “why? Why? WHY?” If you haven’t seen the latest from Hollywood, you won’t want to miss it.

TIME IS RUNNING OUT

The Con’s almost over, and you’ve found tons of convention stuff to complain about, haven’t you? Speak up! No, really, we want to know. We've put a Comment Card in your registration packet for just that reason. Good stuff, bad stuff, neat ideas; send us all of it.We won’t even make you find the one in your registration packet and turn it over to see all our other methods of contact; after Saturday night, we know how hard that could be. So we are tickled to present them here:

• Return filled out cards to the boxes at the Information table or the Con Office
• Our Onions & Roses Panel is today 5:00 pm in Evergreen 3&4
• We take emails at onionsandroses@norwescon.org
• We take phone calls at 425-243-4692
• We scour social media too! Tag your words with #NWC39, #NWCrose, or #NWConion

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WEEKEND WINNERS!

The Philip K. Dick Awards

The winner for the distinguished original science fiction paperback published for the first time during 2016 in the U.S.A. is:

THE MERCY JOURNALS by Claudia Casper (Arsenal Pulp Press)

Special Citation was given to:

UNPRONOUNCEABLE by Susan diRende (Aqueduct Press)

The Philip K. Dick Award is presented annually with the support of the Philip K. Dick Trust for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original form in the United States. The award is sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society and the award ceremony is sponsored by the NorthWest Science Fiction Society. The 2016 award was given to APEX by Ramez Naam (Angry Robot) with a special citation to ARCHANGEL by Marguerite Reed (Arche Press).

The award judges were Michael Armstrong (chair), Brenda Clough, Meg Elison, Lee Konstantinou, and Ben Winters.

This year’s judges will be announced shortly.

Masquerade Winners!

Best Workmanship

Rising Star: Post-Apocalyptic Cyborg Pirate

Novice Class: Gilnean Priest, Level 2

Journeyman Class: Angel Dust

Master Class: Master Jedi, Luminara Undulin

Judges' Choice: Nightingale Present the Warrior Princess

Best in Show: An Evening Soiree with Monsieur J

Best Performance

Rising Star: Post-Apocalyptic Cyborg Pirate

Novice Class: Sarah & Jareth

Journeyman Class: Married with Deadpool

Master Class: Master Jedi, Luminara Undulin

Best in Show: Vice-Admiral TED

Judges' Choice: Don't You Wish You Were Me?