Westwind #56 January 1982
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- Norwescon 5 Progress Report
- Meet the Pros
- Guest of Honor: Thomas M. Disch
- Artist: Michael Whelan
- Fan Guest of Honor: Bob Shaw
- Toastmaster: Richard A. Lupoff
- Also Joining Us This Year
- Come Early, Stay Late!
- Science Fiction Fair
- Seattle
- Programming
- Short Fiction Workshop
- Art Show
- Banquet
- Hotel Accommodations
- Dealer Room
- Getting There
- Help Wanted
- Program Book Advertising
- Norwescon Registration
- Convention Services
- Masquerade
- Important Phone Numbers
- Our Esteemed Membership (As of December) Honor Roll
- Meet the Pros
- Lauraine Miranda's NEWSFS
- The Nizz Fizz New Year's Bash
- Announcements
- Advertising
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Westwind: Clubzine of the Northwest Science Fiction Society
JANUARY 1982 NO. 56
[Art by Leila Dowling of a dark-haired woman, a pegasus, and an owl on a brass frame bed floating through the night sky above grass-swept dunes, as a teddy bear falls off of the bed.]
NORWESCON 5 PROGRESS REPORT
[Westwind logo]
artist
sincere thanks to Lela Dowling the incomparable
calendar
: SCIENCE CENTER OUTING. Please pre-register with Judy if you plan to attend. We are meeting in front of the Science Center at Cost is $5.00 per person. Contact Judy Lorent for more details. [REDACTED].
-: SF EXPO. Seattle Center’s big public SF con. At the Pacific Science Center, Flight Pavilion, Center House and the Space Needle. Info: SF EXPO, PO Box [REDACTED], Seattle, WA. 98111, or call [REDACTED]. Produced by The One Reel Vaudeville Show. Check the NWSFS table for club meeting location
-: VIKING CON 3. Western University’s high-tech small but fun convention. For info, write: Science Fiction and Fantasy Club, Viking Union, Western WA. Univ., Bellingham WA 98225. Or call: [REDACTED]. No collect calls please. Dealers tables are available.
-: NORWESCON 5. The convention that ate Seattle, and then some. (See following Progress Report.) GoH Tom Disch, Art GoH Michael Whelan, TM Dick Lupoff, FGoH Bob Shaw. At the Airport Hyatt Hotel, special pre-reserved room rate: $45. Membership is $17.00 for NWSFS members til . ($20 for non-NWSFS- members.)
-: V-Con 10. The Canadian Convention. GoH Ben Bova, TM Michael Walsh. Sheraton Villa Inn, Burnaby. Rates: $12.00 til Apr. 17. Info: V-Con 10, PO Box [REDACTED] Bentall Station, Vancouver, BC Canada.
WESTWIND - the newsletter of the Northwest Science Fiction Society. Issue #56 - January 1982. Published by the Northwest Science Fiction Society - Richard Wright, Chairman ([REDACTED]); Linda Hoffer, ViceChair ([REDACTED]); Thom Walls, Sec’y-Treasurer ([REDACTED]). Opinions expressed herein are those of the authors, and not necessarily those of the publisher.
Progress Report Senior Editor: Stephen Bard. Editor: Elizabeth Warren. Text Input: Neeners, Elizabeth Warren, Judy Lorent, Mark Schellberg, Barbara Hunter. Technical Assistance: Richard Wright. Layout: William R. Warren, Jr., Steve Gallacci , Janet Kramer. Printing: Michael Brocha. Labels: Tony Pepin. Contributors: Judy Lorent, Bonnie Ford, Steve Bard, Lauraine Miranda, Neens and Mark Schellberg. Cover Art: Lela Dowling. Bacover: Michael Whelan. Interior art: Steve Gallacci , William R. Warren, Jr., Janet Kramer, Michael Whelan, Randy “Tarkas” Hoar, Steve Adams.
Contents copyright (c) for the contributors by the Northwest Science Fiction Society. WESTWIND is mailed monthly to members of NWSFS. Membership is $7 per year. (Non-subscription, $4 per year.) Please mail to NWSFS, POB [REDACTED], Seattle WA 98124. Advertising accepted; must be received camera-ready by the first day of the month of issue. Mail to NWSFS. Full page (7.5 x 10), $20; half page (7.5 x 5), $12; quarter page (3.5 x 5), $7; eighth page or business card, $5.
NWSFS Information Hotline: [REDACTED].
NORWESCON 5 PROGRESS REPORT
MARCH 19, 20 & 21, 1982
[Art by Michael Whelan of a bearded man surrounded by a number of animal-hybrid creatures.]
MEET THE PROS
For the past two years NORWESCON has captured more attending pros than any other convention except Worldcon. In , no less than 92 professional writers, editors, artists and agents joined us here in Seattle for our fourth annual rite-of- spring. This year we expect to break 100 easily (so to speak).
And why, pray tell, do so many pros attend Norwescon? Well, our patented invite-system may pique their curiosity sufficiently to get them critters here once, but we’d like to think that maybe it’s the divine madness of our uniquely multiplexed programme/frivolities, and most particularly, Norwescon’s down-home hospitality that brings 'em back. And just why do you suppose Norwescon exudes this special warmth & friendliness? Well, largely, we think, because the sheer quantity of pros renders them somewhat less Godlike in the eyes of the fans and each other, making for a natural intimacy. Norwescon is, moreover, a space/time nexus where writers and editorscome to meet writers and editors and fans, both to transact business and to mingle. We commend to you the following very preliminary listing of pros who have confirmed as of that they will attend Norwescon 5.
GUEST OF HONOR: THOMAS M. DISCH
“He tosses off bits of verbal virtuosity the way a fine jazz player tosses off musical phrases”; “A free-wheeling talent—full of startling invention, humor, distancing surmise, and many, many immediate pleasures”. So say the reviewers of Tom Disch, though these be mainstream critics, namely the “Chicago Tribune Book World” and “Kirkus Reviews”. Whoa!
Samuel Delany called his novel Camp Concentration: “Certainly one of the three best speculative novels of the decade…”, and Joanna Russ said of his Wings of Song: “A brilliant, flamboyant, extraordinarily original work. Oh, how he can write!” and “A superb book, pushing the possibilities of science fiction to the limit.”
In case you haven’t noticed, seldom do science fiction writers receive such consistent acclaim both within the field and without. Why then doesn’t Disch regularly garner braces of Hugos and Nebulas, pray tell? Well, perhaps he is too highbrow, too much the “thinking man’s SF writer”, or maybe he’s too “downbeat” or could be his irreverence for SF’s sacred cows is the culprit, as evidence in his observations of the “Labor Day Group” published in F&SF.
Disch’s is a diversified talent as well, gleaming with equal brilliance in novels, short stories, poetry or reviews. His work has appeared in such varied markets as Transatlantic Review, Poetry, Playboy, Mademoiselle and Escapade.
Disch’s works include the novels Wings of Song, Camp Concentration, 334, Echo Round His Bones, The Genocides, and Black Alice (with John Sladek); the short story collections, Getting Into Death, Fun With Your New Head, Under Compulsion and 102 H-Bombs.
[Photo of Thomas M. Disch]
His poetry has been collected in the book, The Right Way To Figure Plumbing and he has edited or co-edited the anthologies Strangeness, New Constellations, The New Improved Sun, The Ruins of Earth and Bad Moon Rising. We expect everyone to read all of these before Norwescon—you’ll be glad you did!
ARTIST: MICHAEL WHELAN
Michael Whelan is currently the hot young artist in the field—as evidenced somewhat by his receipt of the coveted “Best Artist” Hugo in both and , plus the World Fantasy and Locus awards for Best Artist. There is a reason for these cudos; he is prolific, damn good and getting even better and more versatile all the time. This progress report contains a Whelan and the magnificent full-color cover of the Norwescon 5 Program Book will be quite another.
FAN GUEST OF HONOR: BOB SHAW
Britisher Bob Shaw (BoSh) is a veritable Fannish Legend on both sides of the Atlantic. His copious fanzine contributions and convention speeches, notorious for their wry humor, garnered him a “Best Fan Writer” Hugo in .
A “pro” as well for many years, Shaw is famous for his “slow glass” stories and such novels as A Wreath of Stars, Medusa’s Children, Orbitsville, The Two-Timers, One Million Tomorrows and The Palace of Eternity.
TOASTMASTER: RICHARD A. LUPOFF
Dick Lupoff is one of those annoying people who is blessed with chronic irrepressible congeniality and kindness… absolutly disgusting. A true-blue fan, he got a Hugo in 1963 for his fanzine Zero and his pro GOH Speech at the Westercon in San Francisco lamented the lost innocence and intimacy of modern science fiction conventions in favor of over-slickness and a creeping pro/fan schism.
Dick Lupoff’s professional works include The Triune man, Crack in the Sky, Sword of the Demon, Into the Aether, One Million Centuries, and alota short fiction, including his notorious “Ova Hamlet” parodies, a new one of which will grace the Norwescon 5 Program Book. He is also a bona fide authority on Edgar Rice Burroughs, having written Barsoom; ERB and the Martian Vision and ERB: Master of Adventure.
Also joining us this year:
Paul Preuss
Rebecca Meluch
Steve Schlich
Julian May
Joanna Russ
Richard Kearns
Bill Gibson
Elizabeth Lynn
Kevin Johnson
Dale Ezenbacher
George Guthridge
Sherry Gottlieb
Mildred Downey Broxon
Janet Gluckman
Paul Edwin Zimmer
Susan Coon
Frank M. Robinson
Steve Perry
Victoria Poyser
Blake Mitchell
Carl Waluconis
Cyn Mason
Eileen Gunn
F.M. Busby
Steve Bieler
Richard Purtill
Gene Van Troyer
Joel Davis
Frank Catalano
Poul Anderson
Dean Ing
Lela Dowling
Alicia Austin
Pat Murphy
Sydney J. Van Scyoc
Phyllis Gotlieb
William R. Warren Jr
George Harper
Jody Scott
J.T. Stewart
Ted Dikty
Jonathan Post
James Ferguson
M.K. Wren
Eric Vinicoff
Paul Novitski
Marion M. Markham
Jessica Salmonson
Phil Yeh
Charles N. Brown
Michael G. Coney
[Cartoon by Bill Warren of a 1950s movie style Martian with one arm cocked out with something, maybe a mosquito, maybe a bird, maybe a fairy, perched on it, as the Martain says, ‘Captain! (Sniff) There is life as we know it!’]
COME EARLY, STAY LATE!
Once again NORWESCON is a full 3–1/2 day convention, and then some. So many hundreds of you turned up for our traditional Thursday evening “Practice Party” last year that we’ve enhanced those festivities beyond the “usual partying”. evening of NORWESCON 5 will feature the official Opening Ceremonies/G.O.H. Introductions, followed by dancing to a live band.
Programming resumes in three+ tracks at
morn finds the diehard trufen among you miraculously resurrected in the coffee shop, sometime around am, for the “Survivors Brunch”, “that one last tearful taste of fannish camaraderie before being dispersed to the four winds by the mandates of mundane society”. Norwescon 4 generated several commingling waves of these brunches running from around am to . Talk about mellow–toastmaster Phil Klass was even able to finish his joke after being interrupted with the news that the President had been shot.
Thus, those of you who don’t live in Seattle can commence your mandatory sightseeing about noonish on Monday and proceed thru the next two days to two weeks depending upon whether you visit the “minimum” or “cursory” tours.
Alternatively, whether you live here or no, you can begin the con all over again on Monday by merely relocating to Seattle Central Community College for the “Science Fiction Fair” which runs through after NORWESCON. (See subsequent blurb)
SCIENCE FICTION FAIR
Once again Norwescon will be affiliated with Seattle Central Community College’s annual S.F. Fair, which this year will immediately follow Norwescon on Monday- Wednesday, , , and . The Fair will have its own cadre of writer and media guests and will feature panels, workshops and films, all with a slightly more acedemic slant than Norwescon. There will be a small admission charge for non.students.
For additional information contact J.T. Stewart, c/o Dept, of Humanities, SCCC, 1701 Broadway, Seattle, Wa. 98122
SEATTLE
One splendid reason to attend Norwescon is to experience the city itself. Seattle has been judged to be America’s “most livable city” by six separate magazine surveys. Twelve hundred association executives rate us as one of the best convention cities in the U.S. We’ve even earned the further distinction of having the “best tasting water” in the country. (Mentioned as a public service since most convention-goers seldom have an opportunity to sample that beverage.)
Seattle is, quite simply, a clean, friendly, unpolluted, modern seaport nestled between two great mountain ranges. This is a place where spicy Douglas firs, startlingly blue lakes, and an inland sea surround mirrored skyscrapers and and a montage of unique communities built on seven hills.
[Art by Steve Adams of a Black sorceress in a long hooded robe wielding a short sword and holding a rune-covered staff that is glowing at its top.]
Within the city you can tour historic Pioneer Square, taking time off from browsing turn-of-the-century shoppes, art galleries, and the incredible 19th Century Underground Tour, to enjoy a cup of Espresso and a plate of steaming butter clams ata sidewalk cafe.Two blocks away at the waterfront you can choose from a variety of seafood restaurants and import shops, drinking in the sweet salt air while you toss morsels of food to the seagulls to quibble over.
Be sure also to visit the Seattle Center, site of the World’s Fair, where 74 acres of parks, fountains, and amusements surround a playhouse, stadium, restaurants, and various auditoriums. Free concerts and other events are held year.round at the Center Here, too, is the Pacific Science Center. You’ll need to spend at least one full afternoon there in order to see the Laserium show and a significant percentage of the exhibits, displays, and hands-on science toys. Towering above all this is Seattle’s monument to science fiction, the 600-foot Space Needle.
It is said that if Seattle were anywhere else, we’d have to charge admission!
Though we who live here tend to take it for granted, perhaps the greatest attraction of Seattle for most visitors is the scenic splendor which surrounds it. Western Washington has an embarrassingly complete inventory of quiet lakes, salt water, islands, rivers, waterfalls, forests, beaches, snow-capped mountains, and even our very own active volcano. Such a deal !
One of our many extinct (well, dormant anyway…) volcanoes, Mt. Rainier, not only has the greatest recorded annual snowfall of anywhere on Earth (and thus is the most glaciated peak as well), but is also one of the most majestic and awe-inspiring peaks on the entire planet. Among the other must side-trips in any visit to Seattle are a one-day trip to our Pacific Ocean beaches and rain forests, a ferryboat ride across Puget Sound to the Indian village on Blake Island, and an afternoon’s drive past Snoqualmie Falls and up over the Cascade mountain range to the “Bavarian” town of Leavenworth.
Somewhat farther afield is a one-day boat trip up through the San Juan Islands to quaint old Victoria, British Columbia, where the Empress Hotel, Parliament buildings, museums, and the Buchart Gardens are mandatory. In stark contrast, nearby Vancouver, B.C. is a buzzing cosmopolitan concoction of skyscrapers set against a backdrop of looming mountains. Farther yet, but no less unmissable, is a weekend trip along the rocky Oregoncoastline with its sandy coves, sea lion caves, and forty miles of the largest sand dunes in the world juxtaposed with the lakes and forests of breathtaking beauty.
Come and enjoy!
[A satyr’s head with long, curved horns.]
PROGRAMMING
Last year’s successful scheme to make 1400 attendees feel more like 500 (by hiding some of you) was so successful that we plan (well, need, actually) to do it again in this, our last year at the dear old Hyatt (with 1500–1600 of us there).
Norwescon’s festivities (opening ceremonies, live band dancing, pratice party, video, films, etc.) will commence at about .
Norwescon will slightly emphasize films and fannish programming, culminating with a play version of “The Enchanted Duplicator” (adapted from the story by Walt Willis and Fan GOH Bob Shaw) and the gala Norwescon Ice Cream Social/Stardance.
will probably run fully four tracks of programming (if you include the many author’s readings). As ever, evening features the Meet-the-Pros Autograph Party at followed by the masquerade, and culminating with the ever-popular Seattle in '81 bidding party.
On the Art Auction will run from to , followed by the banquet/GOH Speeches/Awards from -, followed by programming right on through until about . During the closing ceremonies Sunday evening we will evaluate the loot garnered by contestants in our new “Fannish Scavenger Hunt,” which will have been running all weekend.
The Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) will participate extensively in Norwescon 5, with folk sojourning from several states to conduct costume exhibitions, helmet-bash demonstrations, medieval dance instruction and sundry Springish Rites. Regional SCA royalty will preside over these festivites.
Rumors of rumblings amongst the writers regarding a “lynch-mob” has prompted timely retirement of the dreaded “Chain-Stories” (Whew!) In lieu of these we will feature lotsa readings by writers, most of which will be broadcast live throughout the hotel on our closed circuit-video net.
For you useless-information buffs, Trivia will have a slightly higher profile this year with several preliminary rounds beginning on Friday and the finals happening on Sunday before the Banquet. Teams of one to four people should sign up now through at-the-door by contacting Sue and Leroy Berven, [REDACTED] Seattle, Wa 98126, ([REDACTED]).
Once again Norwescon will include a well stocked computer room, a lavish video game parlor, plus extensive role gaming and classes.
Having handily won the last two innings of the Fannish Olympiad at Norwescon 4 and V-Con 9, NWSFS is embarrassed to challenge PorSFiS BCSFA, Surrey, PESFA, Nameless, GNU, PSST, et al yet again, to their continued face loss…however, our charity is boundless. The contested events this year include such favorites as collating, cider guzzling, hall-party obstacle-coursing, filk-song writing and pizza eating. Teams must be composed of no less than four and no more than six members. The winning club will be the recipient of a dubious distinction. There is, moreover, very little to the rumor that clubs who don’t field a team this year will thenceforth suffer eternal fannish ridicule perhaps even vaster than those who do.
For those who may occasionally need a moment’s respite from the foregoing, the irrepressible Elizabeth “Dragon Lady” Warren will again rule the Norwescon Hospitality Suite with coffee and goodies galore for all. Here, too, you will find Norwescon’s own Rose Petal wine. So, drop on in during the day to relax, and in the evenings to boogie.
[Cartoon by Bill Warren. Warren’s Fannish Glossary: With thanks to Antonio J. Blankenship of Seattle, today’s lesson is about means of powering things. One panel shows the Space Shuttle blasting off, labled ‘propulsion’. A second panel shows a person wering a propeller beanie floating in the air, labeled ‘fanpulsion’. Next week: Other differences between fan and pro.]
[Art by Steve Adams of a room full of electronic gear with lots of screens and cables around a huge sphere with a large humanoid head inside.]
SHORT FICTION WORKSHOP
A revised format will be employed for Norwescon 5 to make our short story workshop more productive for the serious beginning writer. Attendance will be limited to those who have submitted stories to the workshop and those who will critique them. In round-table discussions of two hours each, three professional writers and your peers will read and painstakingly disembowel your most beloved literary work. Those prone to tears are advised against participation.
Stories will be accepted on a first-come first-served basis from new or published writers until the sessions are filled. Each submitter must provide seven copies of their story to accommodate the various readers in each session.
Stories should run no longer than 3000 words, typed doublespaced on one side of the paper and with your name on every page. Story copies should be mailed to: “NORWESCON SHORT FICTION WORKSHOP,” P0 Box [REDACTED], Seattle, WA 98124, before (to insure that we receive them in time). Story copies delivered to the Norwescon Information table before of the con will also be accepted if space is available.
[Simple, sparse drawing of two figures wearing ornate headdresses.]
ART SHOW
The Norwescon Art Show will be rendered somewhat larger than last year’s by making more efficient use of wall space. We expect more professional artists than ever to exhibit and attend. Last year 89 artists entered 715 pieces (many not for sale), of which 269 sold for a total of $7385. Not too shabby. Art Show Judging will be by popular vote this time and awards will be made in the form of ca$h and trophies.
New for Norwescon 5 will be late evening Art Show hours (open thru ), Art Show mood-music, an artists champagne reception, and a limited edition Art Show programme containing work by attending artists. Other special features will include an exhibit of the works of Artist Guest-of-Honor, Michael Whelan, and limited edition prints by H.R. Giger. Moreover, by popular demand, the Norwescon policy banning all forms of ArtShow censorship will be strictly upheld.
We have a cheerful and dedicated staff (all artists), plenty of space and many eager (and wealthy) buyers. Those interested in exhibiting should call or write ASAP for entry forms and Art Show rules, to:
Randy Hoar [REDACTED], [REDACTED] Centralia, WA. 98531.
FEES:
Regular Art Show
Five percent commission on sales. No commission for artists with total sales of less than $10.00.
Sketch Table: ten cents per item.
Hanging Art:
1/4 panel (2’x 2')= $1.00
1/2 panel (2’x 4')= $2.00
Full Panel (4’x 4')=$4.00
(Limit of two panels please)
Standing Art:
$.75 per square foot of table space.
DEADLINES:
; All reservations, fees and mail-in art received. (Mail art to above address.)
: -, Art Show registration.
& (Friday & Saturday): -, Art Show open.
: -, Art auction
; -, Art pick-up (non-auction sales, post-auction minimum bid sales and unsold art pick-up).
BANQUET
In the firm belief we all need to eat sitting down at least once during the Con, there will be a banquet for the first 200 of you who pay the necessary $12. We also are continuing the unique Norwescon tradition of providing you with a choice of entrees. We must let the hotel know in advance how many of what to make though, so if you don’t let us know your choice by , we can’t guarantee you will get a preference. So get those coupons in, people!
At , the candles will be lit and the musicians will stroll. After about an hour and a half, the doors will re-open for all of you who couldn’t swing a second mortgage but who still wish to enjoy the GOH speeches and the infamous Norwescon awards.
Now, to the important part. The food. The choices are:
Quiche Lorraine - a generous piece of an egg and cheese pie with bacon (about which our Chairman raves each year)
Turkey Josephine - a tempting combination of turkey, spinach and cheese rolled together (a favorite of our catering manager)
Your dinner also includes a fresh salad of greens, vegetables, and sunflower seeds topped with Esquire Dressing, two vegetables, roll, rice pilaf, beverage and the traditional chocolate mousse for dessert.
Vegetable plates are available on request in place of the entree.
Remember, the actual banquet tickets themselves may only be picked up at the Con. There will be a separate line in the Registration area for this purpose.
BANQUET ROULETTE COUPON
(your name) has
- Already paid for _____ ticket/s.
- Enclosed is the outrageous amount of $ _____ ($12.00 per ticket) for _____ ticket/s.
The entree/s desired:
Quiche Lorraine
Turkey Josephine
Vegetarian / Other
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
Enclosed with this progress report is your personal reservation card for the Hyatt Hotel. Though room reservations will be available through , you should nevertheless make yours promptly, particularly if you fancy one of the fashionable Sunday-Late-Checkouts. These will be awarded on the ever-popular “First-Come-First-Served” basis for those who so annotate their reservation card therewith. (But please don’t ask for one unless you really need it.)
The Hyatt will confirm all reservations. Should you manage to procrastinate into mid-March on your hotel reservations, or if you are temporarily embarrassed coinwise, there is an assortment of alternative (cheap and/or tacky) mo/hotels within a block or two of the Hyatt.
The Hyatt spurns inflation for Norwescon 5 by offering the same convention rate as last year: $45 for single or any multiple occupancy (2 bed) permutation-which certainly bears favorable comparison to their regular rates of $49.00 to $72.00 single and $60.00 to $83.00 double.
The Locus review of Norwescon 3 said that the service at the Hyatt is worth every penny of the room rates. We think you’ll agree. The Hyatt can be reached by phone at [REDACTED] or by camel at
Hyatt Seattle
17001 Pacific Highway So.
Seattle, Wa 98188.
P.S.: The Hyatt will gladly hold your luggage in a secure place beyond checkout time on Sunday (or Monday) if you so desire.
[A hand holding three playing cards, the top visible card is decorated with an eye.]
DEALER ROOM
The Norwescon Huckster Room has acquired a reputation for being one of the finest in the country. This year will be no exception, with an assortment of quality dealers from all over the U.S. and Canada. For three full days they will provide a fine selection of new and rare books, magazines, art, games, and other unusual science fiction and fantasy items. The Hucksters will again be located in the second floor Satellite Room with over 60 tables available. At $40 for your first table and $55 for the second, dealer tables are expected to sell out very rapidly. Full Payment reserves your table. The Dealer Room will be open at , with some setup available late on Thursday. For further information, contact Dave Bray at [REDACTED].
[A smiling, somewhat dinosaur-like creature crouches and reaches down.]
GETTING THERE
For the fourth time, the NORWESCON committee has picked (on) the Hyatt Seattle. It is still Seattle. It is still located right on Pacific Highway (Highway 99), at the north end of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
Flying fen can take the free two-minute Hyatt shuttlebus (just call them) from the airport to the hotel or spend hours discovering there is no pedestrian throughfare connecting the airport with any of the surrounding hotels.
Driving south on I-5 from the Northern Lands you would be prudent to take the exit on your right marked “Burien-Southcenter Blvd” and follow the left fork (Burien) onto Highway 518. Proceed on up the hill for about a mile til you see the Highway 99 exit. Travel southbound on 99 until you arrive at the Hyatt, which is on your right just after you cross 170th.
Journeying south (and then westward) on I-405 you will observe it to metamorphose suddenly into Hwy 518 at the Southcenter Shopping Mall. Don’t panic! Just Proceed as the Northern Folk from there.
Should you be migrating North from Oregon or Califonia on I-5, may we suggest the scenic 188th Street (Airport) exit, which you follow till you hit Hywy 99. Hang a right onto Pacific Hywy S. (it’s 99), drive past dozens of hotels, and you will find the Hyatt to be the one on the left at the end of the hotel strip. Take a left onto 170th and left into the Hyatt back parking lot. If you find yourself driving past the Washington Memorial Park (boneyard), you just passed it!
Those arriving in downtown Seattle by train, boat, or bus can take a taxi or busto the hotel. Taxis from Seattle to Sea.Tac run $18 to $20.
Bussing to the Hyatt is simple. Coming from Seattle take a #174 to Sea-Tac. DO NOT get on a 174 EXPRESS, you may never be seen again. Downtown, the 174 runs west down Stewart St. and south on Second Ave. The 174 stops at every other bus stop downtown (they are marked). The Greyhound station at 9th and Stewart is on the bus line, and the King Street AMTRAK station is one block away from the 2nd and Jackson stop. From the ferries, go east up the hill to 2nd Ave.
Bus fare from Seattle is 75 cents during non-peak hours and week-ends and 90 cents during peak hours, Monday thru Friday - and -. If you get on before 6th and Stewart, you pay then and get a paid transfer coupon. Otherwise you pay when you get off at the Hyatt (downtown Seattle is a “Free-Ride” area).
Coming from Eastside, Renton, or Burien areas take a #240 bus. It connects with many other bus lines along the way. Fare is 50 cents normally and 60 cents Monday thru Friday - and -
Both the #174 and #240 stop right in front of the Hyatt. Metro’s information number is [REDACTED] if you need more help.
HELP WANTED!
NORWESCON has immediate openings for slave labor. No experience necessary! On the job training. Great fringe benefits! The pay is lousy (egoboo and other intangibles), but there is plenty of room for advancement to a position that will eat up all your spare time for half the year instead of just during the convention. So, if you would like to be a part of the on-going convention planning and preparation, or if you would rather just work a shift at registration, gofer, security, operations, projectionist, or dungeonmaster during the con, please feel free to volunteer via a note to NORWESCON, P.O. Box [REDACTED], Seattle WA, 98124 or phone the appropriate person on the following phone list. And remember, NORWESCON is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex, species, Federation alliances, temporal displacement or physical dimensions.
[A winged creature resembling a dinosaur looks down at a youg person standing in front of it.]
PROGRAM BOOK ADVERTISING
The NORWESCON 5 program book will be 82+ pages, offset-printed, with full color cover by Michael Whelan and containing original fiction and art by our guests.
Publishers and editors will find the NORWESCON Program book a fine showcase for advertising recent or forthcoming books by the attending authors.
The Dealers among you should particularly consider advertising in the program book. Even a small ad will give you an edge, and greater recognition, among the 60+ tables facing the bewildered fan. A quarter-page ad costs only $30 and we’ll even do the layout if you’ll get the copy to us a couple weeks before deadline. Just write out what you want, suggest an illustration, and enclose a check.
Actually, regardless of whether you plan to have a dealer table or no, you should still consider program book advertising. It’s an ideal means of reaching hordes of SF fans and readers throughout the Pacific Northwest, most of whom probably don’t know of your store or merchandise. It’s also inexpensive. Printing and postage for a flyer mailed to our 1500 members would be $250–eight times the cost of a quarter-page program book ad!
| WIDTH | HEIGHT | PRICE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 page | 7 1/2 x | 10 | $90 |
| 1/2 page, vertical | 3 1/2 x | 10 | $50 |
| 1/2 paqe,horiz. | 7 1/2 x | 5 | $50 |
| 1/4 page, vertical | 3 1/2 x | 5 | $30 |
| 1/4 page, horiz. | 7 1/2 x | 2 1/2 | $30 |
| 1/8 page | 3 1/2 x | 2 1/2 | $20 |
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[Ad: Newsflash: Vikingcon III
This year’s annual convention is being held at Western Washington University and the Bellingham Holiday Inn. The dates are , until . Featured pro guest Poul Anderson and Fan guest, Vera Johnson will be joined by such notables as Mildred Downey Broxon, Richard Purtill, F.M. Busby, Frank Catalano, and more.
A wide variety of entertainment including exhibits and presentations on space, art show, dealer room, book and comic book exchange, flea market and the “Altair Cantina” will all be there for your enjoyment.
The rates for the con are $10.00 between now and , $12.00 at the door (for WWU students $8.00 and $10.00) $5.00 for one day, and children 12 and under are $3.00. (There is special programming provided for the little ones.) Hotel rates are $44.00 for a single, $50.00 for a double. For more information call [REDACTED] or write:
SF/Fantasy Club
Viking Union
222 Western Washington University
Bellingham, Washington 98225]
NORWESCON REGISTRATION
Welcome one and all. As of the end of , 371 of you had decided to risk life, limb, and sanity and send money. If you do not find your name on the Members List, which this year will not end up on the cutting room floor (thanks Liz), and you had mailed to us during , do scream. Thank you. Now, to tell you what’s what for this year.
SIZE: As we are again returning to the Hyatt, we may have to close at-the-door registration earlier than our below listed times each day to keep the daily crowd down. However, we will reopen the next day, so do not despair.
WHO: Everyone who attends Norwescon, from babies on up, should get registered. If you are bringing children, do supply us with their names and ages. This is helpful in case they misplace you during the Con. Also, if you leave your $400 camera behind, we can get it back to you faster if we know how to contact you.
FAN NAMES: If you want your fan name instead of your mundane name on your ID, let us know ASAP. So far we have only 3 fannish names.
WHERE, WHEN AND HOW: Registration is located at the North end of the upper lobby (at the top of the ramp). The upper lobby is just above the main convention lobby where the main (Phoenix) programming rooms and the Info Desk will be. The convention lobby is not the Hyatt registration lobby. Access is the ramp on the North or the elevator and stairs on the South. There will be different lines for those pre-registered, those paying-at-the-door, and to pick up and buy banquet tickets, so be sure you get in the CORRECT line for what you want to do. Registration will attempt to be conscious:
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Pre-registered people, do bring your receipts. It helps my wonderful staff look you up quickly and zip you thru likewise. Payers-at-the-door will each be given a card to fill out listing name, address, phone and type of membership desired. How fully they fill it out is up to them, but they will need one for every member of their group, regardless.
GUEST OF ____: For those of you whobought memberships for others without supplying their names to us, you will be the only one who can pick up the memberships. It is recommended you let us know ahead of time who they are so you need not waste time waiting for them to appear and collect their ID.
DEALERS: At this time, we are planning to have separate registration for Dealers up by the Dealer room on from (oy!) till the room opens. Helpers who have not been pre-registered on the dealer form will have to go to the regular registration area along with any Dealers who show up after the Room is open.
LOST ID: Replacement ID will cost 50 cents.
PAYMENT: We accept cash or checks. Canadian money will be subject to whatever the March exchange rate is.
PRICES: The current rate is $20 (US). After , the at-the-door rate of $25 goes into effect. Any memberships postmarked will be charged the higher rate. It is STRONGLY suggested you pay at the door if you don’t send it in before . One day memberships are and will be $15. Children 8 years old and younger get in free with an adult. NWSFS members who are current get a $3 discount on the above prices. If you join Norwescon and the Society at the same time, you take the discount.
IF you would like to work at the registration desk, LET ME KNOW. Also, if you have always wanted to run a registration department of your very own, get in touch with me. I intend to gafia next year. There’s some basket weaving I need to get to.
Lauraine Miranda - Memberships
[Cartoon by Bill Warren. Warren’s Fannish Glossary: Gafiating. An empty panel with cobwebs in the corners, and an arrow labeled ‘gafiating fan’ pointing outside of the box.]
[Cartoon of two aliens looking at a third behind them that is wearing a propeller, one of the first two is saying, ‘don’t look now, eunice, but it’s one of them…’.]
CONVENTION SERVICES
Judy Lorent, Director (Bothell )
Convention Services was better known as the Operations Department. Changes in both size (expanded) and services is the reason for the name change. To better familiarize yourself with this new name and our function, I will give you an idea of how it is all set up and who is doing what to whom.
There are five sections under the heading of Convention Services. Each section has three to ten departments under them. Not all of them will be listed in this column.
PROGRAMMING/STAGE SERVICES-Michael Kenmir, section chief (Lacey [REDACTED]).Making sure that all programming events run smoothly and on time is the function of this section.
Stardance/Norwescone Ice Cream Social. New set designs and a new sound system are what we’re hoping will make this years' dance the best Norwescon has ever had. And of course the Ice Cream Social will be there to satisfy your sweet tooth. We encourage all of you to wear a costume to add to the mood of the evening. A wide variety of music is planned; including science fiction, fantasy, top 40 (as of ) and one or two “classics”.
Stage Management is being handled by Beth Dockins. She needs volunteers to help with room set up. If you’d like to help, contact either Michael or Judy.
Rules are being written up for groups wanting to participate in Persona Games. So far, we have three groups that are interested in playing. Two of these, the Galacticans and Black Squadron, play a game called “Gauntlet”. The third group, Galactic Neighbors United (GNU), play “Assassin”.
The rules are geared so other NWC guests will not be disturbed by the games. If you have a group wanting to participate in a persona game, NWC Convention Services must be informed at least two weeks prior to the Con. Call Michael for more information.
[Ad: S.F. EXPO
Crowned with a Space Needle lighted to resemble a spaceship, the 7th gala Science Fiction Expo invades the Seattle Center on , , and . For unfamiliar with this phenomenon, envision a combined SF/Media con held in a small convention center/restaurant complex, open to the public and attended by a 30 thousand of them (no kidding!) each day. Headquartered in the remodeled “Center House” (“Food Circus”) building, the Expo features such convention mainstays as huxterz, art show, films, lectures and panel discussions.
Highlights of the Expo include the ever-popular “Bug-eyed Monster Ball” (costume dance) on Friday night and several performances of the latest installment of the deathless (unfortunately) saga of "Rocky Jones and the Space Polka Patrol ( a “play” entitled “The Revenge of the Son of Mr. Potatohead”).
Participating writers will include Marion Zimmer Bradley, Poul Anderson, Mildred Downey Broxon and F.M. Busby. Other guest speakers will include fantasy illustrator Bill Stout, James (Scotty) Doohan of Star Trek, actress/dancer Sandahl Bergman from Conan, the Barbarian filmaker Jack Arnold (currently working a on remake of Creature From the Black Lagoon) and UFO researchers J. Allen Hynek and Jacques Vallee.
The Expo Film Program will feature Creature From the Black Lagoon (in 3-D!), Scanners, Fiend Without a Face, Young Frankenstein, The Lathe of Heaven, Die Frau Im Mond, The Incredible Shrinking Man, and Little Shop of Horrors. Studio representatives will preview such forthcoming films as Dark Crystal, Conan, the Barbarian, Bladerunner, Quest For Fire, and The Thing (remake). Models, props, muppets, costumes and production art for some of these films will be on display on the Space Needle observation deck.
During the Expo, the Pacific Science Center will present a festival of vintage Science Fiction TV programs, a “Space Invaders” contest, special Laserium shows, a robot exhibit, and talks on artificial intelligence.
So, as long as you don’t expect the intimacy of a science fiction convention you’ll have a ball at the Expo.]
MASQUERADE
Saturday nights' Masquerade will be slightly different this year. All costumes will be prejudged before the masquerade. This will allow our panel of judges more time to observe the workmanship involved in the individual costumes. (However, the “standing around” time will be limited to about twenty minutes for this and photos.) The contestants having a performance with their costume will be judged separately, while on stage. This gives them the audience reaction needed with a performance.
Trophies will be given in the following categories: Best Costume-Science Fiction theme; Best Costume-Fantasy theme; Best Representation of a Known Character (Book); Best Representation of a Known Character (Media); Best Performance with a Costume; Most Humorous; and Best of Show.
Any persons wanting to enter the masquerade prior to the con and/or needing more information, can write to “Masquerade” c/o the address below. If you’re registering at the convention, all entries must be in by . Have fun and good luck to you all.
Last, but not least, there will be no “peace bonding” of weapons at NWC due to complaints we’ve heard at other conventions. All weapons (swords, guns, flamethrowers etc.) must be sheathed or holstered except in specially designated areas. Non-compliance will result in confiscation. Confiscated weapons will be held in the properties room until the end of the convention.
[Drawing of a man holding a laser rifle and saying ‘shoot shoot shoot shoot shoot’.]
OFFICE SERVICES SECTION -Barbara Hunter, section chief ([REDACTED]) OfficeServices is responsible for keeping in order the mass of paperwork accumulated before, during, and after the con. At thepresent time we are still in need of people who would be willing to work in the Office Department during the con (Jeanine Gray-[REDACTED]). We also need multi-processing units to work in the Gofer Department, (Julie Woods-Bremerton [REDACTED])
Kathie Wilkie ([REDACTED]), has offeredto run the Child Care Department for NWC 5. The cost per child is $1.00 per hour or $10.00 per day.
Workers at the convention will receive free child care while on duty. In addition, for every four hours worked you will recieve one hour of free off duty child care.
All children eight (8) years of age and under must have adult supervision while attending the con. Any child found unattended will be sent to the babysitting room. The parents will be charged for the time they are there.
Do you like children? We’d like to know if you would be willing to donate some time in the babysitting room. Contact Kathie or Barbara for more information.
SITE SERVICES SECTION -Jay Parks, section chief ([REDACTED], in Bellingham) Crowd control is the responsibility of this section’s departments: Trouble-shooters, Sign Set-Up, Room Security and Security. The job of NWC Security is to help you out when you’re in trouble. “Where’s the bathroom?”, “Where’s the dealers room?” We have about about 5 or 6 security people on duty during the day. Each will be checking to make sure you have your official Norwescon 5 badge on and will tackle any questions you might have. If you would like to work a security shift call Mark Schellberg, [REDACTED] in Tacoma or Barbara Hunter [REDACTED] in Seattle. Help is needed in all of the Site Services departments. Contact Jay or Judy.
Joe Simpson ([REDACTED]) will be doingthe scheduling of Wargaming/Board Games/Role Playing Games Department. Dungeons Dragons, Chilvary and Sorcery and many others will be found in the 100 wing of hotel. He hopes to have both introductory and advanced games and seminars for you’re enjoyment.
The Computer Room is being set up by people from Galactic Neighbors United (GNU). They’ve promised a wide variety of computer games. The room will be open longer hours and there will be a guard on duty while the room is open. If you have a computer to show off and would like more information, call Mark Schellberg at [REDACTED] (Tacoma) or Judy.
Our resident Video (Arcade) Games expert, Don Glover, will be gathering the games for this years convention. He hopes to have games to suit every taste.
MEDIA SERVICES SECTION Pat Mallinson, section chief, [REDACTED]. Norwescon 5 will be offering a new and exciting service to the participants. In addition to the high quality film and taped video programming that has become a Norwescon tradition, we will be operating a Live Video Network.
You’ll see news broadcasts three times a day. They are geared to keeping our convention attendees informed of happenings both within the immediate con and in the larger world of SF.
Such highlights as Saturday nights masquerade will also be covered Rreadings and interviews with authors and other notable guests are in the works. Don’t be surprised if you see a roving reporter wandering through the halls, maybe even walking up and asking you to say a few words. All of this will be seen on one of our three closed circuit television channels.
On the two other video channels you’ll see our Taped-Video Program. This schedule will offer a solid line-up of SF/Fantasy shorts and movies running 24 hours a day.
Ken Layton will be running our 16mm Film Program. Included in this program is a variety of vintage movies, promotional trailers, bloopers, animated features and tv show episodes.
Naturally, all of this will require a pretty exclusive cast and crew. With the help of GNU our basic staff is now complete. However, we have openings for projectionists, experienced video equipment and camera operators, poised reporters, interviewers and newscasters, witty writers, efficient gofers. If you have media experience and/or star quality, let us know. To Volunteer or for more information, contact Pat or Judy.
PROPERTY SERVICES SECTION. Doug Booze, section chief ([REDACTED]). The job of thissection is to acquire the equipment needed to put on a convention. Once acquired, they make sure the equipment is where it should be, and on time.
The Lost and Found Department will be in the property room. It will be open Thursday night and close down completely the following Monday morning. Anything left unclaimed after close down will be thrown away. Help is still needed in this department, call either Doug Booze or Judy.
We in Convention Services hope you’ll find Norwescon 5 the most enjoyable con ever! To do this we’ll need your help. If you’d like to volunteer and the number listed is long-distance for you, please write to us at:
Convention Services
Norwescon 5
P.O. Box [REDACTED]
Seattle, Wa. 98124
[Drawing of a robot on a hill.]
IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS
Hyatt Hotel [REDACTED]
Official NORWESCON/NWSFS Telephone Line/ Answering Device/Message Machine [REDACTED]
Office Services - Barbara Hunter [REDACTED]
Programming - Pro Liaison & Chair - Steve Bard [REDACTED]
Registration - Lauraine Miranda [REDACTED]
Art Show - Randy Hoar (Centralia) [REDACTED]
Publications Program Book Advertising - Kipy Poyser (New York) [REDACTED]
(Or call Steve Bard ) [REDACTED]
Dealer Room - Dave Bray [REDACTED]
Public Relations - Elizabeth Warren (Puyallup) [REDACTED]
Computers - Mark Schellberg (Tacoma) [REDACTED]
Video Programming - Pat Mallinson [REDACTED]
Role Games - Joe Simpson [REDACTED]
Masquerade - Mike Kemnir [REDACTED]
Convention Services - Judy Lorent (Bothell) [REDACTED]
Stage Management - Mike Kemnir (Olympia) [REDACTED]
Volunteers & Gophers - Julie Woods (Bremerton) [REDACTED]
Security - Mark Schellberg (Tacoma) [REDACTED]
Hospitality - “Dragon Lady” Warren (Puyallup) [REDACTED]
Business Manager - Richard Wright [REDACTED]
SCCC SF Fair - J.T. Stewart [REDACTED]
Secretary - Jeanine (Neens) Gray [REDACTED]
Child Care - Kathie Wilkie [REDACTED]
Site Services - Jay Parks [REDACTED]
Property Services - Doug Booze [REDACTED]
Our Esteemed Membership (As of December) Honor Roll
[REDACTED]
[Drawing of an alien wearing sunglasses and swim trunks basking on a beach chair in front of an open nuclear reactor.]
lauraine miranda’s newsfs
NEW BODIES
Sallie Tierney
Keith Alan Johnson
Loretta Gallacci
Vincent Gabrio
Chariot MacLafferty
Teresa Primrose
Ardis Lane
Paul Stratton
Robert Stephenson
David Samson
Mary Hart
Joel Davis
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
Rob Murray
[REDACTED]
Seattle, WA 98103
Sue & Leroy Berven
Michael Scanlon
Ray Miller
[REDACTED]
Seattle, WA 98126
THE NIZZ FIZZ NEW YEAR’S BLASH
[Cartoon of a monk pulling a cart full of bodies and yelling ‘Bring out yer dead!’]
by Mark Schellberg and Jeanine Gray
What a great time! The New Years' Eve party/NWSFS Social was a wonderful success. Richard Wright, our chairbody, estimates that 70 people attended the bash. (10 to 20 people stayed for the entire snow-bound weekend, venturing bravely into the snow covered streets of N. Bothell on Sunday).
The Partiers brought plenty of fantastic food and marvelous munchies, highlight of which was Jerry Lorent’s superb refried bean dip.
While drinking was the preoccupation of the weekend, some people did trek (pun intended) into Seattle for the Friday showing of Shock Treatment. Many games were indulged in, predominately (yawn) pinochle. There was even an unofficial Dog Wrestling Championship, courtesy of Heathcliff. (He has yet to pick a winner).
Thanks to the gracious hospitality of Jerry and Judy Lorent we had blast.
[Drawing of a person with long flowing robes and dragonfly-like wings.]
announcements
6th Annual Wisconsin Science Fiction Convention - starting at the Inn on the Park. Madison, WI. Sponsored by the Society for the Futherance and Study of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Guests of Honor Suzette Haden Elgin & Terry Carr. Rates are $10.00 in advance or $15.00 at the door.
“Niekas” has special rates for subscribers if you mention LOSCON 8 and Harry J.N. Andruschak. “Niekas” is a fanzine which has a chance at the Hugo. Rates are: a single issue - $2.25, one year - $6.00, and two years - $12.00. Write: “Niekas” [REDACTED] Loconia, NH 03246.
advertising
Want to Share Room
Nonsmoking female Fan/Writer wishes to share room with same at Viking Con III and Norwescon 5. Write or phone:
Elizabeth Fern
[REDACTED]
Ellensburg, Wa. 98926
7 BEDROOM SUBURBAN SEATTLE HOUSE TO SHARE.
Our house is for men and women in the 26–42 age group who are non-smokers and non-drug users.
We have a nice house in a secluded area between Burien and Seattle. The address is [REDACTED]. The rent including utilities and household expenses is between $115 and $125 per month plus a cleaning assignment. If interested, please talk to Michael Nelson, [REDACTED], about getting on our waiting list.
[Drawing of a figure in robes with dragonfly-like wings standing on a cliff face lookgin down at a wolf-like creature also with wings.]
HAVE WE MADE OUR POINT?
This year’s Norwescon will be the BIGGEST, BEST, & CLASSIEST yet—but with that special NWC warmth & charm.
THE BEST TIME TO JOIN IS NOW! USE THIS HANDY FORM!
THE NORTHWEST SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY PRESENTS
A Science Fiction Convention -
NORWESCON FIVE
OVER 100 ATTENDING PROFESSIONALS FEATURING:
Guest of Honor
Thomas M. Disch
Art GOH
Michael Whelan
Fan GOH
Bob Shaw
Toastmaster
Dick Lupoff
Writers Workshop • Authors • Artists • Editors • Publishers • Dealers Artshow & Auction • Panels • Readings • Dance • Ice Cream Social World’s Biggest Autograph Party • Masquerade • Banquet • Awards
At the HYATT Seattle
NEXT TO SEATAC AIRPORT
17001 Pacific Highway S. Seattle, Washington 98188
MEMBERSHIP RATES: $20.00 Until March 1st $25/3 days & $15/day at the door NWSFS members $3 less
SUNDAY BANQUET $12.00 (Sorry no discount) Memberships not accepted by mail after March First
PHONE
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Norwescon 5 memberships @$_____= $_____
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Total Enclosed = $_____
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INFO/To Help
Art Show
Masquerade
Childcare
Security
Registration
Gophers
Other
Mail Inquiries and Memberships (U.S. funds please)
TO: NORWESCON 5
P.O. Box [REDACTED]
Seattle, WA 98124
[Art by Michael Whelan of a pilot inside a ship cockpit flying over ocean towards a giant beast rising from the waves.]
A Westwind Subscription Is included in NWSFS membership, at $7.00 per year. Westwind is mailed on the 15th of each month.
Contributions of art, reviews, articles, etc., are welcome. DeadIine is the first day of the month of Issue.
P.O. BOX [REDACTED] SEATTLE, WA. 98124
Advertising is accepted- see page 2