Westwind #67 January 1983

NWSFS, Norwescon 6

The January 1983 issue of Westwind, containing a Norwescon 6 progress report, two reviews of The Dark Crystal, and convention reports from Baycon and Orycon.

• Artist
• Convention Calendar
• Letters to the Editors
• Norwescon 6 Progress Report
  • Meet the Pros
  • Jack Williamson: GoH
  • Art Widner: FGoh
  • Richard Powers: AGoH
  • Algis Budrys: Toastmaster
  • Come Early, Stay Late!
  • S.F. Fair
  • Other Notables
  • Back to the Hyatt
  • Hotel Accommodations
  • Getting There
  • Programming
  • Film Contest
  • Banquet
  • Masquerade
  • Art Show
  • Short Fiction Workshop
  • Huckster’s Room
  • Phone Numbers
  • Help Wanted
  • Convention Services
  • Program Book Advertising
  • Norwescon 5 Registration
  • Norwescon 5 Revenue/Expense
  • Contact Norwescon
  • Norwescon 6 Progress Report (credits)
  • Norwescon 6 Membership
  • The Emeral City, Seattle
• The Dark Crystal Shines
  • By John Alexander
  • From Dave Grimes
• Convention Reports
  • Baycon…David Bratman
  • Orycon…Bonnie Ford

Steven A. Gallacci

Northwest Science Fiction Society

January 1983

Julie Zetterburg-Sardo

Contents copyright (c) 1982 for the contributors by the Northwest Science Fiction Society.

English

Westwind: Clubzine of the Northwest Science Fiction Society

NORWESCON 6 Progress Report

[Image: Art by G. Barr of a small anthropomorphic bear wearing a space suit, holding a ray gun in one hand and waving a flag in the other, standing on the surface of a rocky alien planet next to a spaceship and with a moon visible in the sky.]

JANUARY 1983 NO. 67

artist

We are honored to present a cover for this issue of WESTWIND by an artist whose name has become legendary, GEORGE BARR. Adept in a variety of media, his work was once rejected for use as an ad for a brand of ball point pens because the agency felt, “You’re probably the only person in the world who could pull something like this off.”

convention calendar

Jan 14–16, 1983: EIGHTH ANNUAL SCIENCE FICTION X-PO. Seattle Center’s big public SF convention. With Harlan Ellison and many more guests in panels and lectures in the Pacific Science Center, and Huxters and the Bug-eyed Monster Ball. Autographs and static displays will be in the new Space Needle. NWSFS will have a table in the Center House and have an informal meeting there on Saturday at 5pm. Gate: $3 at Science Center. Info One Reel Vaudeville, [REDACTED] 2nd, Seattle ([REDACTED]).

Feb 18–21: CONSTELLATION CON. Victoria BC. GoH’s Damon Knight, Kate Wilhelm, Bjo Trimble, Jerry Pournelle, Larry Niven, David Gerrold, Frank Marshall. Empress Hotel. Membership $25 Canadian. Send Canadian money order or info SASE to Box [REDACTED], Cecil Blogg Dr. (really!), Victoria BC V9C 3H8 CANADA.

Feb 26–27: Rain Cinq. Vancouver’s relaxacon. Don’t have any more info yet.

Mar 17–20: NORWESCON 6. SeaTac Hyatt Hotel, $49 ([REDACTED]). GoH Jack Williamson, AGoH Richard Powers, FGoH Art Widner, TMA J Budrys. All the fun and excitment of NORWESCON, again, plus an expanded Art Show, more closed-circuit TV, and panels and films and the Dragon Lady’s hospitality and the biggist Meet the Pros Party and the Masquerade (Spontaneous category back!) and all the rest. Memberships $20 to 3/1, $25 door. Info NWSFS POBox [REDACTED], Seattle WA 98124 [REDACTED].

Mar 18–20: FANTASY WORLDS FESTIVAL. Oakland Airport Hyatt. Guests Octavia Butler, Patricia Shaw Matthews, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Katherine Kurtz, Alicia Austin, others. Info Box [REDACTED], Berkley CA 94701.

Apr 15–17: VIKINGCON 4. Bellingham. Info SF&F Club, WWU Viking Union, Bellingham WA 98225.

Apr 29-May 1: TREASURECON. War Bonnet Inn, Billings, MT. Guests C.J. Cherryh, Robert Asprin, Steve Jackson. Emphasis on gaming. Memberships $20. Info c/o Barjon’s, [REDACTED] 1st Ave N., Billings MT 59101.

May 13–15: EUCON. Eugene Hilton. Guests Spider Robinson, Dean Ing. Memberships $13 to 4/30, $15 door. Info Box , Eugene OR 97440.

WESTWIND - the newsletter of the Northwest Science Fiction Society. Issue #67 - January 1983 Published by the Northwest Science Fiction Society - Judy Lorent, Chairman ([REDACTED]); ElizabethWarren, ViceChair ([REDACTED]); Thom Walls, Sec’y-Treasurer ([REDACTED]). Opinions expressed herein arethose of the authors, and not necessarily those of the publisher.

Coeditors: Steven A. Gallacci, Shores-Gallacci. Layout and typing: Shores-Gallacci. Printing: Michael Brocha. Labels: Tony Pepin. Cover: George Barr. Back cover: John Gallacci. Interior art: John P. Alexander. Calendar: Richard Wright. Contributors: John P. Alexander, Dave Bratman, John G. Cramer, Bonnie Ford, Dave Grimes.

Contents copyright (c) 1982 for the contributors by the Northwest Science Fiction Society. WESTWIND is mailed monthly to members of NWSFS. Membership is $1 0 peryear. (Non-subscription, $5 per year.) Please mail to NWSFS, POB [REDACTED], Seattle WA 98124. Advertising accepted; must be received camera- ready by the 20th of the month prior to 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].

May 20–22: V-CON Eleven. Richmond Inn, Richmond BC. GoH Frank Herbert, AGoH William R Warren JR, FGoH Elizabeth “Dragon Lady” Warren, TM Georges Giguere. Back to a good-sized hotel again, back to the good times at V-Con. Memberships $15 to May 7, $18 door, Canadian. Info POB [REDACTED] Bentall Centre, Vancouver BC V7X 1A2 Canada.

May 28–30: FUTUREFEST '83. Seattle Trade Center in downtown Seattle. Oberon Mediamagic Association’s ode to Star Wars: Revenge of the Jedi and Star Trek II, with guest stars from both, plus writers, artists, and scientists from all over. A tentative event list includes a first showing of Jedi, a 700-person costume ball with buffet dinner and laser shows, and media presentations and exhibitors. Info Ave NE, Bellevue WA 98005, [REDACTED] (24 hours).

Jul 4th Weekend: WESTERCON 36. San Jose Red Lion Inn. GoH Phil Klass (William Tenn), AGoH Alicia Austin, FGoH Tom Whitmore, TM Damon Knight. Info 2000 Center [REDACTED], Berkeley CA 94704.

Jul 15–17: SPOKON. Spokane Sheraton. GoH David Eddings, FGoH Jon Gustafson, TM F.M. Busby. Memb. $10 to 3/1, $12 to 6/1, $15 door. Info [REDACTED] E. Broadway, Spokane WA 99206.

Sep 1–5: WorldCon 41 Constellation. GoH John Brunner, FGoH Dave Kyle, TM Jack Chalker. Hugo Awards, Masquerade, and everything else. Memberships: supporting $15 to 7/15, attending $40 to 7/15, higher at door. Info Box [REDACTED], Baltimore MD 21203.

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LETTERS to the Editors

A letter from West Berlin-John G. Cramer, a name familiar to WESTWIND readers as the author of “Better than Fiction”, a regular column until John left for a one year sabbatical. The article he sent will appear in our next issue, now a portion of his letter……….

"We left Seattle in August, and spent two weeks in France before coming to Berlin. After the obligitory visit to Paris(which is closed in August) we had a wonderful time camping and staying in back-country hotels in Brittany. We had decided to explore Brittany in order to investigate the paleolithic artifacts left behind by a Celtic civilization some 5–6000 years ago. We started by stumbling onto a group of these sites near the little town of Moustair A. C., and we found giant menhirs (standing stones) between two farm fields, the remains of a stone ring (a sort of mini-Stonehenge) in a remote pine forest, and some monumental stone “tables” (with sinister-looking basin shaped depressions on the top) in a dense green oak forest near a spring. All of these places were marked by the most cursory of signs, and there were no tourists around them but us.

We also went to some more tourist-infested sites near the coast resort of Carnac. They have an exacvated burial mound, the Tumulus of St. Michael, in which were found the remains of a king, which radiocarbon dating has shown to be about 6000 years old. There also seem to be the remains of a number of young females in the Tumulus, perhaps sacrifices who were to accompany the king into the Next World. Nearby there are several Aligments, row upon row of 10–20 foot high standing stones which were placed in neat rows which now waver a bit because the land has shifted during the past 6000 years. The purpose of these, is not known, but it is suspected that they were used to predict eclipes of the sun and moon.

After getting our fill of paleolithic culture we headed inland to another part of Brittany, the Forest of Broceliande which is the locale for some of the Arthurian legends. It was here that Merlin was supposed to have met the wood nymph Vivienne, who pursuaded him to leave poor old Arthur to fend for himself and to dwell with her outside time (where he presumably is yet). We drove to the village of Paimpont, where a local church has murals which deal quite even-handedly with the Christian and Arthurian mythologies, and then followed an ever-diminishing road into the deep forest to find the Fountain of Barenton, where Merlin and Vivienne were supposed to have met. After a false start, we found the trail and followed it for a couple miles (our guide book said 1,500 paces, and must have been written by a very long-legged individual). Just when we were feeling that we had been duped and that the trail was going to end up in Paris, we found the Fountain. The Fountain is really a natural spring, which has been walled by rough stones on three sides, while a trough spills out the water as the source of a small brook….

There are two interesting objects near the fountain. One is a stone which has become embedded in a large oak tree which has grown around it. (It looked like just the thing for a new Arthurian legend, and I only wished that I had an impressive sword-hilt with me, which could have been epoxyed to the stone to boggle tourists!) The other object was the Stair of Merlin. This is a large flat horizontal stone. A 13th century writer asserted that if one placed a drop of water from the Fountain on the Stair, “the water changes to a vapor and the air becomes thick with shadows and the mutterings of thunder”. Well, I guess that things have changed since the 13th century. My son John poured a drop and then a larger quantity of water on the Stair without notable effect.

There was, however, a Miraculous Occurance during our visit. Both John and my daughter Karen had brought along bottles in which to obtain some “Merlin water”, and they both filled them with the icy stuff just before we left. A few hours later we discovered that John’s bottle, while still in one piece, was laced with cracks and was leaking slightly; now my children are convinced that it was the Power of Merlin Water which broke the bottle, despite my efforts to convince them that it was just the cold water expanding on warming…………"

John would be delighted to hear from NWSFS folk, his address:
John & Pauline Cramer
Schmarje Strasse [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] Berlin 37
West Berlin

NORWESCON 6 Progress Report

[Image: Drawing by SAG of a raccoon smoking a cigarette in a cigarette holder while seated on the back of a six-limbed dinosaur-like creature drinking from a large flagon.]

Meet the Pros

NORWESCON has become “pro city” in the past several years, a fact proudly pointed out (and rightfully so) in just about any con report you care to read. NORWESCON 5 gathered together over 100 authors, artists, editors, and agents, and we hope to top even that impressive number this year.

They come to NORWESCON for a number of reasons, including, probably, curiosity as to why so many of their cohorts are attending. Seriously, though, we think it’s a combination of things: our should-be-patented-but-probably- can’t invitation system, the complex interweaving of seriousness/goofiness in our programming, the delightful locale that is Seattle, and the hordes of friendly, open people who attend NORWESCON every year. The drinks don’t hurt, either … oh, wasn’t I supposed to say that?

A pro is a human being, just like you and I, and responds to the same positive or negative stimuli that we do. NORWESCON is consistently a positive environment for pros and fans alike; mingling betwixt the two is relaxed and cordial here. You the con-goer, will have a good time meeting the pros and they will have an equally good time meeting you.

Jack Williamson: GoH

Our Guest of Honor at NORWESCON 6 will be Jack Williamson, who is one of the very few authors to be awarded the Grand Master Nebula from the Science Fiction Writers of America, and the Gandalf Award from the World Science Fiction Convention.

Williamson has been pursuing his craft since before the Golden Age, starting with the 1928 The Metal Man. He is the author of such classics as The Cometeers, Humanoids, See Tee Ship, The Green Girl, Golden Blood, The Legion of Space, Brother to Demons Brother to Gods, and Darker Than You Think. Shorter works were collected in The Early Williamson, and recent works include Power of Blackness, The Moon Children, The Humanoid Touch, and Manseed. With Fred Pohl, he wrote Rogue Star, Farthest Star, Wreaths of Earth, Star Child, and the Undersea series.

Jack is also a critic, H.G. Wells, Critic of Progress, and the best known developer of curricula for the teaching of science fiction. He also wrote the comic strip Beyond Mars, which ran for three years in the New York Sunday News.

Williamson arrived in New Mexico at the age of seven in a covered wagon, and has lived there ever since. Until recently, he taught English and SF Literature at Eastern New Mexico University. He lives in Portales with his wife.

Art Widner: FGoh

Fan Guest of Honor for NORWESCON 6 is Art Widner, a well-liked and active fan for many years. He became active in the 1930’s, and through the '30s and '40s you could scarcely pick up a fanzine without seeing Art’s name. He was at the top of many polls, produced his own zines, traveled to the first cons including Denvention I in 1941. Art still produces one of the most respected zines in FAPA, which he joined after Jack Speer, Harry Warner, Jr., and Bob Tucker.

Art is very “young at heart”, extremely friendly, socialable, and just the type to wander about meeting people (you may have met him at past NORWESCONs). He has always been kind to neos, is a pleasant speaker, and a good writer.

Richard Powers: AGoH

NORWESCON 6 Art Guest of Honor is Richard Powers, an artist who helped shape modern SF and fantasy art. He sold his first work at 16, and has been selling ever since. Powers sold his first SF cover in 1950, and became famous with his covers for the early Ballantine paperbacks in the '50s. He has provided covers for most SF writers, including the recent Heinleins. He has done covers for Berkley Books, McFadden, Avon, Permabooks, and Dell, and magazine covers for Galaxy, Analog, and Beyond Fantasy Fiction. Powers has been featured in one-man shows at several WorldCons.

Powers insists on taking as much time to produce a work so that it pleases him, and it shows. He also works in other fields, and is well known as a “fine artist” noted for abstract expressionism executed in acrylics. Powers has been influenced by such artists as De Chirico, Gorky, and the famous surrealist Yves Tanguy.

He was a Latin and Greek major at Loyola University, and studied art at the University of Illinois, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the New School in New York.

To NORWESCON, Powers will bring several works from his new art book, that will be published by Doubleday SF Book Club next February.

Algis Budrys: Toastmaster

Toastmaster for NORWESCON 6 will be Algis Budrys, author of such classics as Who?, Rogue Moon, Man on Earth, False Night, The Amsirs and the Iron Thorn, and the recent Michaelmas. Also, his story collections include Budrys' Inferno, Unexpected Dimensions, and the new Blood and Burning.

In addition, Budrys is well known as a writer’s instructor, working for several years in the Clarion workshops. He is also an outspoken critic, and his wit, criticism, and reviews are seen monthly in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.

Come Early, Stay Late!

NORWESCON 6 will once again be a 3 1/2 day con, with a lot of programming filling up those multitudinous hours. The Thursday evening “Practice Party” has expanded into some gen- yoo-wine programming, including the official Opening Ceremonies and the Introductions of the guests of honor. We may well have a dance that evening too, just for you boogers … er, boogiers.

Programming will be up to Norwescon’s usual hectic standard. Starting on Friday morning we will have a minimum of three tracks of fascinating panels, readings, slide shows and more, concluding with the famous Dead Sasquatch party on Sunday night.

The “Survivor’s Brunch” will surface again on Monday morning at about 10:30 a.m., for those of you who are hardy (or foolhardy) enough to make it. Absolute exhaustion should guarantee an extremely mellow time.

S.F. FAIR

Once again NORWESCON will be affiliated with Seattle Central Community College’s annual S.F. Fair, which this year will be a one day affair on Monday, March 21. 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, [REDACTED] Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122.

Other Notables

J.F. Bone
Art Bozlee
David Brin
Downey Broxon
Elinor Busby
F.M. Busy
Frank Catalano
Joel Davis
Jance Fancher
Sherry Gottlieb
George W. Harper
David Hartwell
Jim Kingsley
Elizabeth A. Lynn
Cyn Mason
Vonda N. McIntyre
Fred Ogden
Ted Pederson
Steve Perry
Victoria Poyser
Richard Purtill
Joanna Russ
Jessica Amanda Salmonson
Wendy Adrian Shultz
Gene Van Troyer
Eric Vinicoff
William R. Warren, Jr.

Back to the Hyatt

NORWESCON 6 will be held March 17–20, 1983, at the Seattle Hyatt Hotel near the Seattle- Tacoma Airport. The Hyatt, home of the past four NORWESCONs, had seemed to have grown too small for a 1400-member convention. But, when their General Manager added 2600 square feet of function space by ordering four office modules to be placed in the parking lot, it became roomy again. We will house the Art Show and art dealers in the modules, leaving the entire Phoenix Ballroom clear for programming. Much of the same kinds of festivities are being planned for NORWESCON 6 as were enjoyed at previous conventions. But, the added space will allow us to do some things differently, too. Your ideas are needed — please write to us and tell us what new and exciting activities you would like to see at NORWESCON 6. We will try to include them.

Hotel Accommodations

Enclosed with this progress report is your personal reservation card for the Hyatt Hotel. Though room reservations will be available through March 4, 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 Norwes- con 5 by offering nearly the same convention rate as last year: $49 for single or any multiple occupancy ( 2 bed ) permutation—which certainly bears favorable comparison to their regular rates of $55 to $72 single and $60 to $83 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 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.

Getting There

[Image: Hand-drawn map by SAG of the area around the Hyatt hotel.]

For the fifth 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 thoroughfare 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-South- center 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 1–405 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 bus to the hotel. Taxis from Seattle to SeaTac 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 through Friday, 6–9 AM and 3–6 PM. 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 Easts ide, 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 6–9 am and 3–6 pm.

Both the #174 and #240 stop right in front of the Hyatt. Metro’s information number is [REDACTED] if you need more help.

[Image: Drawing by SAG of a six-limbed cat reading a convention pocket program.]

Programming

Programming at Norwescon 6 will be quite similar to last years … at least as far as quantity goes. Three and four track programming will be quite common on Friday and Saturday, with just slightly less on Thursday and Sunday.

Though things are by no means finalized, you can watch for things to start happening Thursday afternoon, with the Opening Ceremonies being the highlight of the evening. There will also be films, video, a “practice party”, and possibly a dance.

Programming really starts to gear up on Friday, with dozens of panels, films and much more. Last year space was a bit of a problem, especially with 1400+ of you scurrying around the hotel, but we think we have solved some of these problems this year. The highlight of this evening will be the Norwescon(e) Ice Cream Social and Stardance.

By Saturday Norwescon will be at full bellow, with full programming all day long. In the evening you can look forward to the Meet-the- Pros Autograph Party and get those rare Permabooks of yours signed. Later comes the Masquerade and the popular Seattle in '81 bidding party … and any other parties you can find.

Sunday finds us partaking of an Art Auction, the banquet with GoH speeches and awards, more programming, more programming, and more programming. Oh yes, don’t forget about the Dead Sasquatch party, too; and the Survivors Brunch on Monday.

Besides the planned panels, etc., we will have events to keep all but the most jaded happy. SCA events, the trivia bowl, a well stocked computer room, video games, role playing games, the fannish Olympics … hey, just read the rest of this Progress Report and you will see that we don’t spare any effort to keep you, the fan, happy at Norwescon.

And then there’s the delight of Norwescon’s Hospitality Suite, with the one and only, new and improved Elizabeth “Dragon Lady” Warren, who will be keeping the suite well stocked with drinks and goodies for all. If you need a place to settle and relax, this is it.

Film Contest

Amateur Film Contest. Headed by Jim Cobb, this contest is free to any attending NORWESCON member ( $5.00 if not attending) Films may be 8mm silent, 1 or 2 track or silent Super-8, 16mm sound or silent, or VHS video tape. Films, if sent, must h have a reusable and clearly labeled container. All films will be shown for cash and NWC 7 membership prizes. Volunteer equipment operators are also needed. For further contest information: NWC 6 FILM PO [REDACTED] Seattle, WA 98124

Banquet

Once again, 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 sign up.

However we’ve given the old girl a facelift. The banquet will be a luncheon buffet. This way you will have not one, not two, but many different choices of what you want to eat.

At 2 p.m. Sunday the candles will be lit and the musicians will begin to play. After about an hour and a half the doors will re-open for all of you who couldn’t get a loan from your mothers, but still wish to enjoy the GoH speeches and the infamous NWC awards.

Now to the important part, the food. Our menu will consist of:
Green salad with assorted dressings
Fruit salad
Sliced cucumbers in sour cream
Sirloin tips in Bordelais sauce over noodles
Fried chicken
Quiche Lorraine
Broccoli
Carrot slices in butter
Oven browned potatoes
Rolls and butter
Our traditional chocolate mousse for dessert
Your choice of coffee, tea or milk

Not to shabby for $12.00! That’s the same price as last year. There will also be wine available to all of you over 21 who wish to partake. It is $2.00 per glass or $8.00 per carafe.

Guarantee your spot at the banquet by getting your money in before the con. Send your $12.00 to NWC 6 Banquet, P.O. Box [REDACTED], Seattle, WA. 98124. Remember, the actual banquet tickets may only be picked up at the con. There will be a separate line at the registation area for for this purpose. 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.

Masquerade

The Masquerade set 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. 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.

Awards 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; Best Group; Childrens award; Impromptu; 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 of the convention Post Office Box. If you’re registering at the convention, all entries must be in by 4:00 pm, Saturday, March 20, 1982. Have fun and good luck to you all.

Art Show

The NORWESCON Art Show, as the bastard child of the Con, will be thrown out into the parking lot to shiver in the rain. Actually, it will be housed in some really neat office modules. There isn’t any more roon than last year, so get your space requests in early. Deadline for requests are 15 February 1983 or while supply lasts. Mail in art only with confirmation of receipt of request. Otherwise, there is no way to guarantee that the sent art will be hung. Artists are limited to a normal maximum of two panels (each 4x4 feet).

There will be a ten percent commission on sold art and NFS (or unrealistically high priced) pieces will be charged a $5.00 hanging fee. The panel space is otherwise free. To accomodate odd size or 3-D pieces, let us know of your intentions, now.

Requests and mail in art should go to: Steve Gallacci, Art Show Chair, [REDACTED] 8th Ave West, Seattle, WA 98119, phone [REDACTED].

SASEs for request acknowledgements are helpful, and arrangements and money for returning art is mandatory.

[Image: Cartoon by Bill Warren of a man at a desk saying, ‘Let me open by warning all the would-be comedians out there that any ‘tall-fiction’ jokes can be hazardous to your health…’.]

Short Fiction Workshop

A format will be employed for NORWESCON 6 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 participat ion.

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 double spaced on one side of the paper and with your name, story name, and page number on each page. copies should be mailed to: “NORWESCON SHORT FICTION WORKSHOP,” Story PO Box [REDACTED], Seattle, WA 98124, before March 1 (to insure that we receive them in time). Story copies delivered to the Norwescon Information table before noon on Friday of the Con will also be accepted if space is available.

Hucksters' Room

The NORWESCON Hucksters' 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 about 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 11 am on Friday. For further information, contact Dave Bray at [REDACTED].

Phone Numbers

Hyatt Hotel [REDACTED]
Official NORWESCON/NWSFS Telephone Line/ Answering Device/Message Machine [REDACTED]
Programming - Jon Gustafson [REDACTED]
General Chair - Richard Wright [REDACTED]
Registration - Carolyn Palms [REDACTED]
Art Show - Steve Gallacci [REDACTED]
Publications/ Program Book Advertising - Micheal Brocha (Olympia) [REDACTED]
Business Manager andDealer Room - Dave Bray [REDACTED]
Media Programming -Mark Schellberg [REDACTED]
Role Games - Joe Simpson [REDACTED]
Masquerade - Kit Canterbury [REDACTED]
Convention Services -Judy Lorent (Bothell) [REDACTED]
Office Services -Libby Evans/Jeanine Gray [REDACTED]
Stage Services - Mike Citrak(Olympia) [REDACTED]
Security - Dave Grimes [REDACTED]
Hospitality - “Dragon Lady” Warren(Puyallup) [REDACTED]
Secretary - Jeanine (Neens) Gray [REDACTED]
Property Services - Jenifer Parkinson [REDACTED]

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 convent ion. So, if you would like to be a part of the ongoing 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.

Convention Services

Judy Lorent, Director.

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 Citrak, section chief

Making sure that all programming events run smoothly and on time is the function of this section.

Stardance/Norwescone Ice Cream Social. Once again the infamous Olympia contingent will be bringing you a fabulous evening of sights and sounds. A wide variety of music is planned; including science fiction, fantasy, top 40 (as of 2/28/83) and one or two “classics”. During all this our Nor- wesCone Super Scoopers will dish you up the goodies to satisfy your sweet tooth. We encourage all of you to wear a costume to add to the mood of the evening.

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 written for groups wanting to participate in Persona Games. 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.

OFFICE SERVICES SECTION -Libby Evans, section chief. Office Services is responsible for keeping in order the mass of paperwork accumulated before, during, and after the con. At the present time we are still in need of people who would be willing to work in the Office Department during the con (Jeanine Gray). We also need multi-processing units to work in the Gofer Department, (Julie Danaby).

SITE SERVICES SECTION -Bob Suryan, section chief. 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 6 badge on and will tackle any questions you might have. If you would like to work a security shift call Dave Grimes. Help is needed in all of the Site Services departments. Contact Bob or Judy.

Joe and Becky Simpson will be doing the scheduling of Wargamming/Board Games/Role Playing Games Department. dungeons and drag- gons, Chilvary and Sorcery and many others will be found in the 100 wing of hotel. They hope to have both introductory and advanced games and seminars for you’re enjoyment.

The Computer Room promises to have a wide variety of computers and computer games. The room will have a guard on duty while the roon is open. If you have a computer to show off and would like more information, call Richard Wright.

Our Video (Arcade) Games are now in the process of being gathered for this years convention. We hope to have games to suit every taste.

MEDIA SERVICES SECTION Mark Schellberg-section chief. In accordance with the goal of providing more media oriented programming at NORWESCON, this year’s Media Services Section has several new departments as well as all its old. We will continue running the 3 channel NWC Video Network. The network will feature a vast collection of movies, specials, and and other bits of entertainment. The network will also once again produce 3 news broadcasts daily with author readings and specials. This year’s 16mm

Film Program is being headed by Tony Blankinship. The program will have the usual collection of old movie classics and a few surprises. Amongst the additions to Media’s repertoire are all the programming for film panels and previews of soon-to-be released movies.

PROPERTY SERVICES SECTION. Jennifer Parkinson-section chief. The job of this section 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 Jennifer or Judy.

Convention Services has hundreds of volunteers (some working long, endless hours) before, during and after NWC. Because most of our volunteer work is donebehind the scenes, you will never see all of these hard working people. They are all doing this to bring you an exciting 4 days that you’ll remember. Besides, it can be a lot of fun.

[Image: Cartoon by Bill Warren of a rocketship zooming through space.]

Program Book Advertising

The NORWESCON 6 program book will be 80 pages, offset-printed, with full color cover by Richard Powers 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 for you with prior arrangements. 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!

RATES AND MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS

	WIDTH	HEIGHT	PRICE
Full page	7 1/2 x	10	$90
Inside covers			$120
1/2 page, vertical	4 1/2 x	7 3/4	$50
1/2 page, horiz.	7 1/4 x	5	$50
1/4 page, vertical	3 1/2 x	5	$30
1/4 page, horiz.	4 1/2 x	4 1/4	$30
1/8 page	3 1/2 x	2 1/2	$20

DEADLINE: Arrangements need to be made by February 15, 1983. Camera-ready copy has to be received no later than February 24. Ad copy and payment with checks payable to NORWESCON should go to: Michael Brocha, [REDACTED] Airdustrial Way, Olympia, WA 98501. For more information, call Michael at [REDACTED] (home), or [REDACTED] (office).

NORWESCON 5 REGISTRATION

Total Membership: 1,371.

Membership by type: 3-day, 855; 1-day, 150; work-in, 43; dealer, 63; child, 21; press, 8; guest, 236; unknown, 5.

Demographics: Seattle 310, Tacoma 61,Bellevue 45, Bellingham 33, Bothell 26, Olympia 26, other Washington 266; Oregon 105, British Columbia 79, California 36, Idaho 11, Alberta 5, Montana 5, Texas 4, Florida 2, New York 2, Georgia 1, Mass. 1, Mich. 1, New Jersey 1, Utah 1; FPO Seattle 1, FPO San Francisco 1; unknown 5; England 1.

Banquet: 47 Quiche, 61 Turkey, 3 Veggie,6 unspecified.

NORWESCON 5 Revenue/Expense

Department	Income	Expense	Net
Executive	$	$ 34	$ -34
Business Dept.	678	1007	-329
Registration	17604	1040	16564
Publications	1590	9022	-7432
Convention Services	640	4018	-3378
General Program		5318	-5318
Art Show	7257	7612	-355
Dealers Room	2632	63	2569
Photo Services		21	-21
Food Functions	1404	2400	-996
PR/Advertising	20	614	-594
Hospitality	939	2084	-1145
TOTAL	$32764	$32233	$ -469

CONTACT NORWESCON

Your questions, suggestions, ideas, art, etc., are wanted for NORWESCON 6. Please write to us at: NORWESCON 6, POB [REDACTED], Seattle WA 98124; or call [REDACTED], 24-hour HOTLINE.

People you might want to contact are: Chairman, Richard Wright; Program Director Jon Gustafson; Memberships, Carolyn Palms; Dealers & Business Manager, Dave Bray; Art Show, Steve Gallacci; Volunteers - Operations, Judy Lorent; and Program Book art, advertising, and help, Mike Brocha. Write or call today.

NORWESCON 6 Progress Report

Editors: Jon Gustafson and Richard Wright. Contributors: Steve Bard, Dave Bray, Michael Brocha, Judy R. Lorent, Thom Walls Lauraine Miranda, Mark Schellberg. Art: Steve Gallacci, William R. Warren Jr.

Norwescon 6 Membership

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Let Your Hair Down…

NORWESCON SIX
“The best of the west coast conventions.” -LOCUS

MARCH 17–20 '83
SEATTLE HYATT

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GOH JACK WILLIAMSON
ART GOH RICHARD POWERS
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TOASTMASTER ALGIS BUDRYS

Jan.-March – $20.
At the door – $25.

WOULD YOU LIKE? [please check]
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Other:

NORWESCON 6 memberships x $
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Mail Inquiries and Memberships
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the Emeral City, 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.

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 at a 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 1962 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 toscience 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) 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 ferry-boat 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 Oregon coastline 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!

[Image: Cartoon by SAG of a giant dinosaur-like creature uprooting a Seattle hotel and the Space Needle and munching on the legs of the Space Needle.]

[Image: Art by Alexander of a young girl holding a picnic basket and standing on an irregular brick road next to a small dog, looking at the Seattle skyline with the monorail in the foreground, the Space Needle towering overhead with passenger jets flying around it, and Mt. Rainier and an erupting Mt. St. Helens in the distance.]
“Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in Kansas any more”

[Image: The Dark Crystal logo]

The DarkCrystal Shines

by John Alexander

DARK CRYSTAL is a throughly enjoyable picture. It has no pretentions of being anything other than entertainment, although it does pay lip service to such ethereals as natural harmonies in the universe. The sectopedal Mystics bear an uncanny resemblance to Carlos Castenada’s Yaqui shaman. Visually they are more beleivable than the Skexes whose draperies were so involuted that it was difficult to distinguish flesh from finery. I did enjoy seeing Skred, that mutant pervo muppet from Saturday Night Live again. Brian Froud’s visualizations are at times a bit too cumbersome, with too much detail being lost in the fabric of the film. I must say that never have I seen so thorough an attempt to create an alien ecology. DARK CRYSTAL bears repeated viewing just to catch it all.

On the whole, the muppetry was quite convincing, but there were times when I could see where Henson ran out of coups or into the budget wall. The faces of the creatures didn’t hold up to tight close ups. This relative deadpan could have been overcome with the use of effects make-up the likes of which were seen in An American Werewolf in London, but that would have added a couple of million to the budget. On the whole the problem was that editing and camera angles were dictated by the limitations of the art form which lead to some rather awkward pacing.

Henson must be congratulated for taking a large financial risk on what is basically an experiment. Overall, I would place DARK CRYSTAL among the top five fantasy films of 1982.

from Dave Grimes

Well, the movie we have been awaiting these many moons has finally arrived. DARK CRYSTAL opened at second-run theaters around Seattle on December 17th, and I saw it. Yeah!

The world of the Dark Crystal was a thing of wonder. Not that I would care to live there - no siree - but the world was more than worthy of several visits. Unfortunately, the story and characters were pedestrian but if one ignores the story and characters; in direct ratio to their importance to the movie, then a wonderful experience is waiting. The effect is hard to describe.

Imagine that Walt Disney created a world, and then contracted with Hanna-Barbera to furnish the story and lead characters. The plants are incredible, the animals are neat, some minor sentiments - the Podlings are delightful, the nasties are really nasty and their warrior-creatures are at least as menacing as giant crab lice; only the protagonists and the torpid “Mystics” disappoint.

When you see DARK CRYSTAL, treat it like a travelogue in disguise. Ignore the throwaway plot and insipid characters and enjoy the wonders of …. nature? and the local color.

[Image: Art by Alexander of two Gelflings looking at a crystal shard.]

convention reports

Baycon… David Bratman

As all science fiction fans on the West Coast should know, the 1983 Westercon is scheduled to be held at the brand-new Red Lion Inn in San Jose, California. Bay Area fans (and a few outside interlopers, such as me) had a chance to see the hotel at work at Baycon, held there the weekend of November 26–28. In many ways Baycon was a dry run for Westercon, and it’s ironic that many of the Baycon organizers were connected with a competing bid for the 1983 Westercon, (they intended to hold it in Oakland.

The first thing to strike a visitor about this hotel is its size and splendor. Located just off the Bayshore Freeway in north San Jose, it has nearly enough parking space on the outside (there’s never absolutely enough) and plenty of function and walking space on the inside.

The hotel management did make one error in logistics, which required the con suite to move on Sunday evening, but all around were friendly, polite and helpful.

What of the convention itself? I saw little of it, actually, spending most of my time table-sitting in the dealer’s room. Baycon was a mixture of a science-fiction, films and comics convention — a little of each, and none dominate. That, combined with a somewht lower-than-expected attendance, and our generally gloomy economy, meant that none of the dealers did very brisk business.

The programming went fairly well, from what I observed and heard others tell. Co- GOH Mike Jittlov’s film presentations were perhaps the best-attended items, and made a lot of converts to enthusiasm for his imaginative stop-motion animation.

The evening parties were few, and tended to cluster on the second floor. They were lively while they lasted, with a lot of attention focused on the video games in the con suite, but tended to shut down early (would you believe one a.m. for some?)

The Baycon committee deserves a vote of thanks for starting this event (they hope to repeat it next year) in the traditionally con-less wastelands of the Bay Area, and the hotel should be well broken in for Westercon in July.

Orycon… Bonnie Ford

When I attend a convention, I usually receive some overall impression. Orycon’s impression was one of smallness. There were no sweaty crowds, no large panel audiences and no panic at registration (at least when I was there). The Huckster Room had great wares and very nice dealers but the room was, again, small. This is not to say Orycon was a bad convention because it wasn’t——it was very good.

For example, the Art Show was great (although I have yet to see an Art Show I disliked) and made me extremely discontented with my monthly salary. Among the items I dearly wanted were a stoneware dragon by local artist Rhonda Gheen, a painting of an intricate and very tall castle, I forget by whom, and a print by Bill Warren entitled “No French Kisses”.

The panels I attended were well-organized and contained good panelists and audiences. One I particularly liked was “Do Women Artists Face the World Differently?” Ursula LeGuin took charge of the proceedings and quickly involved the audience in the discussion.

As absolutely everyone I’ve ever met knows, I LOVE movies. Usually I go to every single movie preview a convention offers but I missed most of the ones at Orycon because they were repeats of ones I’d already seen. Dark Crystal, the new “Muppet” movie, had a preview all to itself, while Superman III, Greystoke (Tarzan for the uninformed) and others were done in combined shows. The movie Krull has had some fairly heavy publicity at conventions and it looks as though it will be a gigantic beautiful fantastic medieval flop.

My single visit to Hospitality was quite brief so I will briefly state my reaction: Fresh coffee!

The highlight of the entire weekend was the Masquerade. It was TERRIFIC!! The judging was done before the contestants came on stage so we were spared the usual long, boring wait for the final results. The hosts were Frank Catalano and writer Steve Perry-

Finally, Sunday morning it occurred to me that I hadn’t seen the Guest of Honor. I really like Robert Silverberg’s writing so I trotted off to his interview. Robert Silverberg is a great talker and told us some fas- cinating things about himself.

Anyway, I want to thank Portland for a wonderful weekend. Orycon was small–but very well packaged.

[Image: Tattoo-style art by John Gallacci of a hand holding an egg with an eye and broad wings against an ornate background.]

A Westwind Subscription is included in NWSFS membership, at $10.00 per year. Westwind is mailed during the first week of each month.

Contributions of art, reviews, articles, etc., are welcome. Deadline is the 20th of the month prior to issue.

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Advertising is accepted - see page 2