Congratulations to the finalists for the 2023 #WorldFantasyAwards!

We would particularly like to congratulate the nominees who have been part of Norwescon in the past:

Best Artist:

- Kinuko Y. Craft (#NWC34 Guest of Honor)
- Galen Dara (#NWC41 Guest of Honor)

Special Award - Non-Professional

- @lynnemthomas & Michael Damian Thomas for @UncannyMagazine (#NWC45 Spotlight Publisher)

Congratulations and good luck to everyone!

See the full list of finalists: https://bit.ly/3qcd3od

Our friends at Locus Magazine have a nice mention of #NWC45 in their May issue! Find it in bookstores, grab a copy from their web store (https://locusmag.com/2023/5/issue-748-table-of-contents-may-2023/), or see the website version on their blog (https://locusmag.com/2023/05/norwescon-45/). We're always happy to see Locus joining us again!

Highlighting this writeup by Frank Catalano for File 770 of the #nwc45 panel honoring and remembering author and friend of Norwescon Greg Bear, who died a few months ago. Thanks for the panel and for this article, Frank!

https://file770.com/norwescon-pays-tribute-to-the-works-and-impact-of-greg-bear/

Still need your #norwescon #nwc45 commemorative t-shirt or want one for a friend? Don’t wait! Limited stock is available from our vendor, Arkham Bazaar, featuring the stunning art of Norwescon 45 Artist Guest of Honor Grace P. Fong. Visit https://arkhambazaar.com/.

We just wrapped up #nwc45…so guess what comes next? #nwc46, of course! And it's less than a year away! Norwescon 46 will be March 28–31, 2024, and you can get your membership today for just $85 (https://www.norwescon.org/con/memberships/) — that will go up later on, so why not get yours now? See you next year!

Love the ADA reserved seating signs posted in our event rooms during #nwc45? Find more of Mike Mort's work at http://www.teepublic.com/user/mikemort-designs

Congratulations to all the winners of the #nwc45 Art Show awards! Too many to put into a Toot, so please see the full list of winners on our website: https://www.norwescon.org/con/exhibitors/art-show/

🎵 still negative after all these years 🎶 #nwc45 #MaskUpWA https://instagr.am/p/Cq6LjgRvzve/

Congratuations to the winners of the 2023 Speculative Film Festival at #nwc45: Fetch (New Zealand) and La Nueva (Spain) got Judges' Choice, with Honorable Mention to All is Well (United States), and the Audience Choice award went to The Post (United States) and The Operator (United Kingdom)! More details on our website: https://www.norwescon.org/2023/04/08/2023-speculative-film-festival-winners/

Oh no! While our friends at Friday Afternoon Tea (https://www.fridaytea.com/) were vending at #nwc45 this weekend, their store was broken into and burgled! We're so sorry to hear about this. If you can stop by or place an online order for tea or gift cards, every little bit will help!

https://twitter.com/FridayTea/status/1645096351901052929

This asshole wouldn't get out of our way as we were trying to drive out of the parking lot after #Norwescon #NWC45 #Norwescon45

Norwescon 45 Art Show Awards: The Norwescon Art Show is proud to announce this year’s Art Show Award winners. We would like to thank all of our artists for their outstanding contribution to this year’s show.

Full post: https://www.norwescon.org/2023/04/09/norwescon-45-art-show-awards/

#ArtShow #Blog #Norwescon45 #norwescon #nwc45

2023 Speculative Film Festival Winners: The 2023 Speculative Film Festival Judges' Choice award goes to Fetch and La Nueava, with an Honorable Mention to All is Well. The Audience Choice award goes to The Post and The Operator.

Full post: https://www.norwescon.org/2023/04/10/2023-speculative-film-festival-winners/

#Blog #Norwescon45 #SpecialEvents #norwescon #nwc45 #SpeculativeFilmFestival

2021 Endeavour Award Winner Announced: The Endeavour Award for science fiction or fantasy works by writers in the Pacific Northwest during 2021 was awarded April 8 at Norwescon. Erica L. Satifka was announced the winner for her collection of short stories How to Get to Apocalypse and Other Disasters, published by Fairwood Press.

Full post: https://www.norwescon.org/2023/04/08/2021-endeavour-award-winner-announced/

#Blog #Norwescon45 #Programming #EndeavorAward #norwescon #nwc45

2023 Philip K. Dick Award Winner Announced: It was announced on Friday, April 7, 2023 at Norwescon 45 in SeaTac, Washington, that the winner for the distinguished original science fiction paperback published for the first time during 2022 in the U.S.A. is: THE EXTRACTIONIST by Kimberly Unger (Tachyon Publications). Special citation was given to: T

Full post: https://www.norwescon.org/2023/04/07/2023-philip-k-dick-award-winner-announced/

#Norwescon45 #norwescon #nwc45 #PhilipKDickAward

Aww…are we done already? Looks like it! A _huge_ thank you to our Guests of Honor P. Djèlí Clark (@pdjeliclark), Grace P. Fong, Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas of @UncannyMagazine, and Dr. Greg Dubos (@astroptere), all of our wonderful volunteers, and all of our members from all of us on the #nwc45 Concom for another excellent year. We've had a blast all this weekend, we hope you did too, and we'll see you again next year for #Norwescon 46!

Was just chatting with someone at NORWESCON about the movie Robocop this morning, and then on my way out of the hotel parking lot saw their Actual Security Robot that patrols the premises. #nwc45 https://instagr.am/p/Cq1JCrGPh4e/

It's your last chance to come find some great books at the #NWC45 Little Free Library! New gems are being added to the table all the time, see if there is one for you! Library will close down at 4 p.m.

The world is on fire but my family are safe #nwc45 https://instagr.am/p/Cq0zx9XSeS_/

Come by the Greg Bear Memorial Model display at #Norwescon #NWC45, in the lobby across from Registration. All models built by Greg Bear. Members are welcome to take one, let's find them all a new home!