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| − | (Did you mean the [[NorWesCon (Worldcon)|Worldcon]] or the [[Norwescon (OR)|Portland]] convention?) | + | ''(Did you mean the [[NorWesCon (Worldcon)|Worldcon]] or the [[Norwescon (OR)|Portland]] convention?)'' |
| − | Norwescon (without internal capitalization) is a [[regional convention]] that has been held in [[Seattle]] since 1978. The convention was founded by the [[Northwest Science Fiction Society]] to give its organizers experience and credentials for their ambitious [[Seattle in 1981]] Worldcon bid. The first outing, held March 25-26, 1978, at the SeaTac Holiday Inn, was chaired by [[Greg Bennett]]. [[Theodore Sturgeon]] was the Author GoH, [[John Berry]] the Fan GoH, and Alan E. Nourse the Toastmaster. Except for an interruption in 1987, when it was replaced by a scaled-back "Alternacon", it has taken place annually since then and | + | |
| + | '''Norwescon''' (without internal capitalization) is a [[regional convention]] that has been held in [[Seattle]] since 1978. The convention was founded by the [[Northwest Science Fiction Society]] to give its organizers experience and credentials for their ambitious [[Seattle in 1981]] Worldcon bid. The first outing, held March 25-26, 1978, at the SeaTac Holiday Inn, was [[chaired]] by [[Greg Bennett]]. [[Theodore Sturgeon]] was the Author GoH, [[John Berry]] the Fan GoH, and [[Alan E. Nourse]] the [[Toastmaster]]. Except for an interruption in 1987, when it was replaced by a scaled-back "Alternacon", it has taken place annually since then and draws over 3,000 members. Originally held on the last weekend in March, it shifted to Easter weekend in 1995. | ||
Not long after its founding, Norwescon gained a reputation as a meeting place for authors and publishers. It hosts the annual presentation of the [[Philip K. Dick Award]] for best original paperback novel, first presented at Norwescon VII in 1983. | Not long after its founding, Norwescon gained a reputation as a meeting place for authors and publishers. It hosts the annual presentation of the [[Philip K. Dick Award]] for best original paperback novel, first presented at Norwescon VII in 1983. | ||
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| + | * [https://www.norwescon.org/ Website. ] | ||
| + | * [http://history.norwescon.org/items/show/365 1988 interview] with founder [[Greg Bennett]], about Norwescon, on the public access cable show "Hadronic Charge." | ||
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| − | Convention || Dates || GoHs | + | Convention || Dates || GoHs, Notes |
| − | [[Norwescon 1]] ||March 24-26, 1978 ||[[Theodore Sturgeon]], [[John D. Berry]] | + | [[Norwescon 1]] || March 24-26, 1978 || [[Theodore Sturgeon]], [[John D. Berry]] |
| − | [[Norwescon 1.5]] ||November 4-5, 1978 || | + | [[Norwescon 1.5]] || November 4-5, 1978 || (relaxacon) |
| − | [[Norwescon 2]] ||March 23-25, 1979 ||[[Philip Jose Farmer]], [[Loren MacGregor]] | + | [[Norwescon 2]] || March 23-25, 1979 || [[Philip Jose Farmer]], [[Loren MacGregor]] |
| − | [[Norwescon III]] ||March 29-30, 1980 ||[[Alfred Bester]], [[Fred Pohl]] | + | [[Norwescon III]] || March 29-30, 1980 || [[Alfred Bester]], [[Fred Pohl]] |
| − | [[Norwescon IV]] ||March 27-29, 1981 ||[[Samuel R. Delany]], [[Rowena Morrill]], [[Jack Palmer]], [[Pauline Palmer]], [[Tilda Palmer]] | + | [[Norwescon 3.5]] || October 25-26, 1980 || (relaxacon) |
| − | [[Norwescon | + | [[Norwescon IV]] || March 27-29, 1981 || [[Samuel R. Delany]], [[Rowena Morrill]], [[Jack Palmer]], [[Pauline Palmer]], [[Tilda Palmer]] |
| − | [[Norwescon | + | [[Norwescon 4.5]] || November 21-22, 1981 || (relaxacon) |
| − | [[Norwescon VII]] ||March 22-25, 1984 ||[[L. Sprague de Camp]], [[Catherine Crook de Camp]], [[Don Maitz]], [[Jack Speer]] | + | [[Norwescon V]] || March 18-21, 1982 || [[Thomas M. Disch]], [[Michael Whelan]], [[Bob Shaw]] |
| − | [[Norwescon | + | [[Norwescon 5.5]] || October 30-31, 1982 || (relaxacon) |
| − | [[Norwescon | + | [[Norwescon VI]] || March 17-20, 1983 || [[Jack Williamson]], [[Richard Powers]], [[Art Widner]] |
| − | [[Alternacon]] ||March 26-29, 1987 ||[[Orson Scott Card]], | + | [[Norwescon VII]] || March 22-25, 1984 || [[L. Sprague de Camp]], [[Catherine Crook de Camp]], [[Don Maitz]], [[Jack Speer]] |
| − | [[Norwescon | + | [[Norwescon 7.5]] || October 27-28, 1984 || (relaxacon) |
| − | [[Norwescon XI]] ||March 23-26, 1989 ||[[Algis J. Budrys]], [[David Mattingly]], [[Mike Glyer]], [[ | + | [[Norwescon VIII]] || March 14-17, 1985 || [[Brian Aldiss]], [[Jack Gaughan]], [[rich brown]], [[Gregory Benford]] |
| − | [[Norwescon XII]] ||March 29-April 1, 1990 ||[[Roger Zelazny]], [[David Cherry]], [[Pat Mueller]], [[John G. Cramer]] | + | [[Norwescon 8.5]] || November 2-3, 1985 || (relaxacon) |
| − | Norwescon XIII ||colspan="3"| Number skipped! | + | [[Norwescon IX]] || March 20-23, 1986 || [[Anne McCaffrey]], [[Kelly Freas]], [[Greg Bennett]], James Oberg |
| − | [[Norwescon XIV]] ||March 28-31, 1991 ||[[Stanley Schmidt]], [[James Warhola]], [[Becky Thomson]], [[Forrest J Ackerman]], [[Joe Laybourn]] | + | [[Alternacon]] || March 26-29, 1987 || [[Orson Scott Card]], Dan Reeder, [[Marty Cantor]] and [[Robbie Cantor]] |
| − | [[Norwescon XV]] ||March 26-29, 1992 ||[[Poul Anderson]], [[Alan Gutierrez]], [[Willie Siros]], [[Celia Smith]] | + | [[Norwescon 9.5]] || August 15, 1987 || (relaxacon) |
| − | [[Norwescon XVI]] ||March 25-28, 1993 ||[[Betty Ballantine]], [[Janny Wurts]], [[Pat Mueller]], Chris Jonientz-Trisler, [[Anne McCaffrey]], [[Mike Jittlov]], [[Teresa Janssen]] | + | [[Norwescon X]] || March 24-27, 1988 || [[Marion Zimmer Bradley]], [[Rick Sternbach]], [[Jon Gustafson]], [[Avram Davidson]] |
| − | [[Norwescon XVII]] ||March 31-April 3, 1994 ||[[Katherine Kurtz]], [[Scott MacMillan]], [[Darrell K. Sweet]], [[Peggy Rae Pavlat]], [[Deborah A. Wood]] | + | [[Norwescon 10.5]] || 1988 || (relaxacon) |
| − | [[Norwescon XVIII]] ||April 6-9, 1995 ||[[Robert Silverberg]], [[James Gurney]], [[ | + | [[Norwescon XI]] || March 23-26, 1989 || [[Algis J. Budrys]], [[David Mattingly]], [[Mike Glyer]], Dr. [[Alan E. Nourse]], [[Avram Davidson]] |
| − | [[Norwescon XIX]] ||April 4-7, 1996 ||[[A. C. Crispin]], [[Tom Kidd]], [[Kitty Canterbury]], [[David Valentine]] | + | [[Norwescon XII]] || March 29-April 1, 1990 || [[Roger Zelazny]], [[David Cherry]], [[Pat Mueller]], [[John G. Cramer]] |
| − | [[Norwescon XX]] ||March 27-30, 1997 ||[[Larry Niven]], [[A. E. van Vogt]], [[Vincent Di Fate]], [[Brad Foster]], [[Robert L. Forward]], [[Glenda Hedden]] | + | Norwescon XIII || colspan="3"| Number skipped, apparently to compensate for [[Alternacon]]! |
| − | [[Norwescon XXI]] ||April 9-12, 1998 ||[[Neil Gaiman]], [[Brian Froud]], [[John Lorentz]], [[Ruth Sachter]], Patricia MacEwen, [[Anthony Ward]] | + | [[Norwescon XIV]] || March 28-31, 1991 || [[Stanley Schmidt]], [[James Warhola]], [[Becky Thomson]], [[Forrest J Ackerman]], [[Joe Laybourn]] |
| − | [[Norwescon XXII]] ||April 1-4, 1999 ||[[Harry Turtledove]], [[Richard Hescox]], [[Jack Chalker]], [[Eva Whitley]], Jack Horner, [[Susan Allen]] | + | [[Norwescon 14.5]] || September 6-8, 1991 || (relaxacon) |
| − | [[Norwescon XXIII]] ||April 20-23, 2000 ||[[David Brin]], [[Gregory Benford]], [[Barclay Shaw]], [[Bjo Trimble]], [[John Trimble]] | + | [[Norwescon XV]] || March 26-29, 1992 || [[Poul Anderson]], [[Alan Gutierrez]], [[Willie Siros]], [[Celia Smith]] |
| − | [[Norwescon XXIV]] ||April 12-15, 2001 ||[[Connie Willis]], [[Bob Eggleton]], [[Charles N. Brown]], [[James P. Hogan]], | + | [[Norwescon XVI]] || March 25-28, 1993 || [[Betty Ballantine]], [[Janny Wurts]], [[Pat Mueller]], Chris Jonientz-Trisler, [[Anne McCaffrey]], [[Mike Jittlov]], [[Teresa Janssen]] |
| − | [[Norwescon XXV]] ||March 28-31, 2002 ||[[Jack Vance]], [[Brom]], [[Andrew I. Porter]] | + | [[Norwescon XVII]] || March 31-April 3, 1994 || [[Katherine Kurtz]], [[Scott MacMillan]], [[Darrell K. Sweet]], [[Peggy Rae Pavlat]], [[Deborah A. Wood]] |
| − | [[Norwescon XXVI]] || 2003 || | + | [[Norwescon XVIII]] || April 6-9, 1995 || [[Robert Silverberg]], [[James Gurney]], Dr. [[Jane Robinson]], [[Danny Rudesill]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[Norwescon XIX]] || April 4-7, 1996 || [[A. C. Crispin]], [[Tom Kidd]], [[Kitty Canterbury]], [[David Valentine]] |
| − | [[Norwescon | + | [[Norwescon XX]] || March 27-30, 1997 || [[Larry Niven]], [[A. E. van Vogt]], [[Vincent Di Fate]], [[Brad Foster]], [[Robert L. Forward]], [[Glenda Hedden]] |
| − | [[Norwescon | + | [[Norwescon XXI]] || April 9-12, 1998 || [[Neil Gaiman]], [[Brian Froud]], [[John Lorentz]], [[Ruth Sachter]], Patricia MacEwen, [[Anthony Ward]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[Norwescon XXII]] || April 1-4, 1999 || [[Harry Turtledove]], [[Richard Hescox]], [[Jack Chalker]], [[Eva Whitley]], Jack Horner, [[Susan Allen]] |
| − | [[Norwescon XXXI]] ||March 20-24, 2008 ||[[Dan Simmons]], [[Ciruelo]], [[Naomi Novik]] | + | [[Norwescon XXIII]] || April 20-23, 2000 || [[David Brin]], [[Gregory Benford]], [[Barclay Shaw]], [[Bjo Trimble]], [[John Trimble]] |
| − | [[Norwescon XXXII]] ||April 9-12, 2009 ||[[R. A. Salvatore]], [[Todd Lockwood]], Geno Salvatore | + | [[Norwescon XXIV]] || April 12-15, 2001 || [[Connie Willis]], [[Bob Eggleton]], [[Charles N. Brown]], [[James P. Hogan]], Dragon Dronet |
| − | [[Norwescon XXXIII]] ||April 1-4, 2010 ||[[Vernor Vinge]], [[John Jude Palencar]], [[John G. Cramer]], [[Cory Doctorow]] | + | [[Norwescon XXV]] || March 28-31, 2002 || [[Jack Vance]], [[Brom]], [[Andrew I. Porter]] |
| − | [[Norwescon XXXIV]] ||April 21-24, 2011 ||[[Patricia McKillip]], [[Kinuko Y. Craft]], Marie D. Jones, [[Jim Butcher]], Shannon Butcher | + | [[Norwescon XXVI]] || April 17-20, 2003 || [[Jane Yolen]], [[Jim Burns]], [[Geoffrey Landis]], [[Michael Whelan]] |
| − | [[Norwescon XXXV]] ||April 5-8, 2012 ||[[Stephen Baxter]], [[John Picacio]], Bridget Landry | + | [[Norwescon XXVII]] || April 8-11, 2004 || [[Mike Resnick]], [[Don Dixon]], [[Joe Haldeman]], [[Ben Bova]] |
| − | [[Norwescon XXXVI]] ||March 28-31, 2013 ||[[Catherine Asaro]], [[Lee Moyer]], Edward Tenner, [[Gardner Dozois]] | + | [[Norwescon XXVIII]] || March 24-27, 2005 || [[Michael Bishop]], [[John Howe]], [[Alan Dean Foster]], [[Suzette Haden Elgin]] |
| − | [[Norwescon XXXVII]] ||April 17-20, 2014 ||[[Michael Moorcock]], [[Robert Gould]], Catherine Plesko, [[Seanan McGuire]], [[Animal X]] | + | [[Norwescon XXIX]] || April 13-16, 2006 || [[Lois McMaster Bujold]], [[Donato Giancola]] |
| − | [[Norwescon 38]] ||April 2-5, 2015 ||[[George R. R. Martin]], [[Boris Vallejo]], [[Julie Bell]], Amy Mainzer | + | [[Norwescon XXX]] || April 5-8, 2007 || [[Kim Stanley Robinson]], [[Luis Royo]], Donna Shirley |
| − | [[Norwescon 39]] ||March 24-27, 2016 ||[[Tanya Huff]], [[Janny Wurts]], [[William K. Hartmann]], and [[DAW Books]] | + | [[Norwescon XXXI]] || March 20-24, 2008 || [[Dan Simmons]], [[Ciruelo]], [[Naomi Novik]] |
| − | [[Norwescon 40]] ||April 13-16, 2017 ||[[Ian McDonald]], [[Cory Ench]], [[Catska Ench]], Ethan Siegel, [[Angry Robot Books]] | + | [[Norwescon XXXII]] || April 9-12, 2009 || [[R. A. Salvatore]], [[Todd Lockwood]], Geno Salvatore |
| − | [[Norwescon 41]] ||March 29-April 1, 2018 ||[[Ken Liu]], [[Wayne Barlowe]], Mathew Wedel, Green Ronin Publishing | + | [[Norwescon XXXIII]] || April 1-4, 2010 || [[Vernor Vinge]], [[John Jude Palencar]], [[John G. Cramer]], [[Cory Doctorow]] |
| − | [[Norwescon 42]] ||April 18–21, 2019 ||[[Mary Robinette Kowal]] Tran Nguyen, Dan Koboldt, Nancy Pearl, [[Neil Clarke]], [[Subterranean Press]] | + | [[Norwescon XXXIV]] || April 21-24, 2011 || [[Patricia McKillip]], [[Kinuko Y. Craft]], Marie D. Jones, [[Jim Butcher]], Shannon Butcher |
| − | [[Norwescon 43]] || <s>April 9-12, 2020</s> April 1-4, 2021 (virtual)|| [[Jacqueline Carey]], [[Sana Takeda]], Susan Langley, [[Tor Books]], [[Claire Eddy]] | + | [[Norwescon XXXV]] || April 5-8, 2012 || [[Stephen Baxter]], [[John Picacio]], [[Bridget Landry]] |
| + | [[Norwescon XXXVI]] || March 28-31, 2013 || [[Catherine Asaro]], [[Lee Moyer]], Edward Tenner, [[Gardner Dozois]] | ||
| + | [[Norwescon XXXVII]] || April 17-20, 2014 || [[Michael Moorcock]], [[Robert Gould]], Catherine Plesko, [[Seanan McGuire]], [[Animal X]] | ||
| + | [[Norwescon 38]] || April 2-5, 2015 || [[George R. R. Martin]], [[Boris Vallejo]], [[Julie Bell]], Amy Mainzer | ||
| + | [[Norwescon 39]] || March 24-27, 2016 || [[Tanya Huff]], [[Janny Wurts]], [[William K. Hartmann]], and [[DAW Books]] | ||
| + | [[Norwescon 40]] || April 13-16, 2017 || [[Ian McDonald]], [[Cory Ench]], [[Catska Ench]], Ethan Siegel, [[Angry Robot Books]] | ||
| + | [[Norwescon 41]] || March 29-April 1, 2018 || [[Ken Liu]], [[Wayne Barlowe]], Mathew Wedel, Green Ronin Publishing | ||
| + | [[Norwescon 42]] || April 18–21, 2019 || [[Mary Robinette Kowal]] Tran Nguyen, Dan Koboldt, Nancy Pearl, [[Neil Clarke]], [[Subterranean Press]] | ||
| + | [[Norwescon 43]] || <s>April 9-12, 2020</s> April 1-4, 2021 (virtual) || [[Jacqueline Carey]], [[Sana Takeda]], Susan Langley, [[Tor Books]], [[Claire Eddy]] | ||
| + | [[Waypoint Norwescon]] || January 15, 2022 (virtual) || | ||
| + | [[Norwescon 44]] || April 14-17, 2022 || [[Cat Rambo]], [[Rob Carlos]], [[Fairwood Press]], Connor Alexander, and Lydia K. Valentine | ||
| + | [[Norwescon 45]] || April 6-9, 2023 || [[Phenderson Djèlí Clark]], [[Grace P. Fong]], Greg Dubos, ''[[Uncanny Magazine]]'' | ||
| + | [[Norwescon 46]] || March 28-31, 2024 || [[Jim Butcher]], [[Charles Vess]], Kate Alice Marshall, [[Clarkesworld]] | ||
| + | [[Norwescon 47]] || April 17-20, 2025 || [[Catherynne M. Valente]], [[Wayne Barlowe]], Tracy Drain, Isis Asare, Piazo | ||
</tab> | </tab> | ||
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| + | {{convention | start=1978 |locale=Seattle, WA}} | ||
[[Category:US]] | [[Category:US]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:26, 29 August 2024
(Did you mean the Worldcon or the Portland convention?)
Norwescon (without internal capitalization) is a regional convention that has been held in Seattle since 1978. The convention was founded by the Northwest Science Fiction Society to give its organizers experience and credentials for their ambitious Seattle in 1981 Worldcon bid. The first outing, held March 25-26, 1978, at the SeaTac Holiday Inn, was chaired by Greg Bennett. Theodore Sturgeon was the Author GoH, John Berry the Fan GoH, and Alan E. Nourse the Toastmaster. Except for an interruption in 1987, when it was replaced by a scaled-back "Alternacon", it has taken place annually since then and draws over 3,000 members. Originally held on the last weekend in March, it shifted to Easter weekend in 1995.
Not long after its founding, Norwescon gained a reputation as a meeting place for authors and publishers. It hosts the annual presentation of the Philip K. Dick Award for best original paperback novel, first presented at Norwescon VII in 1983.
- Website.
- 1988 interview with founder Greg Bennett, about Norwescon, on the public access cable show "Hadronic Charge."
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