Applications are Live!
Applications for art show, dealers’ room, and fan and community tables opened December 1, 2024, and will remain open until January 15, 2025. Get your application in early!
The Seattle Worldcon 2025 Art Show and Dealers’ Room are juried. Once the initial deadline for applications has passed, the jury team will review applications. We anticipate issuing acceptances in early 2025.
The fan and community table space is open to clubs, groups, conventions, and organizations that promote science, science fiction, fantasy, horror, costuming/cosplay, and other fannish pursuits, providing an opportunity to share your enthusiasm with Worldcon members who have similar interests. All three application forms will remain open after January 15, 2025. Any applications received after that date will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and, if accepted, placed on a waiting list. The application forms will be closed once the respective waiting lists are full.
- Art Show information and application.
- Dealers’ Room information and application.
- Fan and Community Table information and application.
Site Selection Bids for 2027 Worldcon Are Being Accepted Now Through February 14!
Seattle Worldcon has the honor of administering site selection for the 2027 Worldcon. The process for site selection is outlined in the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) Constitution, Article 4. Any group that meets the technical requirements in the WSFS Constitution and files the necessary documents with us using the alias site-selection@seattlein2025.org may bid for the right to host the Worldcon. For more information, visit the Site Selection page on our website.
Please Update Your Registration to Tell Us About Your Interests!
If you registered early, or your membership information was imported based on pre-supporting the convention or voting in site selection in 2023, you may not have had the opportunity to fill out your Interests card. Even if you have, it doesn’t hurt to revisit and update your preferences. To do so, follow the steps below:
Log in to your membership here.
Actions to update your info:
- The top person is you, followed by any other people you have added to your account.
- ID: Your membership number. If the membership has not yet been processed by Registration, it shows as “Pending”.
- Person: Your first and last name.
- Badge name: What you told us you want to print on your badge as your name.
- Actions: These are the buttons you use to make changes to your information.
- Edit [Name]’s Profile: Use this button to update your personal information such as your address.
- Edit [Name]’s Interests: Use this button to let the convention know that you have special needs and/or interests such as accessibility, wishing to volunteer, be on a panel, etc.
The more information you give us, the better we can tailor your at-con experience!
Community Fund Grant Applications are Now Open!
The Worldcon Community Fund is dedicated to helping fans from diverse backgrounds participate in Worldcon by providing financial support for travel, accommodations, and memberships. We are focusing on assisting fans who are:
- First time attendees from the Pacific Northwest (Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Alaska, British Columbia)
- LGBTQIA+ attendees
- BIPOC/AANHPI attendees
- Attendees from the Global South
If you belong to one of these groups and would like to apply for assistance, please submit your application here. We are approving applications in waves, with the first wave deadline set for January 17th. Though priority for the first wave will be given to people engaging in foreign travel, feel free to apply at any time if you fit into one of these focus groups.
Your Donation Helps Bring Fans to Seattle Worldcon 2025!
Your generous donations help make this inclusive vision a reality! To read more about the Community Fund and to donate, please visit our page on the website. You can also donate by clicking here.
Announcing the Seattle Worldcon 2025 Single Pattern Contest!
Gentlefolk, start your sewing machines! Seattle Worldcon 2025 is proud to announce it is hosting a Single Pattern Contest! This year there will be two options for patterns:
- A vintage-style bowling shirt
- A 60s-style slip or sheath dress
In some years, a pattern selected for a single pattern contest has gone out of print or been difficult to locate, so a garment style rather than specific pattern number will avoid that difficulty. If you prefer a pattern, however, here are some suggested patterns:
Bowling Shirt: McCalls M7206* (available as PDF), Simplicity S9279, Simplicity S9157, Vogue V1622, (unisex), McCalls M8459, McCalls M6972.
60s-Style Dresses: McCalls M8466*, Simplicity S9848, Butterick B6990, McCalls M8402 (PDF), Simplicity S1609.
What is a Single Pattern Contest, you ask? Well, check out this page on the website and all your questions will be answered!
We Have Fun Stuff!
The Seattle Worldcon 2025 website is constantly being updated, and the contents are not just informational! Check out these new pages:
- Coloring Pages – lots of fun art for you to download, print, and color!
- Cross Stitch Patterns – some seriously cool patterns for your stitching pleasure!
- Paint By Number – for when you’ve upgraded from the coloring pages!
- Fabric Patterns – to purchase Worldcon fabric and make yourself something nice!
- Gallery – where you can upload photos of your creations!
- Playlist – yes, there is even a Worldcon 2025 playlist to get you in the mood!
- Trivia Quiz – 35 questions and answers to test your knowledge of Seattle!
Come for the information and stay for the fun!
Group Costume Theme Announced – Retro Future Fashion
Do you want to be part of a big group costume, but don’t have a bunch of costumer friends to talk into joining you? We’ve got you covered! Bring your best Retro Future Fashion, and wear it to the convention on Saturday, August 16, 2025. We’ll do a scheduled meet-up for folks wearing their best retro-future looks, and have a photo shoot of all of us in our fabulous clothes.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at info@seattlein2025.org. We look forward to seeing you at the convention!
Building the Business Meeting’s Future–With Virtual Meetings in 2025
Seattle Worldcon announced earlier this week we have developed a new process for the WSFS business meeting: which will be held as a series of pre-convention, virtual meetings on four dates prior to the convention: July 4, July 13, July 19, and July 25. Viewing of the meeting will be open to all; however, to participate in the meeting and vote on business will require an attending membership or virtual attending membership in the convention. A meeting will be held at the Worldcon to receive the results of site selection. For additional information, please read the announcement in full on the website, and if you have any questions, please reach out to business-meeting-help@seattlein2025.org.
https://seattlein2025.org/2024/12/15/newsletter-december-2024-applications-are-live/
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