Calling all costume enthusiasts and cosplayers! Registration for the #nwc48 Masquerade is now open! Present your finest costume or cosplay at our magnificent masquerade held on Saturday night of the convention. Winners receive a free membership to Norwescon 49. More information and how to enter can be found at https://www.norwescon.org/con/events/masquerade/.
#nwc47 winners are featured above. If you see yourself, tag yourself and say hi!

(Bi-)Weekly Notes: May 12–25, 2025: Two weeks in the life of…. Thoughts, photos, links, and miscellany from the past fortnight. https://michaelhans.com/eclecticism/2025/05/25/bi-weekly-notes-may-12-25-2025

#GAAD #GlobalAccessibilityAwarenessDay #Norwescon #NWC47 #Underworld #WeeklyNotes #Apple #Geekery #Music #Personal

One final hello from #NWC47 for the year, as we hold our post-con wrap up meeting! We’re discussing what went well and what we can improve on — to comment on your Norwescon experience, email us at onionsandroses@norwescon.org or fill out our feedback form here: https://www.norwescon.org/about/contact-info/norwescon-feedback/

Had a good time at #NWC47? Looking forward to #NWC48? Guess what? Hotel reservations are already open! Rooms for next year will be $167/night — reserve your room today and be sure you can stay on-site and be mere moments away from anything you want to see! Full info is on our Hotel page: https://www.norwescon.org/con/hotel/

Norwescon 47 Thursday Night Star Trek vs Star Wars Dance: Are you Team Enterprise or Team Skywalker? Do you dream of the final frontier, or a galaxy far, far away? Lightsaber or phaser? The Force or the Prime Directive? (Recorded live at NWC47) https://michaelhans.com/eclecticism/2025/04/21/norwescon-47-thursday-night-star-trek-vs-star-wars-dance

#AgeOfLove #ApoptygmaBerzerk #ArtOfNoise #Ayria #BabyKnoxx #BeeGees #BillyIdol #BoneyM #BrunoMars #Collide #Covenant #DarioG #Darude #DavidBowie #DepecheMode #DJEarworm #DuaLipa #Eisenfunk #Grid #Groboclone #HouseOfPain #InformationSociety #INXS #JanelleMonáe #JarodRipley #Kesha #KMFDM #Knock2AndNaliya #LondonSymphonyOrchestra #MarkRonson #MelodikaBros #Melodysheep #NickiMinaj #Norwescon #NWC47 #OMD #OrchestralManoeuvresInTheDark #PartyBen #PetShopBoys #PisaAndZigo #RobDougan #Robyn #SamAndTheWomp #ScissorSisters #Seabound #SebastianKomor #SneakerPimps #The8BitBigBand #TheBeastieBoys #TheCure #TheFirm #TheImmortals #TheRockyHorrorPictureShow #TheTimelords #TristanShout #VNVNation #WeirdAlYankovic #WolfgangPress #Yello #Ylvis #DJWüdi #Mixes

Weekly Notes: April 14–20, 2025 (Norwescon 47 wrap-up edition): A week in the life of…. Thoughts, photos, links, and miscellany from the past week. https://michaelhans.com/eclecticism/2025/04/20/weekly-notes-april-14-20-2025-norwescon-47-wrap-up-edition

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A few @norwescon #NWC47 photos! I didn’t take many photos (too busy/distracted), so I’ve shamelessly supplemented a bit with photos of me that others took.

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Aww…are we done already? Looks like it! A _huge_ thank you to our guests of honor @Catvalente, Wayne Barlowe, Tracy Drain, Paizo's Jenny Jarzabski and Mike Kimmel, Isis Asare, all of our volunteers, and all of our members from all of us at #NWC47 for another excellent year. We've had a blast, we hope you did too, and we'll see you again next year for #NWC48 with Ursula Vernon @ursulav, Summer Ash, Orbit, and Dutch Bihary, and more guests to be announced later!

It's about that time we start packing up at #nwc47 but you can catch up on all the latest news with our Sunday edition of the Daily 'Zine! Find pictures, articles, and info on all the latest happenings at the con, visit https://www.norwescon.org/con/daily-zine/.

We're approaching the end! Closing ceremonies will be at 3 p.m., followed by the Onions and Roses panel at 4 p.m., both in Evergreen 3 & 4. Tell us what worked or didn't work for you at #NWC47, and we'll use that feedback for planning our future conventions! You can also send us feedback by emailing onionsandroses@norwescon.org or using our feedback form at https://www.norwescon.org/go/feedback.

Today's Guest of Honor panels and events at #NWC47 Part 2: "Presented by BritCon: QI – ETs" (Cascade 10) with @Catvalente at 2 p.m., and of course, our Closing Ceremonies at 3 p.m. in Evergreen 3 & 4.

Today's Guest of Honor panels and events at #NWC47 Part 1: "The Art of Dialogue in Fantasy" (Cascade 7 & 8) with @Catvalente or "Learn to Play a Tabletop RPG" (Maxi's Ballroom) with Paizo's Jenny Jarzabski and Mike Kimmel at 10 a.m., "And Don't Forget Your Toothbrush: How Would You Prepare for Time Travel?" (Evergreen 3 & 4) with Isis Asare or "The Many Worlds of Wayne Barlowe" (Grand 3 or https://youtube.com/live/0NF0fDNi-yg) with Wayne Barlowe at 11 a.m.

Is that a giant bunny, or did I just stay up too late last night? It's Sunday at #NWC47! At 9 a.m., the BIPOC & AAPI Lounge in 7101 opens, or youth, tweens, and teens can go on an Easter Egg hunt in Cascade 12. Games and panels begin at 10 a.m.

Hey @norwescon #NWC47 authors and publishers -- in about half an hour, I'll be giving a presentation panel on digital accessibility for the documents you produce. Stop by and learn about making sure your work is readable by people with disabilities! Cascade 10 at 7 p.m. #a11y #accessibility

Saturday night at #NWC47! Doors open for the Masquerade in an hour, and the Masquerade itself will kick off at 6:30 p.m. in Grand 2 & 3 or streaming on our YouTube channel (https://youtube.com/live/M8SutECnf9I). Come see Norwescon's finest costumers strut their stuff on stage! At 9 p.m. we have the Gaggle of Geeks Geeky Comedy Showcase in Maxi's Lounge, and at 9:30 p.m. come down to the Pan-Galactic Dance Party in Grand 2 & 3!

We only have a few spots left in the official CATAN United States National Championship Qualifier Tournament at #nwc47!The tournament takes place on Sunday April 20, 2025 at 10 a.m. in Maxi's Lounge. You must be 18 to enter, and have a Norwescon membership valid for the day of the tournament. Single-day memberships for Sunday are available online at https://norwescon.org and at the door. Register for the event at the Lakeside gaming area or arrive early at the tournament.

Guest of honor panels and events for today at #NWC47, part 2: "Inventing Popular Culture for Fiction" (Evergreen 3 & 4) with @Catvalente or "Transitioning from Traditional to Digital Art" (Cascade 9 or https://www.twitch.tv/norwescon) with Wayne Barlowe at 5 p.m., "The Maiden, the Mother, and the Other One: Images of Older Women in Horror" (Evergreen 1 & 2) with Isis Asare at 7 p.m., and "Poly 101" (Cascade 5 & 6) with Isis Asare at 9 p.m.

Guest of honor panels and events for today at #NWC47, part 1: @Catvalente reading (Cascade 3) and "How Speculative Fiction Informs our Beliefs" with Tracy Drain (Evergreen 3 & 4) at noon, "Focus on the Outer Planets and Moons" with Tracy Drain (Evergreen 3 & 4) at 1 p.m., "A Game Design Jam Part 3: Build the Encounter" (Cascade 13) with Paizo's Jenny Jarzabski and Mike Kimmel at 3 p.m., and "The Anatomy of Fantastical Creatures" (Evergreen 3 & 4) with Wayne Barlowe at 4 p.m.

Have some items you want signed by our Guests of Honor? Please respect the three-item limit and come meet @Catvalente, Wayne Barlowe, Tracy Drain, Jenny Jarzabski, Mike Kimmel, and Isis Asare at the 10 a.m. autograph session in Grand 2, along with many other worthy artists and authors joining us here at #NWC47.

Two days down, two to go! The BIPOC & AAPI Lounge in 7101 opens at 9 a.m., open and scheduled games and author readings start at 9 a.m., and panels start at 10 a.m. Wake up, get some breakfast, coffee, tea, or whatever wakes you up in the morning, and get Saturday at #NWC47 started!