NORWESCON 34 The Pacific Northwest’s Premier Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention
Fantasy of the Mind
Pocket Program & Event Description The Pacific Northwest’s Premier Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention April 21 - 24, 2011
© Kinuko Y. Craft © Kinuko Y. Craft The Convention Committee Wishes to Welcome You to Norwescon 34!
This pocket program contains information on the location and schedules for events and services that are available throughout the convention. For more information on these events, look in our Program Book or visit the information table located in the convention space lobby. Also remember to check out the Daily ’Zine for announcements and changes and updates to the programming schedule.
Again, we, the Norwescon ConCom, hope you have a great time!
POCKET PROGRAM TEAM
Publications Director Design & Layout Editor Programming Felice Nightengale Gayle MacArthur Andrea Howe SunnyJim Morgan TABLE OF CONTENTS HOURS OF OPERATION
Hours of Operation ...... 3 Art Auction (Grand Ballroom 2) Gaming, Scheduled (Cascade 11/12) Thursday Programming ...... 4 Sunday 11:30 am – 2 pm Thursday 1 pm - 1 am Friday 9 am – 1 am Friday Programming ...... 16 Art Show (Grand Ballroom 1) Saturday 9 am – 1 am Autograph Sessions ...... 37 Friday 10 am – 8 pm Sunday 9 am – 4 pm Saturday 10 am – 7 pm (Bidding closes Saturday Programming ...... 38 Saturday at 7:00 pm) Gaming, Open (Rotunda 1 and 2) Sunday 10 am – 3 pm (Only open for direct Thursday 1 pm – 6 am Sunday Programming ...... 59 sales) Friday 8 am – 6 am Panel Listing by Subject ...... 69 Saturday 8 am – 6 am Artists’ Alley (hallways to wing 7 and Sunday 8 am – 4 pm Exhibiting Artists & Artists’ Alley Participants ...... 88 wing 6) Dealers & Lobby Tables ...... 89 Thursday 4 – 6 pm Hospitality (Olympic 3) Friday 9 am – 6 pm Thursday Noon – 4 pm, 6 – 11 pm Video Programming ...... 90 Saturday 9 am – 6 pm Friday 9 am – 4 pm, 6 – 11 pm Where Things Are ...... 94 Sunday 10 am – 2 pm Saturday 9 am – 4 pm, 6 – 11 pm Sunday 9 am – 4 pm Map 1st Floor ...... 95 Cloak Room & Lost and Found (7101) Map 2nd Floor ...... 96 Thursday Noon – Sunday 6 pm Registration (lobby) Thursday Noon – 10 pm Map Wings ...... 97 Convention Office (7106) Friday 9 am – 10 pm Map 14th Floor—Maxi’s Lounge ...... 98 Thursday 9 am – 10 pm Saturday 9 am – 10 pm Friday 9 am – 10 pm Sunday 9 am – 5 pm Saturday 9 am – 10 pm Sunday 9 am – 3 pm SMACdown Arcade (7110) Thursday 3 pm – 1 am Convention Security Friday 10 am – 1 am Available by calling 77108 from any house Saturday 10 am – 1 am phone Sunday 10 am – 2 pm Dealers’ Room (Northwest Ballrooms) Volunteer Lounge (Olympic 2) Thursday 4 – 8 pm Thursday 3 – 10 pm Friday 11 am – 6 pm Friday 9 am – 11 pm Saturday 11 am – 6 pm Saturday 9 am – 11 pm Sunday 11 am – 4 pm Sunday 9 am – Noon
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2 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 3 THURSDAY PROGRAMMING THURSDAY PROGRAMMING 12 noon 1:00 pm 2:00 pm 2:30 pm Room Cascade 3
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4 Cascade Scheduled Gaming 1 pm - 1 am 11 & 12
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Evergreen 1 & 2 Evergreen 3 & 4
Baby Lounge Olympic 1 Movie: The Last Unicorn Quiet Hour Grand 1 Artist Show Grand Ballroom 2 Grand Ballroom 3 Maxi’s Ballroom
Open Gaming 1 pm - 6 am4 Rotunda 1
Open Gaming 1 pm - 6 am4 Rotunda 2
Salon
Presidential Suite
4 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 5 THURSDAY PROGRAMMING THURSDAY PROGRAMMING Room 3 pm 3:30 pm 4 pm 4:30 pm 5 pm 5:30 pm 6 pm 6:30 pm 7 pm 8 pm 8:30 pm Room Mike Cascade 3 Alma Ted Butler Jean Larry Lewis Shepherd Kevin Cascade 3 Alexander Johnson Moscoe Radthorne Cascade 4 Fantastical Forgeless The New Nukes Next Cascade 4 Armor & Props Door Flights of Victorian Fancy Cascade Cascade 5 & 6 Biological Inspirations Series 5: Doctor Who Star Trek Universe Update 5 & 6
Cascade 7 Thursday Afternoon Tips for Giving a Good Does This Bustle Make Cascade 7 Poetry Comparative Religions Reading My Butt Look Big?
Cascade 8 Making Your Futuristic Organize Your Sewing Fan Fic/Fan Art: Cascade 8 Costume Finding Inspiration Area Where to Find It
Cascade 9 Sci-Fi Does Climate Best Board Games for Theme: What’s the Real Cascade 9 Gaming File 13 Change Nongamers Story? 4 Cascade 10 Low-Budget Special Low-Budget Special Living Stage and SF/F Cascade 10 Effects 4 Effects Cascade 4 4 4 4 Cascade 11 & 12 Scheduled Gaming 1 pm - 1 am Scheduled Gaming 1 pm - 1 am 11 & 12
Cascade 13 Activism Through SF/F 4 4 Cascade 13 Writing & Art Clay-O-Rama Clay-O-Rama Steampunk Art Evergreen Paranormal Romance or Evergreen 1 & 2 Opening Ceremonies Urban Fantasy? 1 & 2 Evergreen CRIME and the Forces Evergreen 3 & 4 of Evil 3 & 4 Baby Lounge Olympic 1 Quiet Hour Magnificent Mosaics Origami Magic Olympic 1 Grand 1 Grand 1 Artist Show Artist Show
Grand 4 4 Grand Ballroom 2 Banquet Banquet Ballroom 2 Grand Grand Ballroom 3 Ballroom 3 Maxi’s Maxi’s Ballroom Norwescon Dance Academy Ballroom
Rotunda 1 4Open Gaming 1 pm - 6 am 4 4Open Gaming 1 pm - 6 am Rotunda 1
Rotunda 2 4Open Gaming 1 pm - 6 am 4 4Open Gaming 1 pm - 6 am Rotunda 2
Salon Salon
Presidential Presidential Suite Suite
6 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 7 THURSDAY PROGRAMMING THURSDAY PROGRAMMING Room 9 pm 10 pm 11 pm 12 midnight 1 am 2 am Room Cascade 3 Friends of Bill W. Cascade 3
Cascade 4 LARP: Put Live Action Cascade 4 Geriatric Batman Into Your Gaming Cascade How the ’Net Changed Cascade 5 & 6 Alien Biology the Dating Scene 5 & 6
Cascade 7 Dementors, Specters, and Cascade 7 Nazgul, Oh My! Arsenic and Old Lakes
Cascade 8 I Could Do Better Than Cascade 8 Fantastic Fantasy Females Zombie Rules That
Cascade 9 Not Just for White Boys Cascade 9 Best of Steampunk Anymore
Cascade 10 Let’s Make a Movie: Intro! Cascade 10 4 Cascade 4 Scheduled Gaming Cascade 11 & 12 Scheduled Gaming 1 pm - 1 am 1 pm - 1 am 11 & 12
Cascade 13 Artists’ Jam Swashbuckling Adventures Cascade 13
Evergreen Evergreen Government of the Fen, Ladyhawke 1 & 2 by the Fen Midnight Movie: 1 & 2 Evergreen Evergreen Electric Children Andrew Ross Open Filk4 4Open Filk 3 & 4 U1797 3 & 4
Olympic 1 Olympic 1
Grand 1 Grand 1 Artist Show Artist Show
Grand 4 4 Grand Ballroom 2 Lazer Tag Lazer Tag Ballroom 2
Grand 4 4 Grand Ballroom 3 Thursday Night Hoedown Thursday Night Hoedown Ballroom 3 Maxi’s Maxi’s Ballroom Ballroom
Rotunda 1 Open Gaming 1 pm - 6 am4 4Open Gaming 1 pm - 6 am Rotunda 1
Rotunda 2 Open Gaming 1 pm - 6 am4 4Open Gaming 1 pm - 6 am Rotunda 2
Salon Salon
Presidential Presidential Suite Suite
8 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 9 THURSDAY PROGRAMMING THURSDAY PROGRAMMING Scheduled Gaming Making Your Futuristic Costume Biological Inspirations for SF Banquet 5-7 pm Grand 2 1 pm-1 am Cascade 11 & 12 Truly Futuristic 4 pm Cascade 8 5 pm Cascade 5 & 6 Come and see what we’re playing and Let’s see if we can group design a really Mining biology for story ideas Ted Butler Reads Endeavour Great sign up for a game or two! realistic future look. Pat MacEwen, Eva Carlstrom, Annie Circle Ship 5:30 pm Cascade 3 Janet Borkowski, Cherie Lovell, Garth Morton, Janet Freeman Adventure sci-fi Thursday Movie Matinee: The Last Stubbs, Richard Stephens Ted Butler Unicorn 1-2:30 pm Olympic 1 Comparative Religions: Past, Present, LouAnna Valentine Gaming File 13 4 pm Cascade 9 Future and Fictional Jean Johnson Reads Theirs Not to The best ideas you haven’t been able to 5 pm Cascade 7 Reason Why: An Officer’s Duty 6 pm SMACdown Arcade use. A respectful discussion of faith, fandom Cascade 3 1 pm-1 am 7110 Eric Cagle, Dustin J Gross, Randall N. and genre fiction Book 2 in a futuristic military science- Retro video game arcade hosted by Bills Rev. Matthew Smith, Beth Runnerwolf, fiction series SMACdown, a local club that collects MC-3PO, Rachael Kenoyer Jean Johnson video games. Activism Through SF/Fantasy Writing Todd Clark, Richard Godwin, Gil Ruta, and Art 4 pm Cascade 13 Finding Inspiration 5 pm Cascade 8 The New Nukes Next Door Dave Okert Can art change the world? How to develop ideas and create 6 pm Cascade 4 Larry Lewis, Anina Bennett, Wayfarer’s compelling subject matter, and what to Nuclear power is making a comeback Open Gaming Moon, Paul Guinan do when you find yourself stuck worldwide. What might happen in the 1 pm-6 am Rotunda 1 & 2 Liv Rainey-Smith, Todd Lockwood, near future? Tables for convention members to sit Norwescon Dance Academy 4-6 pm Tiffany Toland, Rob Carlos Carlton Rhoades, Mike Brennan, G. down with old (or new) friends and play. Maxi’s Ballroom David Nordley No sign-up sheet required. Learn the steps to the favorite songs of Science Fiction Does Climate Change fandom. 5 pm Cascade 9 Series Five: Radical or Traditional Baby Lounge and Quiet Hour We’ll discuss SF’s take on a warming Doctor Who? 6 pm Cascade 5 & 6 2:30 pm Olympic 1 Dan Murphy, Laurie Reynolds world. Has Doctor Who returned to its more Unmonitored room for parents and Origami Magic 4:30 pm Olympic 1 Mary Rosenblum, Gregory Gadow, J.M. classic roots or is it breaking new infants Sidorova, Michael Alexander ground? The ancient technique of folding paper Chris Nilsson, J. Spyder Isaacson, Magnificent Mosaics 3:30 pm Kim Poua Low-Budget Special Effects Katharine Bond, Erik Owomoyela Olympic 1 5-7 pm Cascade 10 “Paint” stained-glass-like pictures with a Alma Alexander Reads From Her New In lieu of a huge budget, here is a Tips for Writers on Giving a Good variety of colored tissue paper, beads and Work 5 pm Cascade 3 collection of cheaper special effects. Reading 6 pm Cascade 7 other materials. Alma Alexander Edward Martin III, Eric Morgret, Brian Mary Robinette Kowal Kim Poua D. Oberquell, Ryan K. Johnson Fantastical Forgeless Armor & Props Organize Your Sewing Area Thursday Afternoon Poetry for People 5 pm Cascade 4 Clay-O-Rama 5-7 pm Cascade 13 6 pm Cascade 8 Who Don’t Do Poetry 4 pm Cascade 7 Learn how to create body armor using a Come sculpt monsters out of Play-Doh Tips and ideas for making your sewing variety of materials and techniques. and pit them against each other in area more useful and enjoyable to work Participatory poetry session Melissa Quinn, Douglas Herring, Molly mortal combat. in. Mike Brennan, Mickey “Meowse” Phoenix Boone, Ieva Ohaks Betty Bigelow Anita Taylor, Molly Boone, Lori Edwards
10 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 11 THURSDAY PROGRAMMING THURSDAY PROGRAMMING Best Board Games for Nongamers Does This Bustle Make My Butt Look Paranormal Romance or Urban Fantastic Fantasy Females 6 pm Cascade 9 Big? 8 pm Cascade 7 Fantasy? Which Is It? 9 pm Cascade 8 Our board game experts will show you An essential primer on bustles and other 8 pm Evergreen 1 & 2 Is fantasy the new vanguard of feminist a variety of the best “entry” games for structural underpinnings Is there a common element between politics? beginners. Anita Taylor, Bethany Roullett, the two genres that makes their Jean Johnson, Liz Argall, Kim Ritchie, Matt Hammond, Julie Haehn, Margo Loes, Lori Edwards combination work so effectively? J A Pitts, Julie McGalliard Jeremy Holcomb Kat Richardson, Shannon K. Butcher, Fan Fiction/Fan Art: Where to Find It, Jim Butcher, Jean Johnson The Best of Steampunk Then and Now Larry Lewis Reads Blender Where to Post It 8 pm Cascade 8 9 pm Cascade 9 6:30 pm Cascade 3 A listing of where some of the best fan CRIME and the Forces of Evil in What are the steampunk classics, and Graphic novel fiction and fan art can be found. Concert 8 pm Evergreen 3 & 4 what new fiction is driving it forward? Larry Lewis Fireflavored,Cassie Black, Rage-driven acoustic elfmetal! Eileen Gunn, Mark Teppo, Diana Vick, Cheryl Dyson, Micole Rose Dara Korra’ti, Angela Korra’ti Lou Anders, Claire Hummel Opening Ceremonies 7 pm Evergreen 1 & 2 Theme: What’s the Real Story? Kevin Radthorne Reads The Pool of Let’s Make a Movie: Intro! 8 pm Cascade 9 Shikama 8:30 pm Cascade 3 9-11 pm Cascade 10 Richard Stephens It’s our 12th anniversary! What’s your story really about? Excerpt from my latest novel Ryan K. Johnson, Edward Martin III, Mike Shepherd Moscoe Reads Kris Mary Rosenblum, Felicity Shoulders, Kevin Radthorne Eric Morgret, Brian D. Oberquell Longknife Redoubtable Christopher Bodan 8 pm Cascade 3 Friends of Bill W. 9 pm Cascade 3 Artists’ Jam 9 pm Cascade 13 Space opera Is the Living Stage Any Place for Hang out with other artists, show your Mike Shepherd Moscoe Science Fiction/Fantasy? Geriatric Batman 9 pm Cascade 4 8 pm Cascade 10 sketchbooks and work on art together. Big-name superheroes continue to be Liv Rainey-Smith, Alan M. Clark, Flights of Victorian Fancy Can you take your idea and put it on a rewritten and resurrected with little or stage? John R. Gray III, John P. Alexander, 8 pm Cascade 4 no long-term change. Rob Carlos, Mike Vaillancourt How did people fly or how could they G.Robin Smith, G. David Nordley, J. Ashley Cook, Matt Youngmark, have flown during the Victorian Era? Spyder Isaacson Nathan Crowder, Wayfarer’s Moon, Government of the Fen, by the Fen, Matthew “Fish” Dockrey, Andrew Dolbeck for the Fen . . . Carlton Rhoades Steampunk Art 8 pm Cascade 13 9 pm Evergreen 1 & 2 Come meet some artists to see how they Alien Biology 9 pm Cascade 5 & 6 Help our panel write the constitution The Star Trek Universe Update use steampunk influences and styles in How would alien bodies operate? that you would be willing to take into their artwork. space. 8 pm Cascade 5 & 6 Pat MacEwen, Jim Kling, Dr. Ricky, Diana Vick, Claire Hummel, Tiffany Mike Brennan; Susan R. Matthews; Update on the forthcoming Star Trek Annie Morton David Nasset, Sr. film Toland, Rob Carlos Darry Willis, Douglas Herring, Dementors, Specters, and Nazgul, Oh Electric Children in Concert Erik Owomoyela My! 9 pm Cascade 7 9 pm Evergreen 3 & 4 Re-creating media horrors 8-bit electro house from Seattle Garth Stubbs, Margo Loes, Chiptune veteran Jack Waterman Richard Stephens, Lori Edwards Electric Children
12 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 13 THURSDAY PROGRAMMING THURSDAY PROGRAMMING Lazer Tag 9 pm-1 am Grand 2 Not Just for White Boys Anymore: Lazer Tag is a live action, Beyond Stereotypes NONCONTACT sport. 10 pm Cascade 9 Scott Perrin, Elizabeth Fellows Can adventure gaming change with the times? Thursday Night Hoedown Donna Prior, Julie Haehn, 9 pm-2 am Grand 3 Ogre Whiteside, SatyrPhil Brucato This ain’t your parents’ square dance! Swashbuckling Adventures MC300baud 10 pm Cascade 13 If you can’t be a pirate, you can always LARP: How to Put Live Action Into look like one. Your Gaming 10 pm Cascade 4 Richard Stephens, Molly Boone, Find out how to be “in” the game when Victoria Shaffer you play. Tara Coomes, The Camarilla Andrew Ross in Concert 10 pm Evergreen 3 & 4 How the ’Net Changed the Dating A can of worms filled with Pandora’s Scene 10 pm Cascade 5 & 6 boxes Share your experiences with online Andrew Ross dating, and discuss the relationship sites out there. I Could Do Better Than That . . . Judith Herman, C0splay, Eva Carlstrom 11 pm Cascade 8 Our attempt to generate the better Arsenic and Old Lakes blockbuster 10 pm Cascade 7 R.L. McSterlingthong, Judith Herman, Do recent NASA findings increase the Eytan Kollin chances of life’s existing elsewhere? Joel Davis, Annie Morton, Arthur Bozlee Open Filk 11 pm-2 am Evergreen 3 & 4 Zombie Rules 10 pm Cascade 8 Informal, come-as-you-are music Should there be one type of zombie in performance movies and TV? Steve Holetz, Mark Rahner, Midnight Movie: Ladyhawke John R. Gray III, Midnight-2 am Evergreen 1 & 2 Alden Bell (Joshua Gaylord) Barry Bloch
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14 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 15 FRIDAY PROGRAMMING FRIDAY PROGRAMMING Room 9 am 10 am 10:30 am 11 am 11:30 am 12 noon 1 pm 2 pm Room Cascade 3 Michael Roberta Brenda Nathan James Ted Cascade 3 Alexander S. A. Bolich Gregory Alan Clark Cooper Crowder Knapp Dani Kollin Kosmatka Nancy Kress 4 Cascade 4 When Writing Doesn’t Write a Story in an Write a Story in an Web Comics Importance of a Beta Cascade 4 Pay Hour4 Hour Cascade Convergent Cascade 5 & 6 Can’t-Put-It-Down Pacing Making up Science Year’s Best SF & F 2010 Where Do We Go First? Evolution . . . in Space! Fantasy in Comics 5 & 6
Cascade 7 I Don’t Think We’re in Ethics in Medical LGBTQI in SF/F & The Drone of Remotely Cascade 7 Kansas Anymore, Toto Playing With History Fandom in Daily Life Research Fandom Piloted Vehicles
Cascade 8 Century’s Best SF/F Game Publishing Tron Cascade 8 Movie Costumes Japanese Clothing Goes Digital Goth on a Budget Costuming for Kids Tailoring 4 Cascade 9 Are AIs People Too? Game Mechanics Outline a Novel in 90 Outline a Novel in 90 Voice and Vernacular The Grognard Movement Cascade 9 Minutes4 Minutes
Cascade 10 Fringe: Paranormal Cascade 10 Let’s Make a Movie: Plan It! Investigations History of Fantastic Art Censorship and the Media Cascade 4 4 4 Cascade 11 & 12 Scheduled Gaming 9 am - 1 am Scheduled Gaming 9 am - 1 am 11 & 12
Cascade 13 4 4 Science-Fiction Cascade 13 Mask-Making Workshop Mask-Making Workshop Shakespeare Block Printing Demo Evergreen Fiction of Patricia A. Can We Change the Evergreen 1 & 2 The Business of Art Filk 101 Space Opera Sing-Along McKillip World Through SF? 1 & 2 Evergreen Evergreen 3 & 4 Computers in the Cloud Marketing for Writers Grrrl Gamers! Kickassitude 3 & 4
Olympic 1 Od Magic: Puppet Workshop Part 1 Kids Filk Olympic 1
Grand 1 Grand 1 Artist Show Artist Show Grand Grand Ballroom 2 Ship! . . . Island! Hobbit Country Dancing Ballroom 2 Grand Dark Urban Fantasy & The Art of Grand Ballroom 3 Horror Kinuko Y. Craft Movie Previews Ballroom 3 Maxi’s Maxi’s Ballroom Norwescon Dance Academy Ballroom
Rotunda 1 4Open Gaming 8 am - 6 am 4 4Open Gaming 8 am - 6 am4 Rotunda 1
Rotunda 2 4Open Gaming 8 am - 3:30 pm 4 4Open Gaming 8 am - 3:30 pm 4 Rotunda 2
Salon Scavenger Hunt Stargate Scavenger Hunt Salon
Presidential Presidential Suite Teddy Bear Picnic Suite
16 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 17 FRIDAY PROGRAMMING FRIDAY PROGRAMMING Room 3 pm 3:30 pm 4 pm 4:30 pm 5 pm 5:30 pm 6 pm 6:30 pm 7 pm 7:30 pm 8 pm 8:30 pm Room Cascade 3 Edward Darragh G. David Lizzy Jack G. Robin Christine Keffy R. M. Cascade 3 Stina Leicht Martin Metzger Nordley Ann Prather Ken Scholes Shannon Skillingstead Smith Winters pir8fancier Kehrli
Cascade 4 Neuroscience & New Shared-World Call for Stories—The Cascade 4 Neuroplasticity Anthologies Tomorrow Project Supernatural vs. Sci-Fi Flirting 101 Scary Comics Cascade Disability in Science World Building Your Cascade 5 & 6 Fiction & Real Life Intro to Armor Fantasy Polyamory 101 Comic Adaptations Gamers Need Love Too! 5 & 6 Scholarship: Cascade 7 Visions of PK Dick Axes of Identity Art of the Mashup Script Reading: Star Wars Documentation vs. Cascade 7 Re-Creation Cascade 8 Dieselpunk & Retro Quarter-Century-Old Cascade 8 A Day in the Life Poly Parenting Threads of Time Futurism Horror Science of Magic
Cascade 9 The Year in Board and Cascade 9 Editing the Novel Getting Your Game Made Card Games Ask the Game Masters Talebones Live
Cascade 10 Mars: What We’ve Designing the Future Cascade 10 Learned With Science Fiction XPRIZE: Oil Cleanup History of the X-Men XCOR Presentation Cascade 4 4 4 4 Cascade 11 & 12 Scheduled Gaming 9 am - 1 am Scheduled Gaming 9 am - 1 am 11 & 12
Cascade 13 Floozies, Soiled Doves & Cascade 13 Rectangular Construction Modern Wizards Beyond the Book Cover Collage Painting Demo Cavalier Chivalry Ladies of the Evening Evergreen Evergreen The Science Behind SF & Writing for Computer Pondside Leannan Sidhe 1 & 2 the Supernatural Games Take It on the Road 1 & 2 Evergreen How to Survive a Zombie Coolest Alternative Interview and Q&A With Charismatic Mega Evergreen 3 & 4 Invasion Energy Ideas Supernatural Seattle Trashed Future Marie D. Jones Catastrophes 3 & 4
Olympic 1 Cool Summer Movie Baby Lounge and Quiet Olympic 1 Stuff! Hour Pre-masquerade Meeting The Tower at Stony Wood: Embroidery 101 Grand 1 Art Show Tour: Todd Grand 1 Artist Show Lockwood Artist Show Grand Grand Ballroom 2 Lazer Tag PK Dick Awards Ballroom 2 Grand Museum of Legends and Grand Ballroom 3 Ghostology 101 Lore Ballroom 3 Maxi’s Maxi’s Ballroom Ballroom
Rotunda 1 4Open Gaming 8 am - 6 am4 4Open Gaming 8 am - 6 am4 Rotunda 1
Rotunda 2 Open Gaming Space Dominators Green Screen Film Opportunity4 4 Open Gaming Rotunda 2 8 am-3:30 pm Space Dominators Green Screen Film Opportunity 8 pm - 6 am4
Salon Single Pattern Contest 4 Salon Cascadia’s Got Talent! Judging4 Single Pattern Contest Judging Presidential Like Water for Quarks Presidential Suite Book Launch Suite
18 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 19 FRIDAY PROGRAMMING FRIDAY PROGRAMMING Room 9 pm 10 pm 10:30 pm 11 pm 11:30 pm 12 midnight 1 am 2 am Room Cascade 3 Judith SatyrPhil Cascade 3 Friends of Bill W. J A Pitts Herman Brucato
Cascade 4 Broad Universe Alternative Scene Cascade 4 Rapid-Fire Reading Etiquette Cascade Intro to Seattle Sex- Cascade 5 & 6 The State of SyFy Remaking Classic Films Positive Culture Victorian Sex 5 & 6
Cascade 7 Deconstructing the SEX! How to Write Cascade 7 Superhero HIV: Then and Now Smutfic
Cascade 8 Shadow of the Vampire Tim Burton’s Wonderland Cascade 8
Cascade 9 Hey,
Cascade 10 Geek Geek . . .: Authors & Cascade 10 Fictional Linguistics Cover Artists Cascade 4 Cascade 4Scheduled Gaming 9 am - 1 am4 Scheduled Gaming 11 & 12 9 am - 1 am 11 & 12
Cascade 13 Video Game Art Cascade 13
Evergreen Evergreen 1 & 2 Aislinn the Bard Starlight Midnight Movie: Rocky Horror Picture Show 1 & 2
Evergreen Transgender Characters in 4 4 Evergreen 3 & 4 Postapocalypse Now Spec Fiction Open Filk Open Filk 3 & 4
Olympic 1 Stitch & Bitch Olympic 1
Grand 1 Grand 1 Artist Show Artist Show Grand Grand Ballroom 2 Ballroom 2 Fannish Fetish Fashion Show Setup Carnivale de Stardance4 4Carnivale de Stardance Grand Grand Ballroom 3 Ballroom 3
Maxi’s 4 4 Maxi’s Ballroom Camarilla LARP 9 pm - 2 am Camarilla LARP 9 pm - 2 am Ballroom
Rotunda 1 4Open Gaming 8 am - 6 am4 4Open Gaming 8 am - 6 am4 Rotunda 1
Rotunda 2 4Open Gaming 8 pm - 6 am4 4Open Gaming 8 pm - 6 am4 Rotunda 2
Salon Salon
Presidential Presidential Suite Suite
20 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 21 FRIDAY PROGRAMMING FRIDAY PROGRAMMING Open Gaming Michael Alexander Reads Come Again Let’s Make a Movie: Plan It! Write a Story in an Hour 8 am-6 am Rotunda 1 & 2 Some Other Day 10 am Cascade 3 10 am-Noon Cascade 10 11 am-1 pm Cascade 4 The Rotunda tables are available for An unorthodox solution to global We go over the plan, figure out the gear, Attendees will be given time to write a members to game all weekend on a first- warming work up a story, write the script and story based on prompts provided. come, first-served basis. Michael Alexander plan the shoot. Cheryl Dyson, Fireflavored, Micole Rose Pro Roy Ryan K. Johnson, Edward Martin III, When Writing Doesn’t Pay Eric Morgret, Brian D. Oberquell The Year’s Best SF and F in 2010 Can’t-Put-It-Down Pacing 10 am Cascade 4 11 am Cascade 5 & 6 9 am Cascade 5 & 6 What happens when people don’t want The Business of Art What books and stories were on the What makes it a book you can’t put to pay for content? 10 am Evergreen 1 & 2 cutting edge this year? down? Nancy Kress, Mary Robinette Kowal, There’s more than talent to making a Cat Rambo, Nancy Kress, Lou Anders, Mike Shepherd Moscoe, Liz Argall, Jack Skillingstead, pir8fancier, living as an artist. Nick Mamatas, Gordon Van Gelder G. David Nordley Rose O’Keefe Tiffany Toland,Kinuko Y. Craft, John R. Gray III, Wayfarer’s Moon Fandom in Daily Life I Don’t Think We’re in Kansas Making up the Science in Science 11 am Cascade 7 Anymore, Toto 9 am Cascade 7 Fiction 10 am Cascade 5 & 6 Od Magic: Puppet Workshop, Pt. 1 Do you express your fannishness in Time lag in communications over How do you go about making up 10-11:30 am Olympic 1 daily life? Share how you show your interstellar distances science? Constructing the heads of our puppets fannish colors. Joel Davis, Sean Hagle, Amy Thomson,Jim Kling, Dr. Ricky, with balloons and papier-mâché Shannon Flowers, MC-3PO, C0splay, Russell D. Campbell, Jeff Brown John Lawler Kim Poua Dierdre Phoenix
The Century’s Best Science-Fiction Playing With Medieval History SMACdown Arcade Game Publishing Goes Digital and Fantasy Movie Costumes 10 am Cascade 7 10 am-1 am 7110 11 am Cascade 8 9 am Cascade 8 Alternate timelines, quantum universes Members of Seattle Area Metro What does this mean for the future Julie Zetterberg, Garth Stubbs, Bethany or just plain-old time machines Collectors present a full-fledged video of the gaming industry? What does it Roullett, Cherie Lovell Darragh Metzger, Cymbric Early-Smith, game arcade here at Norwescon. mean for your local gaming store? Bryan Hawkins Todd Clark, Richard Godwin, Gil Ruta, Ogre Whiteside, Dustin J Gross, Jeremy Are AIs People Too? Dave Okert Holcomb, Sean K Reynolds 9 am Cascade 9 Japanese Clothing: Kimono and When does artificial intelligence become Beyond 10 am Cascade 8 S. A. Bolich Reads An Infinity of Outline a Novel in an Hour and a a person? An exploration of Japanese garments Moments 10:30 am Cascade 3 Half 11 am-1 pm Cascade 9 Kurt Cagle, Brian David Johnson, Deborah Strub, Melissa Quinn, Katrina Near-future SF: an immortal addicted At the end of the session, you’ll be ready Jordan Lapp, Ted Chaing Marier, Richard Stephens to death tries to discover a reason for to start writing your book! her existence. Mark Teppo Scheduled Gaming How Game Mechanics Cross S. A. Bolich 9 am-1 am Cascade 11 & 12 Platforms 10 am Cascade 9 Mask Making The first full day of the con is packed How games share characteristics despite Roberta Gregory Reads Mother 11 am-1 pm Cascade 13 with games! Stop in to see what we’ve their different platforms Mountain 11 am Cascade 3 For all ages, materials provided added. Stephen Radney-MacFarland, Rodney Four-book series in progress Vicki Glover, Kate McClure, Kathi Pickett Thompson, Jeff Grubb, Andy Megowan Roberta Gregory Shannon Flint, Orchid
22 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 23 FRIDAY PROGRAMMING FRIDAY PROGRAMMING Filk 101 11 am Evergreen 1 & 2 Ethics in Medical Research Hobbit Country Dancing LGBTQI in SF/F & Fandom Wait, what? Filk? What the hell is this? Noon Cascade 7 Noon Grand 2 1 pm Cascade 7 Beth Runnerwolf; David Nasset, Sr.; Ethical review boards and community Come learn the latest dance of the Do science-fiction and fantasy authors Karen Rall; Creede Lambard advisory boards—how they operate. season and flirt with other hobbits. have a responsibility to work outside Miki Garrison, Gregory Gadow, Betty Bigelow gender norms? Computers in the Cloud Nancy Kress Rev. Matthew Smith, K.C. Ball, 11 am Evergreen 3 & 4 The Art of Kinuko Y. Craft Larry Lewis, Jane “Jeliza” Patterson What is cloud computing? Goth on a Budget Noon Cascade 8 Noon Grand 3 How not to break the bank to look Please join our Artist Guest of Honor, Costuming for Kids Kurt Cagle, Sean Hagle, 1 pm Cascade 8 Brian David Johnson, Carlton Rhoades great Kinuko Y. Craft, on a tour of her work. Misty Marshall, Tamera Mickelson, Kinuko Y. Craft Let’s discuss how to make kids’ dreams come true with smart compromises. Ship! . . . Island! 11 am Grand 2 Bryan Lovely Wendy Prather, Katrina Marier, An hour of running around and games Scavenger Hunt Noon Salon Fringe: Paranormal Investigations in Bethany Roullett, Melissa Quinn, Captain Black-Morgan Grab your list, hear the rules and run Cherie Lovell SF Television Noon Cascade 10 amok through the con! Why the investigation format works so Max Blaze Dark Urban Fantasy and Horror well and which series and episodes did Voice and Vernacular 11 am Grand 3 it best 1 pm Cascade 9 Where and what is the borderline Nathan Crowder Reads The Price of How do you find the right voice for Chris Nilsson, Durlyn, Marie D. Jones, Cream 12:30 pm Cascade 3 between urban fantasy and horror? Jeff Davis your character? Kat Richardson, Jim Butcher, Rhiannon Urban fantasy/fairy tale Eileen Gunn, Keffy R. M. Kehrli, Held, Julie McGalliard Space Opera Sing-Along Nathan Crowder Kat Richardson, Michael Alexander Noon Evergreen 1 & 2 Alan M. Clark Reads Boneyard Babies Come and sing songs about space the James Knapp Reads State of Decay History of Fantastic Art 11:30 am Cascade 3 old-fashioned way. 1 pm Cascade 3 1 pm Cascade 10 Just-released fiction collection, bizarro, Beth Runnerwolf; Creede Lambard; PK Dick Nominee reads from his novel. Fantasy art movements and how they horror, fantasy David Nasset, Sr.; Karen Rall; have influenced contemporary styles James Knapp and content Alan M. Clark Sunnie Larsen; Juliana McCorison; Stephanie L. Weippert Mark Roland, Liv Rainey-Smith, Web Comics 1 pm Cascade 4 Douglas Herring, John P. Alexander Brenda Cooper Reads Mayan Are they replacing newspaper comics as December Noon Cascade 3 Marketing for Writers Noon Evergreen 3 & 4 the preferred daily/weekly comic strip? Science-Fiction Shakespeare Novel coming out in 2011 How do you market your work in this Ashley Cook, Roberta Gregory, Stan!, 1 pm Cascade 13 Brenda Cooper electronic age? SatyrPhil Brucato, Wayfarer’s Moon Shakespeare’s plays as contemporary Eileen Gunn, Rose O’Keefe, Lou Anders, explorations of magic, psychology and Where Do We Go First? Anina Bennett Convergent Evolution . . . in Space! fantasy Noon Cascade 5 & 6 1 pm Cascade 5 & 6 G.Robin Smith, Spencer Ellsworth, Where do we look for resources in Could life elsewhere bear a superficial Mark Bourne, Mary Robinette Kowal, space? resemblance to life forms on Earth? Steven Barnes Joel Davis, Arthur Bozlee, Jim Kling, Paul Dixon, David Stuart, Carlton Rhoades, Greg Paddock G. David Nordley, Annie Morton
24 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 25 FRIDAY PROGRAMMING FRIDAY PROGRAMMING The Fiction of Patricia A. McKillip Dani Kollin Reads Confessions of a The Grognard Movement Kids Filk! 2 pm Olympic 1 1 pm Evergreen 1 & 2 Vampire Knight in the Zombie Wars 2 pm Cascade 9 Introductory participatory filk singing Discussion of Patricia A. McKillip’s 1:30 pm Cascade 3 Are we experiencing a period of gaming session for kids and young adults. work with Q&A Dark fantasy nostalgia? Creede Lambard; Juliana McCorison; Liz Argall, Patricia A. McKillip, Dani Kollin Erik Mona, Bruce R. Cordell, David Nasset, Sr. Leslie Howle, Kris Millering Rodney Thompson, Ted Kosmatka Reads The Helix Game Stephen Radney-MacFarland Nancy Kress Reads From Her Work Grrrl Gamers! 2 pm Cascade 3 2:30 pm Cascade 3 1 pm Evergreen 3 & 4 An excerpt from his forthcoming novel Censorship and the Media Nancy Kress 2 pm Cascade 10 Our all-woman panel discusses women Ted Kosmatka and gaming. Should everyone be limited in what Stina Leicht Reads Of Blood and they can view? Julie Haehn, Tamera Mickelson, Importance of a Beta and Where to Honey 3 pm Cascade 3 Kate Marshall, Shannon Flowers Find One 2 pm Cascade 4 Eric Mona, Sheye Anne Blaze, Dark fantasy/1970s era Frank Catalano, Eric Morgret What’s the value of a good beta reader? Stina Leicht Attack of the Movie Previews! 1-3 pm Grand 3 Jean Johnson, Darry Willis (NurseDarry), Block Printing Demo and Workshop Cassie Black, pir8fancier 2 pm Cascade 13 Neuroscience and Neuroplasticity Join us for the latest previews, news and 3 pm Cascade 4 rumors out of Hollywood. Come and watch as artists working on Fantasy in Comics lino and wood blocks create their art. How does the brain keep changing? Keith Johnson, Alan Halfhill 2 pm Cascade 5 & 6 Liv Rainey-Smith, Larry Lewis, Miki Garrison, Sean Hagle, Janet The comics format has great potential Mimi Noyes Freeman, Misty Marshall Norwescon Dance Academy for fantasy art and narrative. 1-3 pm Maxi’s Ballroom Wayfarer’s Moon, Bryan Syme, Can We Change the World Through Disability in Science Fiction and Real Learn the steps to the favorite songs of SatyrPhil Brucato, Life 3 pm Cascade 5 & 6 fandom. Science Fiction? Charles “Zan” Christensen 2 pm Evergreen 1 & 2 Are disabled characters a sign of Dan Murphy, Laurie Reynolds How deep of an impact can literature mainstream acceptance? The Drone of Remotely Piloted have on informing people’s thoughts Mikki Kendall, Maida ‘Mac’ Cain Stargate Scavenger Hunt Vehicles 2 pm Cascade 7 and behavior? 1 pm Salon Unmanned aircraft have clearly become Leslie Howle, Michael Alexander, The Visions of Philip K. Dick, Then Get the rules and a checklist of chevrons more important. Brenda Cooper, Eileen Gunn, and Now 3 pm Cascade 7 Todd Lockwood Trent Lum Bart Kemper, Burt Webb, We’ll discuss Dick’s work and its Brian David Johnson relevance today. Teddy Bear Picnic Urban Fantasy: “Kickassitude” 2 pm Evergreen 3 & 4 Eileen Gunn, Robert Ferrigno, Gordon 1 pm Presidential Suite Tron Tailoring—LEDs and E-wire Van Gelder, Marc Laidlaw Bring your stuffed buddies to a picnic 2 pm Cascade 8 How important is this element to a good urban fantasy? especially designed for both of you! How to incorporate LED lights and A Day in the Life of a King’s Man-at- Becky Citrak e-wire into costumes Kat Richardson, Jack Skillingstead, Arms 3 pm Cascade 8 M.H. (Maggie) Bonham, Jim Butcher Garth Stubbs, Melissa Quinn, Learn about the retainers of nobles and Neil (Lights) Duttkin, Deborah Strub royalty. Dameon Willich, Bryan Hawkins
26 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 27 FRIDAY PROGRAMMING FRIDAY PROGRAMMING Editing the Novel 3 pm Cascade 9 Lazer Tag 3-5 pm Grand 2 Introduction to Armor Writing and Story Development for Editing a 5,000-word short story is one Lazer Tag is a live-action, 4 pm Cascade 5 & 6 Computer Games thing. How do you edit a 100,000-word NONCONTACT sport. Introduction to armor and protective 4 pm Evergreen 1 & 2 novel? Scott Perrin, Elizabeth Fellows clothing of the Middle Ages Story development can affect game Kelley Eskridge, Shannon K. Butcher, Bryan Hawkins, Dameon Willich system design, character design and environments. Lou Anders, Nick Mamatas, Cascadia’s Got Talent! Janna Silverstein 3-5 pm Salon Axes of Identity: Race and Gender Marc Laidlaw, Wayfarer’s Moon, Ted Kosmatka, Kate Marshall, Jeff Grubb You have eight minutes, two songs or Identity in Speculative Fiction Mars: What We’ve Learned until the gong sounds, whichever is 4 pm Cascade 7 3 pm Cascade 10 shorter. Show us what you’ve got! How does an awareness of race The Coolest Alternative Energy Ideas 4 pm Evergreen 3 & 4 We’ve sent robotic probes to Mars. Dara Korra’ti, Andrew Ross, Death*Star and gender add to the text and our What have we learned, and why are understanding of it? What are the really fun ways of making these missions important. alternative energy? Edward Martin III Reads “I Saw a Eileen Gunn, Steven Barnes, Caren Jerry Black Pony,” “The Gift” and “Love, She Is Gussoff, Keffry R. M. Kehrli Mike Brennan, Burt Webb, Blind” 3:30 pm Cascade 3 Pat MacEwen, Amy Thomson, Elton Elliott Rectangular Construction: Historical Three short horror pieces from the Poly Parenting 4 pm Cascade 8 Methods That Combat Fabric Waste author’s online ’zine And you thought blending households 3 pm Cascade 13 and finances was complicated . . . Ghostology 101 With Ross Allison Edward Martin III 4 pm Grand 3 See how tailors historically used Jane “Jeliza” Patterson, rectangular construction to make the Sheye Anne Blaze, Eva Carlstrom See if you have what it takes to be a real most of their precious fabric. Cool Summer Movie Stuff! Family ghost hunter. Movie Previews Tammie L. Dupuis, 3:30 pm Olympic 1 Getting Your Game Made Ross Allison Cymbric Early-Smith, Anita Taylor, 4 pm Cascade 9 Molly Boone Come see what cool (and family- friendly) stuff is coming to the movies What you need to do to get your board Art Show Tour With Todd Lockwood this summer. game published 4 pm Grand 1 PSIence: The Science Behind Science Todd Lockwood Fiction and the Supernatural Keith Johnson Mike Selinker, Jeremy Holcomb, 3 pm Evergreen 1 & 2 Randall N. Bills Darragh Metzger Reads The Space Dominators Needs YOU! A presentation of scientific theories and 4-8 pm Rotunda 2 discoveries that may explain paranormal Strawberry Roan 4 pm Cascade 3 Designing the Future With Science phenomena Western comic fantasy Fiction 4 pm Cascade 10 Come join the creators of the SF comedy series Space Dominators on the Marie D. Jones Darragh Metzger What if we used science fiction based on science fact to develop new technologies green screen! and products? Sonnet Realm Films How to Survive a Zombie Invasion New Shared-World Anthologies 3 pm Evergreen 3 & 4 4 pm Cascade 4 Brian David Johnson, Sarah Perez-Kriz G. David Nordley Reads Into the “Real” ways to get prepared for a Where are they headed? What makes Mirand Rift 4:30 pm Cascade 3 zombie invasion them good? Modern Wizards 4 pm Cascade 13 What would wizards in current times Unpublished part of the novel version, The Reverend En Fuego,Steve Holetz, Mary Robinette Kowal, Jennifer Brozek, takes place on Mars Matt Youngmark Nathan Crowder, Jay Lake, Jordan Lapp wear? Julie Zetterberg, Janet Borkowski, G. David Nordley Vicki Glover, Shannon Flint
28 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 29 FRIDAY PROGRAMMING FRIDAY PROGRAMMING Baby Lounge and Quiet Hour The Year in Board and Card Games Single Pattern Contest Judging Dieselpunk and Retro Futurism 4:30 pm Olympic 1 5 pm Cascade 9 5-8 pm Salon 6 pm Cascade 8 Unmonitored quiet hour for parents Which games are the most popular, Janet Borkowski What is it? We talk about why and how with infants and which ones are worth the time and you, too, can build your own jet pack or money. Ken Scholes Reads In Time of Despair at least look like you could. Anne Prather, aka Aislinn the Bard, Julie Haehn, Jason Bulmahn, and Great Darkness Diana Vick, Cherie Lovell, Reads Wings of Joy: Songs and Stories Mike Selinker 5:30 pm Cascade 3 Victoria Shaffer of the Starmasters 5 pm Cascade 3 An Arthurian tale set in the dust bowl Songs and stories X PRIZE: Oil Cleanup for Fun and Ken Scholes Ask the Game Masters Anne Prather Profit 5 pm Cascade 10 6 pm Cascade 9 X CHALLENGE entry with oil-spill- Lizzy Shannon Reads Time Spin Come to this panel with questions Call for Stories—The Tomorrow cleanup technology 6 pm Cascade 3 about your RPG campaign. Project—Q&A Session Bart Kemper, Krista Wohlfeil Excerpt from the author’s new SF/space Ogre Whiteside, Jonathan Tweet, 5 pm Cascade 4 opera novel Jason Bulmahn, Rodney Thompson Interested in writing SF based on Beyond the Book Cover Lizzy Shannon science fact? 5 pm Cascade 13 An Illustrated History of the X-Men 6 pm Cascade 10 Brian David Johnson, Sarah Perez-Kriz How to make money doing art that isn’t Supernatural vs. Sci-Fi illustration or book covers 6 pm Cascade 4 A crash course in Mutant History X World Building Your Fantasy Wayfarer’s Moon, Christine Winters, Why are supernatural TV shows and Matt Youngmark, Spencer Ellsworth 5 pm Cascade 5 & 6 Bryan Syme, Mimi Noyes, Alan M. Clark films calling themselves science fiction? How do we make fantasy worlds real? David A. Page, Julie McGalliard, Collage Painting 6 pm Cascade 13 Susan R. Matthews, Sam Sykes, Take It on the Road Erik Owomoyela, Jeff Davis Demonstration of a unique technique Stina Leicht, Alma Alexander, 5 pm Evergreen 1 & 2 using acrylic gel to transfer images M.H. (Maggie) Bonham Putting together a good starter sound Polyamory 101 Mark Roland system for performing on the road 6 pm Cascade 5 & 6 The Art of the Mashup John Seghers, Heather Dale, K Wiley, What is polyamory? What are the pros Trashed Future 5 pm Cascade 7 Ben Deschamps and cons? 6 pm Evergreen 3 & 4 How do you take someone else’s style Loree Parker, Sean Hagle, Taking stock of the signs and portents and expand it? Supernatural Seattle Beth Runnerwolf, Sheye Anne Blaze of disaster 5 pm Evergreen 3 & 4 Mary Robinette Kowal, Mark Teppo, J.M. Sidorova, Mary Rosenblum Jeff Burk Why is there so much urban fantasy set Script Reading: Star Wars in Seattle? 6-8 pm Cascade 7 Pre-masquerade Meeting Threads of Time: Medieval/ Cat Rambo, Julie McGalliard, J A Pitts, Join us for a reading of the script for 6 pm Olympic 1 Renaissance Costume Re-creation K.C. Ball, Kat Richardson Star Wars, Episode IV: A New Hope. 5 pm Cascade 8 To enter the masquerade, you MUST J. Spyder Isaacson, M.Ed.; attend either this meeting or the Costuming tips from some of our most Northwest Museum of Legends and Brian D. Oberquell Saturday morning pre-masquerade experienced re-creationists. Lore 5 pm Grand 3 meeting. Anita Taylor, Tammie L. Dupuis, Come explore what there is at Trent Lum Cymbric Early-Smith, Bethany Roullett Washington state’s only paranormal science museum.
30 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 31 FRIDAY PROGRAMMING FRIDAY PROGRAMMING Like Water for Quarks Book Launch XCOR Presentation 501st Charity Photo Event Floozies, Soiled Doves and Ladies of 6 pm Presidential Suite 7-9 pm Cascade 10 7:30-10:30 pm Lobby the Evening 8 pm Cascade 13 Bruce Taylor, Elton Elliott, Doug Odell An update on corporate spaceflight Your picture taken with Darth Vader The oldest profession in the old west Arthur Bozlee and/or Storm Troopers for charity. and what they wore (may not be Jack Skillingstead Reads From His Marc Semenchuk suitable for those under age 16) New Work 6:30 pm Cascade 3 Cavalier Chivalry—Macho Carmen Beaudry, Wendy Prather, Jack Skillingstead Musketeers 7 pm Cascade 13 pir8fancier Reads Let’s Pretend the Victoria Shaffer, Lori Edwards Costumes of the past and modern War Is Over 8 pm Cascade 3 G.Robin Smith Reads To Each Their interpretations of the cavalier style Harry Potter: Postwar AU Leannan Sidhe in Concert 8 pm Evergreen 1 & 2 Own 7 pm Cascade 3 Carmen Beaudry, JoAnne Kirley, pir8fancier Modern writ-Shakespearean style Tammie L. Dupuis, Richard Stephens Bittersweet faerie folksongs for ensnaring human hearts comedy Scary Comics 8 pm Cascade 4 Leannan Sidhe, Betsy Tinney, G.Robin Smith Pondside in Concert What horror comics are out there? 7 pm Evergreen 1 & 2 Sunnie Larsen Mark Rahner, Steve Holetz Flirting 101 7 pm Cascade 4 Songs of dragons, monsters and beachfront property on Ganymede Charismatic Mega Catastrophes “How to flirt” workshop Gamers Need Love Too! 8 pm Evergreen 3 & 4 Juliana McCorison Sonia Lyris 8 pm Cascade 5 & 6 This is the way the world ends. Etiquette suggestions to keep you from Interview and Q&A With Marie D. Mickey “Meowse” Phoenix, Comic Adaptations being that “creepy person” others avoid. Carlton Rhoades, Marie D. Jones 7 pm Cascade 5 & 6 Jones 7 pm Evergreen 3 & 4 18+ with ID only Come meet our PSIence Guest of What are some of the best and worst of Mickey Schulz, Loree Parker, Keffy R. M. Kehrli Reads Bonehouse these? Honor, Marie D. Jones. Have your Donna Prior questions ready! 8:30 pm Cascade 3 Ashley Cook, Matt Youngmark, Keffy R. M. Kehrli Anina Bennett, Mike Selinker Robert Stewart, Marie D. Jones Scholarship: Documentation vs. Re-creation 8 pm Cascade 7 Friends of Bill W. 9 pm Cascade 3 Quarter-Century-Old Horror The Tower at Stony Wood: Embroidery The value of historical re-enactment 7 pm Cascade 8 101 7-9 pm Olympic 1 in the world of traditional “what they Broad Universe Rapid-Fire Reading How do horror movies that debuted 25 Come give embroidery a try, materials wrote” research provided. and Chocolate Event years ago hold up? Karen Rall, Darragh Metzger, 9 pm Cascade 4 LouAnna Valentine G.Robin Smith Eric Morgret, Jenna M. Pitman, Intriguing, very short readings by local Mark Rahner, Nathan Crowder members of Broad Universe The Philip K. Dick Memorial Award The Science of Magic Ceremony 7-8:30 pm Grand 2 8 pm Cascade 8 Talebones Live! 7-9 pm Cascade 9 The State of SyFy (née Sci-Fi Readings by writers published in William Sadorus, Gordon Van Gelder How do you make magic believable and Channel) 9 pm Cascade 5 & 6 consistent? Talebones magazine What happened to the Sci-Fi Channel, Patrick Swenson Christine Winters Reads Enchantress Bart Kemper, K.C. Ball, and can it be fixed? Should we bother? Moon 7:30 pm Cascade 3 Bruce R. Cordell, Kim Ritchie Matt Hammond, David A. Page, Time-travel romance Judith Herman Christine Winters
32 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 33 FRIDAY PROGRAMMING FRIDAY PROGRAMMING Deconstructing the Superhero Postapocalypse Now HIV: Then and Now Transgender Characters and Issues in 9 pm Cascade 7 9 pm Evergreen 3 & 4 10 pm Cascade 7 Speculative Fiction How has comics’ oldest genre matured? Civilization as we know it is broken. What we’ve learned about HIV and 10 pm Evergreen 3 & 4 Andrew Dolbeck, Matt Youngmark, How do you fix it? viruses Discussion of works of science fiction Nathan Crowder Mickey “Meowse” Phoenix, Rev. Matthew Smith, Gregory Gadow, or fantasy that expand or explore our Brenda Dau, Bart Kemper, Paul Dixon Warren Dinges understanding of gender Shadow of the Vampire K.C. Ball, Keffy R. M. Kehrli 9 pm Cascade 8 Fannish Fetish Fashion Show Tim Burton’s Wonderland Major trends and looks of vampire 9-10:30pm Grand 2 & 3 10 pm Cascade 8 Stitch and Bitch fashion The title pretty much says it all. Costumes from our favorite Tim Burton 10 pm-Midnight Olympic 1 Lori Edwards, Margo Loes, Burlesque entertainment provided by movies and how to re-create them Enjoy working among your fellow fen Richard Stephens, Garth Stubbs, Dark Dolls Productions, 18+ with ID Cherie Lovell, Margo Loes, on your project du jour. Shannon Flint only Lori Edwards, Richard Stephens Bethany Roullett, Vicki Glover, Wendy Emcee—Caren G. Prather Hey,
34 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 35 FRIDAY PROGRAMMING AUTOGRAPH SESSIONS
Has Hollywood Sucked the Vampires Autograph Session 1: Saturday at 2 pm in the Grand Ballroom 2 Dry? 11 pm Cascade 9 Patricia McKillip, Kinuko Y. Craft, Marie D. Jones, Jim Butcher, Shannon K. Butcher, Is there anything left for vampires to do Lou Anders, John P. Alexander, Michael Alexander, Steven Barnes, Greg Bear, in film, TV and books? M.H. (Maggie) Bonham, Ted Butler, Kurt Cagle, Alan M. Clark, Bruce R. Cordell, R.L. McSterlingthong, Heather Dale, Caren Gussoff, Jean Johnson, Wayfarer’s Moon, Dani Kollin, Eytan Julie McGalliard, Chris Nilsson Kollin, Ted Kosmatka, Nancy Kress, Larry Lewis, Todd Lockwood, Edward Martin III, Susan R. Matthews, Mike Shepherd Moscoe, G. David Nordley, J A Pitts, Mark Open Filk Rahner, Kat Richardson, Mary Rosenblum, Lizzy Shannon, Jeff Sturgeon, Sam Sykes, 11 pm-2 am Evergreen 3 & 4 Mark Teppo, Gordon Van Gelder, Dameon Willich, Matt Youngmark Informal, come-as-you-are music performance Autograph Session 2: Saturday at 3 pm in the Grand Ballroom 2 Carnivale de Stardance Patricia A. McKillip, Kinuko Y. Craft, Marie D. Jones, Jim Butcher, Shannon K. 11 pm-2 am Grand 2 & 3 Butcher, Lou Anders, Alma Alexander, Anina Bennett, S. A. Bolich, SatyrPhil Brucato, Celebrate Mardi Gras style as DJ Rob Carlos, Brenda Cooper, Nathan Crowder, James C. Glass, Roberta Gregory, Request and DJ Rohkan spin the mixes Paul Guinan, Eileen Gunn, Jay Lake, Stina Leicht, R.L. McSterlingthong, Darragh deep into the night. Metzger, Joshua Palmatier aka Benjamin Tate, Kevin Radthorne, Cat Rambo, Mary Robinette Kowal, Ken Scholes, Jack Skillingstead, G.Robin Smith, Renee Stern, Rodney DJ Request, DJ Rohkan Thompson, K Wiley, Christine Winters, Stan! Victorian Sex Midnight Cascade 5 & 6 Come learn about the not-so-straitlaced Victorians. Victoria Shaffer,Mickey Schulz, Tamera Mickelson
Midnight Movie: Rocky Horror Picture Show Midnight-2 am Evergreen 1 & 2 Vicarious Theater Company
© Kinuko Y. Craft
36 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 37 SATURDAY PROGRAMMING SATURDAY PROGRAMMING Room 9 am 10 am 10:30 am 11 am 11:30 am 12 noon 1 pm 1:30 pm 2 pm 2:30 pm Room Cascade 3 Garth J.M. Stan! Sam Sykes Bennett & Mark Stephanie R.L. Kelley Janet Cascade 3 Upshaw Sidorova Guinan Bourne Weippert McSterlingthong Eskridge Freeman
Cascade 4 Freelancing 101 First Pages Collecting Arcade Games The Lost World of Clones Carolyn Palms Memorial Cascade 4
Cascade Cascade E-Book and Publishing Writing Hard SF Best Short Fiction Markets How Do You Find an Near-Future Nightmares 5 & 6 Giving Good Alien Agent? and Dreams 5 & 6
Cascade 7 I’ll Be in My Bunk Growing up Fen Potassium-Deficient Basic Writing Help— Building Character Using Crash Course in Comics Cascade 7 Superhero Horror Any Method History
Cascade 8 Contemporary Asian Cascade 8 Fantasy Costumes Twisting History When Fandoms Collide Fanfiction to Mainstream Podcasting 101 Return to Middle Earth
Cascade 9 Climate Change in the Why Is the Paranormal so Old Plots, New Structure 3-D Cinema: Revolution Young & Queer in Cascade 9 21st Century Popular? Evolution of Marriage or Novelty? Society & Fandom
Cascade 10 Let’s Make a Movie: Shoot It! From Science Fiction to Cascade 10 Science Fact History of Underwear Cascade 4 4 4 Cascade 11 & 12 Scheduled Gaming 9 am - 1 am Scheduled Gaming 9 am - 1 am 11 & 12
Cascade 13 The Citizen-Soldier in the Cascade 13 Figure-Drawing Demo High-Tech World Headdress Armature Figure-Drawing Workshop—Models in Costume Evergreen Evergreen We Will Meet the Borg, Harm Me With Harmony Performance 1 & 2 and They Will Be Us Enhancement The Mongoliad Today’s Teens in 2022 1 & 2 Evergreen Developing Your Own Under the Sea Fashion Women in the Gaming Evergreen 3 & 4 Mythos Show Crunch vs. Fluff Industry Writers’ Workshops 3 & 4
Olympic 1 Od Magic: Puppet Workshop Part 2 Wand-Making Workshop Olympic 1
Grand 1 Art Show Tour: Grand 1 Artist Show Liv Rainey-Smith Artist Show Grand Interview With Jim and Urban Fantasy’s Hard- Grand Ballroom 2 Tai Chi Shannon K. Butcher Boilded Detective Roots Trends in Urban Fantasy Autograph Session 1 Ballroom 2 Grand Grand Ballroom 3 Pre-masquerade Meeting Ballroom 3
Maxi’s 4 Maxi’s Ballroom Camarilla LARP noon - 5 pm Ballroom 4 Rotunda 1 4Open Gaming 8 am - 1 pm4 Open Gaming 4 Rotunda 1 8 am - 1 pm Poker Tournament 1 pm - 5 pm
Rotunda 2 4Open Gaming 8 am - 6 am4 4Open Gaming 8 am - 6 am4 Rotunda 2
Salon Scavenger Hunt Salon
Presidential Presidential Suite Suite
38 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 39 SATURDAY PROGRAMMING SATURDAY PROGRAMMING Room 3:00 pm 3:30 pm 4:00 pm 4:30 pm 5:00 pm 5:30 pm 6 pm 6:30 pm 7 pm 7:30 pm 8 pm 8:30 pm Room Cascade 3 Brian David Heather Steven Cymbric Jenna Mikki Susan R. Angel Craig M.H. Cascade 3 Johnson Dale Barnes Early-Smith Pitman Kendall Sonia Lyris Matthews Kurt Cagle McCoy English Bonham
Cascade 4 BADFIC—What Not Search for Life in the Solar Cascade 4 Getting Lost in SF TV to Do Medieval Weaponry Batman vs. Superman System Church of the SubGenius Cascade Real Ghosts in the Ethics of Genetic Not Another Monster Cascade 5 & 6 Advanced Polyamory Best Writing Advice Machine Modification Breaking in to Print Story 5 & 6
Cascade 7 Ins and Outs of Cascade 7 Collaboration Godzilla vs. Zombies Writing Good Dialogue Exploring Other Cultures Future of Medicine Queer Superheroes
Cascade 8 Evolving Image of the Clothing of the Coast & Surface Details: Beyond Far Future: Where Fantasy Alternative Energy in the Cascade 8 Dragon Invisible Disabilities Inland Salish Peoples Beading Meets SF Age of Steam
Cascade 9 Tabletop Gaming is Micropublishing and New Children’s Masquerade Cascade 9 Ask the Developers DEAD Games Panel
Cascade 10 Language Fossils Return to the Moon Reality Paranormal TV Let’s Make a Movie: Edit It! Writing Great Sex Scenes Cascade 10
Cascade 4 4 4 4 Cascade 11 & 12 Scheduled Gaming 9 am - 1 am Scheduled Gaming 9 am - 1 am 11 & 12
Cascade 13 Size Acceptance is for Cascade 13 Costume Recycling Multicultural Steampunk Art Aerobics Attaching This to That Everybody Copyright and You Evergreen Evergreen Housefilk, Filkcon, Fighter X Death*Star 1 & 2 Power to the People! Home Recording I Gencon 1 & 2 Evergreen 4 Evergreen 3 & 4 Clarion West Pyr Presents Lazer Tag 7 pm - 11 pm 3 & 4
Olympic 1 Od Magic: Puppet Workshop Part 3 Story Hour Found Object Workshop Olympic 1
Grand 1 Art Show Tour: Alan Grand 1 Artist Show Clark Artist Show Grand Grand Ballroom 2 Autograph Session 2 Ballroom 2 Doors Open Masquerade 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm4 Grand Grand Ballroom 3 Ballroom 3
Maxi’s 4 Maxi’s Ballroom Camarilla LARP noon - 5 pm Queer Eye Ballroom
Rotunda 1 4 Open Gaming 4 4 Rotunda 1 Poker Tournament 1 pm - 5 pm 5 pm - 6 am4 Open Gaming 5 pm - 6 am
Rotunda 2 4Open Gaming 8 am - 6 am4 4Open Gaming 8 am - 6 am4 Rotunda 2
Salon Salon
Presidential 4 4 Presidential Suite Babel Babel Suite
40 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 41 SATURDAY PROGRAMMING SATURDAY PROGRAMMING Room 9 pm 10 pm 10:30 pm 11 pm 11:30 pm 12 midnight 1 am 2 am Room Cascade 3 Caren David A. Spencer Cascade 3 Friends of Bill W. Gussoff Page Ellsworth
Cascade 4 Flash Fiction Bizzaro! Cascade 4
Cascade Best and Worst Movies Cascade 5 & 6 of 2010 Spooky Music 5 & 6
Cascade 7 Has Fandom Shattered Its Sex Tech & Getting Your Cascade 7 Glass Ceiling? Gadget On Techno-Cycles
Cascade 8 Slash and Mainstream Cascade 8 Space Colony Utopia Flirting 102 Media
Cascade 9 Putting the R in RPG BDSM 101 Advanced BDSM Cascade 9
Cascade 10 Geek, Geek . . . Don’t Tell Making It out of the Slush Cascade 10 Me: Movies Pile 4 Cascade 4 4 Scheduled Gaming Cascade 11 & 12 Scheduled Gaming 9 am - 1 am 9 am - 1 am 11 & 12
Cascade 13 Cascade 13
Evergreen Evergreen 1 & 2 Vixy & Tony The Heather Dale Band Midnight Movie: The Fourth Kind 1 & 2
Evergreen 4 4 4 Evergreen 3 & 4 Lazer Tag 7 pm - 11 pm Open Filk Open Filk 3 & 4
Olympic 1 Chain Mail/Stitch & Bitch Olympic 1
Grand 1 Grand 1 Artist Show Artist Show Grand Grand Ballroom 2 4Masquerade Ballroom 2 7:30 pm - Dance: It’s Saturday Night!4 4Dance: It’s Saturday Night!4 Grand 9:30 pm Grand Ballroom 3 Ballroom 3
Maxi’s 4 4 Maxi’s Ballroom Camarilla LARP Camarilla LARP Ballroom
Rotunda 1 4Open Gaming 5 pm - 6 am4 4Open Gaming 5 pm - 6 am4 Rotunda 1
Rotunda 2 4Open Gaming 8 pm - 6 am4 4Open Gaming 8 am - 6 am4 Rotunda 2
Salon Salon
Presidential Presidential Suite Suite
42 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 43 SATURDAY PROGRAMMING SATURDAY PROGRAMMING Open Gaming Tai Chi 9 am Grand 2 Growing up Fen 10 am Cascade 7 Od Magic: Puppet Workshop, Pt. 2 8 am-1 pm Rotunda 1 & 2 Start your morning with moving What are the advantages and 10-11:30 am Olympic 1 The Rotunda tables are available for meditation. disadvantages of growing up in In this second part of our three-part members to game all weekend on a first- Steven Barnes convention fandom? workshop, we will begin constructing come, first-served basis. Jacqualynn D. Duram Nilsson, bodies for our puppets. Pro Roy Pre-masquerade Meeting Beth Runnerwolf, Dierdre Phoenix LouAnna Valentine 9 am Grand 3 Has the Future Arrived? The E-book To enter the masquerade, you MUST Twisting History 10 am Cascade 8 Interview and Q&A with Jim and and the Publishing Industry have attended last night’s meeting or Modern costumes inspired by historical Shannon K. Butcher 9 am Cascade 5 & 6 this pre-masquerade meeting. garments 10 am Grand 2 Where does the e-book leave our local Trent Lum Lori Edwards, Julie Zetterberg, Jim Butcher, Shannon K. Butcher bookstore? Bethany Roullett, Diana Vick Cat Rambo, Darragh Metzger, Figure-Drawing Demo Scavenger Hunt 10 am Salon Bob Kruger, Joshua Palmatier 9:30-11 am Cascade 13 Why Is the Paranormal so Popular? Stop by to pick up the list and the rules. Come watch, learn and discuss how 10 am Cascade 9 Max Blaze I’ll Be in My Bunk 9 am Cascade 7 our professional artists draw the human Which TV shows make the grade, and What do you do to entertain yourself figure. which do not? SMACdown Arcade on a space station? Michaela Eaves, Bryan Syme, Jeff Davis, Marie D. Jones, Durlyn 10 am-1 am 7110 Mike Brennan, B. D. Gallagher Christine Winters Members of Seattle Area Metro Let’s Make a Movie: Shoot It! Collectors present a full-fledged video Contemporary Asian Fantasy Garth Upshaw Reads “Birdwatcher” 10 am-Noon Cascade 10 game arcade here at Norwescon. Costumes 9 am Cascade 8 10 am Cascade 3 In part 2 we shoot like mad weasels Todd Clark, Richard Godwin, Gil Ruta, Anime, manga and Japanese horror are Flash piece with aliens, crows and because there’s not much time! Dave Okert all the rage. dysfunctional teenagers Ryan K. Johnson, Edward Martin III, Deborah Strub, Melissa Quinn, Garth Upshaw Eric Morgret, Brian D. Oberquell J.M. Sidorova Reads Death, Rebirth. Cherie Lovell, Vicki Glover An Heir, a Karakuri Freelancing 101 10 am Cascade 4 We Will Meet the Borg, and They Will 10:30 am Cascade 3 Climate Change in the 21st Century Freelance writing for the gaming Be Us 10 am Evergreen 1 & 2 Near-future sci-fi dealing with the 9 am Cascade 9 industry Prosthetic devices, personal electronics Uncanny Valley phenomenon Is there any chance at all that we can Jeff Combos, Liz Courts, and the future J.M. Sidorova slow down global warming? Randall N. Bills, Jeff Grubb Karen Rall, Russell D. Campbell, Brenda Cooper, Paul Dixon, Jonathan Tweet, Sean Hagle Stan! Reads The Littlest Shoggoth Janet Freeman, Mary Rosenblum Can You Write Hard SF Without a 11 am Cascade 3 Science Background? Developing Your Own Mythos A children’s book with a Lovecraftian Scheduled Gaming 10 am Cascade 5 & 6 10 am Evergreen 3 & 4 Christmas story, viewable at 9 am-1 am Cascade 11 & 12 How do you fold in the science without How do you create a mythos unique to http://tinyurl.com/264jvdk Something new every day up in making it an info dump? your story? Stan! our corner of the con! Take every Nancy Kress, Jim Kling, Louise Marley, Patricia A. McKillip, opportunity to qualify for a prize! Michael Alexander, Erik Owomoyela, Kat Richardson, Ken Scholes Kathi Pickett Mike Shepherd Moscoe
44 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 45 SATURDAY PROGRAMMING SATURDAY PROGRAMMING First Pages 11 am Cascade 4 Harm Me With Harmony Collecting Arcade Games Materials and Techniques for Workshop leaders will read each piece 11 am Evergreen 1 & 2 Noon Cascade 4 Headdress Armature aloud in turn and discuss what does and Want to sing along but don’t know how The ins and outs of collecting vintage Noon Cascade 13 doesn’t work. it works? arcade games Traditional and unconventional Cat Rambo, Louise Marley Sunnie Larsen, BriarRose McDougal, Todd Clark, Richard Godwin, Gil Ruta, millinery materials and techniques Darragh Metzger Dave Okert Ieva Ohaks, Margo Loes, Melissa Quinn, Good Markets for Short Fiction in Shannon Flint 2011 11 am Cascade 5 & 6 Under the Sea: Fashions From Giving Good Alien Print and e-zines specializing in science Fathoms 11 am Evergreen 3 & 4 Noon Cascade 5 & 6 Performance Enhancement fiction and fantasy Fashion show of aquatic-inspired What does it take to create a believable (Performance Skills Workshop) Noon Evergreen 1 & 2 Lou Anders, Jordan Lapp costumes alien? Carmen Beaudry, Margo Loes, Bethany Richard A. Lovett, Mary Rosenblum, Workshop: play a song of your choice and get feedback from our panel The Potassium-Deficient Superhero Roullett, Orchid, Tamera Mickelson, Vicki Amy Thomson, John Lawler, 11 am Cascade 7 Glover, Kate McClure, Wendy Prather, G. David Nordley Dara Korra’ti, MC-3PO, Deborah Strub, Lori Edwards, Ieva Creede Lambard, Heather Dale, C0splay The best story arcs from the various Ohaks, Victoria Shaffer, Shannon Flint, Basic Writing Help—Horror Writing Green Lanterns, and where the JoAnne Kirley, Garth Stubbs character is headed now Noon Cascade 7 Crunch vs. Fluff: FIGHT! Noon Evergreen 3 & 4 Ashley Cook; J. Spyder Isaacson, M.Ed.; How far is too far in a horror story? Urban Fantasy’s Hard-Boiled Rules vs. story line in RPGs Douglas Herring; J A Pitts Detective Roots 11 am Grand 2 Jenna M. Pitman, Stina Leicht, Jeff Burk, Nick Mamatas Erik Mona, Bruce R. Cordell, Jonathan Current urban fantasy owes a lot to the Tweet, Jason Bulmahn, Jeff Grubb, Stan! When Fandoms Collide American hard-boiled detective genre. 11 am Cascade 8 Fanfiction to Mainstream Publishing: Kat Richardson, Mark Teppo, How do you balance fannish activities Is It Possible? Noon Cascade 8 Wand-Making Workshop Jim Butcher, Shannon K. Butcher, Noon Olympic 1 in your life? Rhiannon Held Hear success stories from people who Karen Rall, Matt Hammond have made the transition. Come make your own wooden magic wand. Sam Sykes Reads Tome of the pir8fancier, Jean Johnson Old Plots and New Narrative Undergates 11:30 am Cascade 3 Scott Perrin Structures 11 am Cascade 9 Misanthropic adventurers and the Evolution of Marriage How can we use old plots to create fresh troubles they face Noon Cascade 9 Trends in Urban Fantasy Noon Grand 2 fiction? Sam Sykes Marriage has seen many shapes and Nancy Kress, Susan R. Matthews, forms, both in SF/F and the real world. Are vampires cliché? Do werewolves Ken Scholes Katharine Bond, Loree Parker, rock? Are zombies still shambling to the Anina Bennett and Paul Guinan Read cash register? Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Eva Carlstrom The Citizen-Soldier in the High-Tech Marvel Noon Cascade 3 Kat Richardson, Lou Anders, Jim Butcher World 11 am Cascade 13 The story of the world’s first robot, From Science Fiction to Science Fact: Is it time for the American model of accompanied by a slide show of Humans to Mars the citizen-soldier to take another step historical images Noon Cascade 10 Camarilla LARP Noon-5 pm Maxi’s Ballroom forward? Anina Bennett, Paul Guinan How the dream of a human mission to Bart Kemper, Mike Brennan, Mars could be achieved in our lifetime World of Darkness live-action role-play Brenda Cooper, Mike Shepherd Moscoe Jerry Black (LARP). 18+ with ID only
46 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 47 SATURDAY PROGRAMMING SATURDAY PROGRAMMING Art Show Tour With Liv Rainey-Smith Podcasting 101 1 pm Cascade 8 Women in the Gaming Industry Crash Course in American Comics Noon Grand 1 Learn how do make your own podcast. 1 pm Evergreen 3 & 4 History 2 pm Cascade 7 Come enjoy an artist’s perspective on J.C. Gordon Granger, Shannon Flowers, The growing presence/awareness of Come learn what’s so great about Krazy the art show! Steve Holetz women playing and designing games Kat, R. Crumb, Peanuts, etc. Liv Rainey-Smith Donna Prior, Julie Haehn, Liz Courts, Ashley Cook, Roberta Gregory, 3-D Cinema: Revolution or Novelty? Jennifer Brozek Paul Guinan, Charles “Zan” Christensen Mark Bourne Reads Jasper 1 pm Cascade 9 12:30 pm Cascade 3 Is 3-D a genuine revolution in Poker Tournament Return to Middle Earth in 2011 The first chapter of the author’s new filmmaking or a cynical way to make 1-5 pm Rotunda 1 2 pm Cascade 8 novel in progress more money? No Limit Texas Hold ’Em Poker Relive your favorite LOTR moments, Mark Bourne Jesse “Fish” Simpson, Claire Hummel, Mariah Johnson and discuss your hopes for the new The Reverend En Fuego, Mimi Noyes films. Stephanie L. Weippert Reads Familiar R.L. McSterlingthong Reads The Spencer Ellsworth, Elton Elliott, Trouble 1 pm Cascade 3 History of Underwear McSterlingscenes Chris Nilsson, Spring Schoenhuth Young adult novel 1-3 pm Cascade 10 1:30 pm Cascade 3 Young and Queer in Society and Stephanie L. Weippert What did our ancestors wear under Excerpts from the author’s favorite their clothing? novels, written by himself Fandom 2 pm Cascade 9 Young people with questions about their The Lost World of Clones Carmen Beaudry, Tammie L. Dupuis, R.L. McSterlingthong Bethany Roullett place in society and fandom talk with 1 pm Cascade 4 each other and with older fen who’ve Soon it may be possible to bring extinct Kelley Eskridge Reads Solitaire been through it themselves. It gets animals back to life. Figure-Drawing Workshop—Models 2 pm Cascade 3 better. http://thetrevorproject.org/ in Costume 1-3 pm Cascade 13 Jim Kling, Pat MacEwen, A young woman convicted of a terrible Loree Parker, Rev. Matthew Smith, Spring Schoenhuth Models in costume will do a variety crime is sentenced to eight years in Dierdre Phoenix of poses. Bring your own drawing and solitary confinement—in a virtual painting supplies. prison cell within her own mind. You’ve Finished Your Novel. Now How Today’s Teens in Two Thousand Do You Find an Agent? Anita Taylor, Mary Robinette Kowal, Kelley Eskridge Twenty-Two 1 pm Cascade 5 & 6 Cymbric Early-Smith, G.Robin Smith, 2 pm Evergreen 1 & 2 Victoria Shaffer, Michaela Eaves, Memorial for Carolyn “Dulcinea” Pro writers share advice based on their Christine Winters, Douglas Herring Twelve years from now, what will young own experience. Palms 2 pm Cascade 4 adults be doing for work, fun, family? Joshua Palmatier aka Benjamin Tate, Come join Carolyn’s family in Paul Dixon, Frank Catalano, The Mongoliad: A Presentation remembering her while enjoying some Lizzy Shannon, Robert Ferrigno, 1 pm Evergreen 1 & 2 Russell D. Campbell Shannon K. Butcher tunes Carolyn hand picked. Is this new model of a shared-world story a harbinger of things to come? Writers’ Workshops: From Local to Building Character Using Any Near-Future Nightmares and Dreams National 2 pm Evergreen 3 & 4 Method You Can 1 pm Cascade 7 Mark Teppo, Greg Bear, Erik Bear, 2 pm Cascade 5 & 6 Neal Stephenson Writers who have participated in both How do writers make their characters What might happen in the next decades local and national workshops share their seem real? What techniques work best? as a result of political, social and experiences and answer your questions. metaphysical events of recent years. Mary Rosenblum, Ted Kosmatka, Eileen Gunn, K.C. Ball, Liz Argall, Nancy Kress, Jack Skillingstead, Brenda Cooper, Marc Laidlaw, Keffy R. M. Kehrli, Patrick Swenson, Kelley Eskridge Jack Skillingstead, Robert Ferrigno Leslie Howle
48 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 49 SATURDAY PROGRAMMING SATURDAY PROGRAMMING Autograph Session 1 Getting Lost in SF Television Costume Recycling Eileen Gunn, Jay Lake, Stina Leicht, 2 pm Grand 2 3 pm Cascade 4 3 pm Cascade 13 R.L. McSterlingthong, Darragh Patricia A. McKillip, Kinuko Y. What is the appeal of this recurring Tips and tricks for repurposing Metzger, Joshua Palmatier aka Benjamin Craft, Marie D. Jones, Jim Butcher, theme, and what are its origins? clothing, trims, etc. Tate, Kevin Radthorne, Cat Rambo, Mary Robinette Kowal, Ken Scholes, Shannon K. Butcher, Lou Anders, Karen Rall, Jesse “Fish” Simpson, JoAnne Kirley, Katrina Marier, John P. Alexander, Michael Jack Skillingstead, G.Robin Smith, Doug Odell Julie Zetterberg, Garth Stubbs, Renee Stern, Rodney Thompson, Alexander, Steven Barnes, Greg Kate McClure Bear, M.H. (Maggie) Bonham, Ted K Wiley, Christine Winters, Stan! Butler, Kurt Cagle, Alan M. Clark, Advanced Polyamory Bruce R. Cordell, Heather Dale, Caren 3 pm Cascade 5 & 6 Power to the People! Heather Dale Reads The Legends of Gussoff, Jean Johnson, Wayfarer’s You’ve decided that poly is the way to 3 pm Evergreen 1 & 2 Arthur 3:30 pm Cascade 3 Moon, Dani Kollin, Eytan Kollin, Ted go. So now what? Is it possible that some day people won’t Lively storytelling about King Arthur Kosmatka, Nancy Kress, Larry Lewis, Katharine Bond, Tamera Mickelson, need electricity and fuel transported by Todd Lockwood, Edward Martin III, complex, vulnerable systems? Heather Dale Susan R. Matthews, Mike Shepherd Rachael Kenoyer, Jeremy Holcomb Moscoe, G. David Nordley, J A Pitts, Burt Webb, David Stuart, Kurt Cagle, G. David Nordley Steven Barnes Reads Devil’s Wake Mark Rahner, Kat Richardson, Mary The Ins and Outs of Collaboration 4 pm Cascade 3 Rosenblum, Lizzy Shannon, Jeff 3 pm Cascade 7 Reading from the zombie novel Sturgeon, Sam Sykes, Mark Teppo, How easy or hard is it to collaborate on The Clarion West Writers’ Workshop Gordon Van Gelder, Dameon Willich, a story or novel? 3 pm Evergreen 3 & 4 Steven Barnes Matt Youngmark Mark Teppo, Ted Kosmatka, Joel Davis, Recent CW student and instructor Eytan Kollin alums describe this intensive, six-week BADFIC—What Not to Do While SMACdown Arcade Tournament program. Writing 4 pm Cascade 4 2 pm 7110 The Evolving Image of the Dragon in Leslie Howle, Gordon Van Gelder, “Mary Sues,” bad grammar, overuse of It’s a tournament! Come to 7110 to sign Art and Literature 3 pm Cascade 8 Mike Alexander, Caren Gussoff, descriptive terms and other bad writing up and for more information. J.M. Sidorova, Patrick Swenson What is it about dragons that has so pir8fancier, Jordan Lapp, Todd Clark captured the collective imaginations of David A. Page, Judith Herman all cultures throughout the ages? Od Magic: Puppet Workshop, Pt. 3 3-5 pm Olympic 1 Janet Freeman Reads Non-Native Todd Lockwood, Liv Rainey-Smith, The Best Writing Advice I Ever Species 2:30 pm Cascade 3 John R. Gray III Now it’s time to finish our puppet Received 4 pm Cascade 5 & 6 A short story from Analog Jan/Feb 2011 heads: painting, adding hair and other . . . and am now passing on to you. features and attaching them. Janet Freeman Ask the Developers Nancy Kress, Mary Robinette Kowal, 3 pm Cascade 9 LouAnna Valentine Jack Skillingstead, Brenda Cooper, Brian David Johnson Reads Brain A discussion of exactly what a game Eileen Gunn, Jay Lake Machines 3 pm Cascade 3 developer does Autograph Session 2 3 pm Grand 2 Do humans really have free will? Could Mike Selinker, Andy Megowan, Sean K Godzilla vs. Zombies the answer to this question actually Reynolds, Dustin J Gross, Jason Bulmahn Patricia A. McKillip, Kinuko Y. 4 pm Cascade 7 drive people insane? Craft, Marie D. Jones, Jim Butcher, Both Godzilla and zombies are iconic Shannon K. Butcher, Lou Anders, Alma Brian David Johnson Language Fossils 3 pm Cascade 10 movie monsters. Are zombies the en Alexander, Anina Bennett, S. A. Bolich, vogue monster for a while? We’ll talk about outmoded words and SatyrPhil Brucato, Rob Carlos, Brenda expressions that we still use. Cooper, Nathan Crowder, James C. Shannon Flowers, Lilith von Glass, Roberta Gregory, Paul Guinan, Fraumench, The Reverend En Fuego John Lawler
50 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 51 SATURDAY PROGRAMMING SATURDAY PROGRAMMING Invisible Disabilities Spotlight Publisher: Pyr Books Clothing of the Coast and Inland Art Show Tour With Alan Clark 4 pm Cascade 8 Presents 4 pm Evergreen 3 & 4 Salish Peoples 5 pm Cascade 8 5 pm Grand 1 Not every disability is apparent at a Pyr publisher Lou Anders presents Techniques and style of indigenous Come enjoy an artist’s perspective on glance, nor is anyone’s personal health forthcoming books. Come get your people of the Northwest the art show! anyone else’s business. questions answered. Carmen Beaudry, Deborah Strub, Alan M. Clark Sheye Anne Blaze, Beth Runnerwolf, Lou Anders Tammie L. Dupuis, Cymbric Early-Smith Gregory Gadow, Maida ‘Mac’ Cain Babel 5-7 pm Presidential Suite Cymbric Early-Smith Reads The Janus Micropublishing and the New Games Learn about some of the local fan clubs, Tabletop Gaming Is DEAD . . . or Is Paradox 4:30 pm Cascade 3 Renaissance 5 pm Cascade 9 or tell others about your group, hosted It? 4 pm Cascade 9 Paranormal time travel fiction Pros and cons of small and self- by the Seattle Browncoats and Battlestar Electronic gaming vs. traditional Cymbric Early-Smith publishing game companies Hyperion. gaming Stan!, Liz Courts, Jeff Combos, Brian Pickett Erik Mona, Jeff Grubb, Jeff Combos, Jenna M. Pitman Reads Murder in the Dustin J Gross Sean K Reynolds Red Barn 5 pm Cascade 3 Mikki Kendall Reads Copper for a Two girls experience the beginning of “Reality” Paranormal Television and Trickster 5:30 pm Cascade 3 Return to the Moon teenage love only to be forced to face Its Effects on the Field Steampunk horror 4 pm Cascade 10 5 pm Cascade 10 horrors beyond imagining. Mikki Kendall Politics aside, what will be required to Jenna M. Pitman Do “reality” paranormal shows help return to the moon and stay? the field of paranormal investigation or hinder it? Sonia Lyris Reads Stuff She Wrote Chris Vancil, Greg Paddock, Medieval Weaponry for Fun and 6 pm Cascade 3 David Stuart, Arthur Bozlee, Jerry Black Durlyn, Marie D. Jones, Jeff Davis Profit 5 pm Cascade 4 Sonia Lyris An overview (in 50 minutes) of Multicultural Steampunk medieval weaponry in all its fascinating Art Aerobics 5 pm Cascade 13 4 pm Cascade 13 Batman vs. Superman: Who Would variations Fun and wacky exercises help give your REALLY Win in a Fight? Come get some ideas on how to make Darragh Metzger, Dameon Willich brains a workout. 6 pm Cascade 4 your steamy-wear a bit more exotic. Mimi Noyes, Betsy Mott, Industry experts debate! Diana Vick, Victoria Shaffer, Janet Real Ghosts in the Machine John R. Gray III, Rob Carlos Borkowski Ashley Cook, Spencer Ellsworth, 5 pm Cascade 5 & 6 Shannon Flowers, Matt Youngmark Direct interface between brain and Housefilk, Filkcon, and Filking at a Home Recording I computer seems to get closer every day. Gencon 5 pm Evergreen 1 & 2 4 pm Evergreen 1 & 2 Ethics of Genetic Modification Burt Webb, Jonathan Tweet, Sean Hagle, What is unique to Norwescon, and 6 pm Cascade 5 & 6 Everybody wants to make a demo. David Shoemaker, Ted Chaing what is it missing compared to other filk What can you do with what you’ve got? venues? Do we have the right to design our children? Vixy & Tony, Dara Korra’ti, K Wiley, Beth Runnerwolf, Leannan Sidhe, Writing Good Dialogue Nancy Kress, Ted Kosmatka, Janet Juliana McCorison 5 pm Cascade 7 Creede Lambard, Stephanie L. Weippert, Andrew Ross, Raishaan O’Leary Freeman, Mary Rosenblum, J.M. How to write dialogue that (1) seems Sidorova natural, (2) builds character and (3) advances plot. Story Hour 5 pm Olympic 1 Cat Rambo, Jack Skillingstead, LouAnna Valentine Keffy R. M. Kehrli, Ted Kosmatka
52 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 53 SATURDAY PROGRAMMING SATURDAY PROGRAMMING Exploring Other Cultures (Without Children’s Masquerade Panel Future of Medicine Masquerade Doors Open Being a Jerk) 6 pm Cascade 7 6:30-7:30 pm Cascade 9 7 pm Cascade 7 7-7:30 pm Grand 2 & 3 Suggested pre-panel Googling: Derailing All children wishing to participate must What’s the future of diseases and cures? Show up early to get the best seats in for Dummies, Racism 101, Unpacking meet here (with parents). How will genetics transform medicine? the house. the Invisible Knapsack Misty Marshall, Dr. Ricky, Loree Parker, Lilith von Fraumench, Queer Eye for the Congoer Mary Rosenblum, Jim Kling, Angel McCoy Reads “Josephine Mikki Kendall, Sheye Anne Blaze, 6:30 pm Maxi’s Ballroom Darry Willis (NurseDarry) Winterdove and the Erupting Steven Barnes Enjoy a night of speed dating and games Eulogist” 7:30 pm Cascade 3 all topped off with The Tempting Tarts Far Future: Where Fantasy Meets SF Josephine Winterdove has coveted the Surface Details: Beyond Beading taking seduction to the next level. 18+ 7 pm Cascade 8 Candileja cameo for some time, but 6 pm Cascade 8 with ID only When writing about the distant future, its owner, Ernesto Aperador, has clung How to create textures, mix fabrics, Laurie Reynolds where do we draw the distinction jealously to it and refused to sell. Now layer trims, use buttons in creative ways between science and magic? Can we? Ernesto is dead, and Josephine knows he and create a unique look intends to take the cameo to his grave. Kurt Cagle Reads For Eleise Gordon Van Gelder, Lou Anders, She has other plans. (Set to appear in JoAnne Kirley, Ieva Ohaks, 7 pm Cascade 3 Ted Chiang, Michael Alexander, the anthology Clockwork Chaos) Julie Zetterberg Felicity Shoulders Set in a slightly future, post-resource Angel McCoy world, this is a story about information, Let’s Make a Movie: Edit It! ethics and which goggles go best with Size Acceptance Is for Everybody 6-8 pm Cascade 10 formal dinner dress. 7 pm Cascade 13 Masquerade 7:30-9:30 pm Grand 2 & 3 We put all that crazy footage down and Kurt Cagle The works of fat-positive authors, the make it into a movie that makes some origins of the BMI table, the definition Come one, come all to the grand and glorious Norwescon Masquerade. kind of sense. Search for Life in the Solar System of an epidemic and basic manners. Edward Martin III, Eric Morgret, 7 pm Cascade 4 Mickey Schulz, Tamera Mickelson, Trent Lum, A Cast of Thousands Brian D. Oberquell, Ryan K. Johnson If we do not find life inside our solar Loree Parker, Maida ‘Mac’ Cain system, what does that tell us about life Craig English Reads The Anvil of Attaching This to That outside? Fighter X in Concert Navarre 8 pm Cascade 3 6 pm Cascade 13 Janet Freeman, Jeffery Brown, 7 pm Evergreen 1 & 2 Swashbuckling political thriller Artists using all types of media offer Pat MacEwen, G. David Nordley It’s gameboy dance music! Craig English their expertise, share their stories and Fighter X answer your questions. Breaking in to Print The Church of the SubGenius Tamera Mickelson, Neil (Lights) Duttkin, 7 pm Cascade 5 & 6 Lazer Tag 8 pm Cascade 4 Jeff Sturgeon, Matthew “Fish” Dockrey Get advice from pros on the markets, 7-11 pm Evergreen 3 & 4 Let the Church of the SubGenius wipe publishers, agents, conventions, Lazer Tag is a live-action, that smile back onto your face! Susan R. Matthews Reads Sanctuary networking and improving your writing NONCONTACT sport. Lilith von Fraumench Planet 6:30 pm Cascade 3 all at once. Scott Perrin New Koscuisko/jurisdiction novel, a Ken Scholes, Mike Shepherd Moscoe, Not Another Monster Story work in progress Lizzy Shannon, Jude Kelley Green, 8 pm Cascade 5 & 6 Shannon K. Butcher Found Object Workshop Susan R. Matthews 7-9 pm Olympic 1 Horror fiction you should be reading. Make something cool and funky! Jenna M. Pitman, Eric Morgret, G.Robin Smith, Krista Wohlfeil Jeff Burk, Nick Mamatas
54 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 55 SATURDAY PROGRAMMING SATURDAY PROGRAMMING They’re Here, They’re Queer, They M.H. (Maggie) Bonham Reads Vixy & Tony in Concert Flirting 102: Flirting for the Have Super Powers! Howling Dead 8:30 pm Cascade 3 9 pm Evergreen 1 & 2 Advanced Student 8 pm Cascade 7 Urban fantasy Come rock out with Vixy & Tony’s 10 pm Cascade 8 Come take a broad look at gay M.H. (Maggie) Bonham intensely fun acoustic folk-rock! You’ve had Flirting 101, you did your characters and creators in the industry, Vixy & Tony homework and you’re ready for more from mainstream to Prism. advanced topics. Friends of Bill W. 9 pm Cascade 3 Charles “Zan” Christensen, Chain Mail/Stitch and Bitch Sonia Lyris Spencer Ellsworth, Larry Lewis Flashes of Brilliance: Writing Flash 9 pm-Midnight Olympic 1 Fiction 9 pm Cascade 4 Chain maillers, bring your pliers and Putting the “R” in RPG Alternative Energy in the Age of rings! Beginners and questions welcome! 10 pm Cascade 9 Steam 8 pm Cascade 8 How can you fit your big idea into a limited word count? Joseph Hill Our panelists will discuss how to How might the world of the 1800s have successfully incorporate R-rated generated electricity with yesterday’s Caren Gussoff, Cat Rambo, elements into your game or campaign. materials and techniques but today’s Jordan Lapp, K.C. Ball Camarilla LARP MATURE CONTENT 9 pm-2 am Maxi’s Ballroom knowledge? Ogre Whiteside, Jennifer Brozek, Matthew “Fish” Dockrey, Has Fandom Shattered Its Glass Join us for our World of Darkness live- Mickey Schulz, SatyrPhil Brucato Mike Brennan, Kurt Cagle Ceiling? 9 pm Cascade 7 action role-play. 18+ with ID only What do current portrayals of women Making It out of the Slush Pile The Dos and Don’ts of Writing Great in genre media and print suggest about Caren Gussoff Reads Legion 10 pm Cascade 10 Sex Scenes 8 pm Cascade 10 the future of feminism in our local 10 pm Cascade 3 fandom? What are editors looking for? What Pros will read examples of the most From her current novel in progress, set makes a story stand out? important dos and don’ts of writing Maida ‘Mac’ Cain, Katharine Bond, in the near-future, post-pandemic Puget Karen Rall Sound Jude Kelley Green, Patrick Swenson, good sex scenes. 18+ with ID only Nick Mamatas, Lizzy Shannon Jean Johnson, J A Pitts, Jack Skillingstead, Caren Gussoff Caren Gussoff Space Colony Utopia 9 pm Cascade 8 The Heather Dale Band in Concert Best and Worst Movies of 2010 10 pm Evergreen 1 & 2 Copyright and You How would utopian colonies function 10 pm Cascade 5 & 6 and interact with Earth? 21st-century Celts, fusing jazz, rock and 8 pm Cascade 13 Which movies made the grade, and world music influences with Canadian What do you need to know about Mark Bourne, Brenda Cooper, which ones should have stayed on the Celtic roots G. David Nordley, Eytan Kollin cutting room floor? copyright law? Heather Dale, Ben Deschamps, Sean K Reynolds, Kinuko Y. Craft, Chris Nilsson, Mimi Noyes, Betsy Tinney Tiffany Toland, Todd Lockwood Geek, Geek . . . Don’t Tell Me! The Reverend En Fuego, Judith Herman 9 pm Cascade 10 It’s Saturday Night! Death*Star in Concert We will test audience members’ Sex Tech and Getting Your Gadget On 10 pm-2 am Grand 2 & 3 8 pm Evergreen 1 & 2 knowledge of movies from the 1940s 10 pm Cascade 7 to now. Join DJ Dancin’ Dan as he plays for you From Magic to tabletop, Mecha to Do we really need human interaction the best party hits of all time. Brooks Peck, Leslie Howle, Jesse “Fish” anymore? 18+ with ID only GameStop, these nerds rap about geek DJ Dancin’ Dan culture in all its glory. Simpson, Anina Bennett, Mark Rahner Russell Harmon, Sean Hagle Death*Star
56 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 57 SATURDAY PROGRAMMING SUNDAY PROGRAMMING David A. Page Reads Surviving Frank BDSM 101 11 pm Cascade 9 9 am 10 am 10:30 am 11 am 11:30 am Room Mary 10:30 pm Cascade 3 Renee Stern Robinette Kim Ritchie Kat Cascade 3 Interested in BDSM? Want to find out Kowal Richardson A young detective pushes the limits of what it’s all about? 18+ with ID only his imagination and his sanity as he’s Dr. Frankenstein’s Cascade 4 Russell Harmon, Mickey Schulz, Human Evolution Character Lab forced into a supernatural world by his Tamera Mickelson werewolf partner Cascade Fannish Gardening Bad Writing, No Cookie 5 & 6 David A. Page Open Filk 11:30 pm-2 am Evergreen 3 & 4 Unique Techniques Fannish Home Decor Cascade 7 Spencer Ellsworth Reads The Ifrit’s Informal, come-as-you-are music Trial 11 pm Cascade 3 Small Press: Wave of the Cascade 8 performance Future? Which Point of View Spencer Ellsworth Inviting the Demons for Cascade 9 Advanced BDSM Tea Home Recording II Bizarro! 11 pm Cascade 4 Midnight Cascade 9 Camping Out, Medieval Cascade 10 Weird stuff that doesn’t quite fit into Beyond basics: Where do you go from Teaching Tech Style any of the genres there? 18+ with ID only 4 Cascade Rose O’Keefe, Jeff Burk, Rachael Kenoyer, Tamera Mickelson, Scheduled Gaming 9 am - 4 pm 11 & 12 Carlton Mellick III Russell Harmon Monster Mash 10 am - 1 pm4 Cascade 13 Spooky Music Midnight Movie: The Fourth Kind Evergreen 11 pm Cascade 5 & 6 (Based on Actual Case Studies) 1 & 2 Midnight-2 am Evergreen 1 & 2 What horror-movie soundtracks give Evergreen good inspiration while you’re writing? A thriller involving an ongoing unsolved Costume Camouflage Kinuko Y. Craft Demo 3 & 4 mystery in Alaska, where one town Brian D. Oberquell, Mark Rahner, Easter Egg Easter Egg Easter Egg Steve Holetz has seen an extraordinary number of Olympic 1 unexplained disappearances during the Hunt Hunt Hunt past 40 years and there are accusations Grand 1 Techno-Cycles 11 pm Cascade 7 of a federal cover up. Artist Show Improving on obsolete technologies Barry Bloch, Marie D. Jones Grand Tai Chi Art Show Russell D. Campbell, Kurt Cagle, Auction4 Ballroom 2 David Shoemaker 4 Grand Paranormal Fair 10 am - 2 pm Ballroom 3 Slash and Mainstream Media Maxi’s 11 pm Cascade 8 Ballroom
A general discussion of slash and 4 4 its impact on fandom. MATURE Open Gaming 8 am - 4 pm Rotunda 1 CONTENT 4 4 Cheryl Dyson, Fireflavored, pir8fancier Open Gaming 8 am - 4 pm Rotunda 2
Stargate Scavenger Hunt Final Salon
Presidential Suite
58 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 59 SUNDAY PROGRAMMING SUNDAY PROGRAMMING Room 12 noon 12:30 pm 1 pm 1:30 pm 2 pm 2:30 pm 3 pm 3:30 pm 4 pm 5 pm Room Rhiannon Cascade 3 Cat Rambo Pat Jay Lake James C. John P. Bruce Cascade 3 MacEwen Held Glass Alexander Cordell
Cascade 4 SWOC Meeting Writer’s Block Westercon Meeting Crowns & Swords Cascade 4
Cascade Texture and Weathering Hook ’Em When They’re Should Genre Labels Cascade 5 & 6 Costumes Geek Careers Young Disappear? 5 & 6
Cascade 7 Women Characters in Early 20th-Century Fairy-Tale Fashion Cascade 7 Comics Ribbon Work Masquerade Debriefing Do-Overs
Cascade 8 Create a Character in One What Makes You a Fan? Cascade 8 Scene Beyond Doctor Who Costuming Block
Cascade 9 Plagues, Pandemics and Science in Movies Cascade 9 The Final Countdown You Artists’ Coffee Klatch
Cascade 10 The 10% Solution Psychology of Urban Cascade 10 Gaming and Community The Next Big Thing Fantasy 4 Cascade 4 4 Scheduled Gaming Cascade 11 & 12 Scheduled Gaming 9 pm - 4 pm 9 pm - 4 pm 11 & 12 4 Cascade 13 Monster Mash Miniatures Painting Cascade 13 10 am - 1 pm Evergreen 4 4 Evergreen 1 & 2 Movie Previews Fandance Film Festival Fandance Film Festival 1 & 2 Evergreen Evergreen 3 & 4 Trouble Clef Jam Camarilla Fan Club Onions & Roses Closing Ceremonies 3 & 4
Olympic 1 Easter Carnival Olympic 1
Grand 1 Grand 1 Artist Show Artist Show
Grand 4 Grand Ballroom 2 Art Show Auction 11:30 am - 2 pm Ballroom 2
Grand 4 Grand Ballroom 3 Paranormal Fair 10 am - 2 pm Ballroom 3 Maxi’s Maxi’s Ballroom Hugo Nominations Ballroom 4 Rotunda 1 4 4 Open Gaming Rotunda 1 Open Gaming 8 am - 4 pm 8 am - 4 pm 4 Rotunda 2 4 4 Open Gaming Rotunda 2 Open Gaming 8 am - 4 pm 8 am - 4 pm
Salon Scavenger Hunt Final Salon
Presidential Presidential Suite Suite
60 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 61 SUNDAY PROGRAMMING SUNDAY PROGRAMMING Open Gaming Human Evolution Monster Mash Easter Egg Hunt 8 am-4 pm Rotunda 1 & 2 10 am Cascade 4 10 am-1 pm Cascade 13 10:30 am Olympic 1 The Rotunda tables are available for Are we still evolving? What will we Create marvelous monsters Ages 5 to 8 members to game all weekend on a first- become? Mimi Noyes, Krista Wohlfeil, Kim Poua, LouAnna Valentine come, first-served basis. Nancy Kress, Darry Willis (NurseDarry), Roberta Gregory Pro Roy Dr. Ricky, Annie Morton Kim Ritchie Reads Triple Time Costume Camouflage 11 am Cascade 3 Scheduled Gaming Fannish Gardening 10 am Evergreen 3 & 4 Sci-fi/time travel 9 am-4 pm Cascade 11 & 12 10 am Cascade 5 & 6 . . . Or how to play up your strengths Kim Ritchie Wind down by winding up in a game! You may not be able to terraform Mars and disguise your weaknesses in your There’s still plenty to enjoy in Scheduled (yet), but there is still the backyard. costumes. Gaming. Maybe bring your cards in and Dr. Frankenstein’s Character Mike Brennan, Gregory Gadow, Wendy Prather, Shannon Flint, Orchid Laboratory 11 am Cascade 4 do some trading with other players. And William Sadorus don’t forget, the grand prize drawing Giving your characters life for all gaming attendees requires your Easter Egg Hunt 10 am Olympic 1 Craig English presence to win. Unique Techniques Ages 4 and under 10 am Cascade 7 Kathi Pickett Kim Poua, LouAnna Valentine Unusual techniques and processes that Bad Writing, No Cookie can actually be done in one’s own home 11 am Cascade 5 & 6 Tai Chi 9 am Grand 2 Paranormal Fair What makes a piece of writing . . . bad? Matthew “Fish” Dockrey, 10 am-2 pm Grand 3 Start your morning with moving Neil (Lights) Duttkin, Mark Roland meditation. Steven Barnes’s Tai Chi is Cat Rambo, Alma Alexander, We have a museum, ghost hunters, Caren Gussoff, Jordan Lapp, Randy back! researchers of the weird and unusual, Small Press: The Wave of the Future? Henderson Steven Barnes fortune-tellers and more from the 10 am Cascade 8 world or the paranormal. Want to learn Is this the future of publishing or merely more about things we don’t always Fannish Home Decor SMACdown Arcade an alternative to New York publishing? understand? Come on in! 11 am Cascade 7 9 am-2 pm 7110 Lou Anders, Jak Koke, Bob Kruger, Rose How to showcase your geek aesthetic Members of Seattle Area Metro O’Keefe, Patrick Swenson Stargate Scavenger Hunt Final and not look like an audition for Collectors present a full-fledged video 10 am-Noon Salon Hoarders. game arcade here at Norwescon. Inviting the Demons in for Tea: How Did you hunt down more Stargate Anita Taylor, Todd Clark, Richard Godwin, Gil Ruta, to Keep Writing 10 am Cascade 9 chevrons than you even knew existed? Jacqualynn D. Duram Nilsson Dave Okert In this workshop, Craig examines the Trent Lum demons that both hinder and mentor Which Point of View Serves Your Renee Stern Reads A Mother’s Choice our writing. Story Best? 11 am Cascade 8 10 am Cascade 3 Mary Robinette Kowal Reads Shades Craig English of Milk and Honey Any story can be told from any point of Renee Stern 10:30 am Cascade 3 view: How do you find the best one for yours? What gains and losses come with Teaching Tech 10 am Cascade 10 An excerpt from her debut novel, with first person, with limited third person, Join our panelists as they try to answer puppet show with multiple third with multiple first? the questions and question the answers. Mary Robinette Kowal Jay Lake, Susan R. Matthews, Mary Kurt Cagle, John Lawler, Frank Robinette Kowal Catalano, Jacqualynn D. Duram Nilsson
62 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 63 SUNDAY PROGRAMMING SUNDAY PROGRAMMING Home Recording II Cat Rambo Reads Resurrecting Love Gaming and Community Jay Lake Reads From His Work 11 am Cascade 9 Noon Cascade 3 Noon Cascade 10 1 pm Cascade 3 OK, you have some equipment. Now She was the greatest general of her Our panelists will discuss social Jay Lake what do you do with it? day . . . and long after, when she labored networking and creating a positive Vixy & Tony, Heather Dale, in zombie servitude (a Tabat story). community via chat tools, Web forums, Writer’s Block 1 pm Cascade 4 Ben Deschamps Cat Rambo Twitter, Facebook, blogs and third-party news sites. Our panelists talk about writer’s block during a fest and how to motor through Camping out, Medieval Style SWOC Meeting Noon Cascade 4 Donna Prior, Matt Hammond, it and turn your fic in on time. Liz Courts, Jeff Combos 11 am Cascade 10 Come and see what is happening on the Cassie Black, Rose O’Keefe, Jean Johnson, A survey of medieval encampments, local con scene. Jordan Lapp tents and pavilions and how to achieve Revenge of the Movie Previews! Noon-2 pm Evergreen 1 & 2 that effect today. Textures and Weathering Effects in Geek Careers 1 pm Cascade 5 & 6 Cymbric Early-Smith, Karen Rall, Costuming Noon Cascade 5 & 6 Including (at no additional cost) the famous, “why? Why? WHY?” What business opportunities (besides Krista Wohlfeil Make new fabric, leather and synthetics high tech) are out there that are (or can look convincingly old, worn and faded. Keith Johnson, Alan Halfhill be made) fandom friendly? Demo: Kinuko Y. Craft Deborah Strub, Richard Stephens, Mike Brennan; Judith Herman; 11 am Evergreen 3 & 4 Garth Stubbs, Ieva Ohaks Trouble Clef Jam (Songs in the Key of J. Spyder Isaacson, M.Ed. Kinuko Y. Craft shares her tools and R) Noon-2 pm Evergreen 3 & 4 techniques. Women Characters in Comics Join our pros and anyone else who cares Early 20th-Century Ribbon Work Kinoku Y. Craft Noon Cascade 7 to join in for a fun musical jam—a 1 pm Cascade 7 Norwescon tradition. Join us for a look at some well-known Cockades, frills, flowers and more! Everyone! Easter Egg Hunt 11 am Olympic 1 women characters and related themes. Carmen Beaudry, Anita Taylor, Ages 9 and up Ashley Cook, Jenna M. Pitman, JoAnne Kirley Larry Lewis, Andrew Dolbeck, Hugo Nominations Kim Poua, LouAnna Valentine Noon Maxi’s Ballroom Charles “Zan” Christensen Beyond Dr. Who: The British Sci-Fi With Eastercon, an announcement of Universe 1 pm Cascade 8 Kat Richardson Reads Downpour the Hugo nominees 11:30 am Cascade 3 Create a Character in One Short Come discuss your favorite sci-fi from Scene Noon Cascade 8 Don Glover A paranormal detective story the other side of the pond. What’s the best way to introduce a Kat Richardson Jacqualynn D. Duram Nilsson, character? Scavenger Hunt Final Chris Nilsson, Durlyn Mary Rosenblum, Brenda Cooper, Noon-2 pm Salon Norwescon Art Show and Charity Kevin Radthorne, Craig English Present your scavenged items to the Auction 11:30 am-2 pm Grand 2 Plagues, Pandemics and You judges. 1 pm Cascade 9 Bid on the most hotly contested pieces The Final Countdown Max Blaze Disease has been a constant throughout of art in the year’s art show and annual Noon Cascade 9 Charity Auction to benefit Clarion human history. It will be a fixture in the West Writers Workshop and Northwest Was the Space Shuttle worth the cost, Pat MacEwen Reads “Home Sweet future. What are the threats? What new Harvest. time and effort? Bi’ome” 12:30 pm Cascade 3 forms of disease might arise? How will Chris Vancil, Carlton Rhoades, Biotech gone mad! Published in the we combat them? Greg Paddock, Jerry Black F&SF Dec/Jan 2010 issue Miki Garrison, Matt Hammond, Darry Pat MacEwen Willis (NurseDarry), Misty Marshall
64 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 65 SUNDAY PROGRAMMING SUNDAY PROGRAMMING The 10% Solution: How to Edit Your Masquerade Debriefing Camarilla Fan Club: A Global LARP What Makes You a Fan? Work 1 pm Cascade 10 2 pm Cascade 7 Community 3 pm Cascade 8 We’ll discuss how to cut passive voice, Come and tell us what we did well and 2 pm Evergreen 3 & 4 Books, movies, going to conventions . . . unnecessary words and anything else how we can improve the Masquerade in The largest organization of live-action what is it that makes you a fan? that slows your fiction down. the future. role-playing in the World of Darkness Jacqualynn D. Duram Nilsson, Patrick Swenson, Renee Stern, Trent Lum universe wants you! Donna Prior Ted Butler, Craig English, Kelley Eskridge Tara Coomes, The Camarilla - A World Costuming Block 2 pm Cascade 8 of Darkness Fan club Science in Movies: Good, Bad and Miniatures Painting 101 Workshop Renewing your inspiration Stupid 3 pm Cascade 9 1-3 pm Cascade 13 John P. Alexander Reads I, Bonita Sometimes they get it right. Sometimes Wendy Prather, Katrina Marier, 2:30 pm Cascade 3 Learn the basics on how to get started Molly Boone, Kate McClure they get it hilariously wrong. painting miniatures. Tales of an immortal witch Judith Herman; Annie Morton; Sean K Reynolds, Artist Coffee Klatch John P. Alexander David Nassett, Sr. Stephen Radney-MacFarland 2 pm Cascade 9 Come spend an hour with some of our Bruce R. Cordell Reads Sword of the The Psychology of Urban Fantasy Easter Carnival 1-3 pm Olympic 1 fine artists in an informal setting. Gods 3 pm Cascade 3 3 pm Cascade 10 Kim Poua, LouAnna Valentine Kinuko Y. Craft, Betsy Mott, Liv Rainey- Introduction to the author’s next series Is urban fantasy a worldview that Smith, John R. Gray III, Michaela Eaves, Bruce R. Cordell frightens us or one we wish were true? Rhiannon Held Reads “Bloodtech” Tiffany Toland, Rob Carlos, Wayfarer’s Mark Teppo, Kat Richardson, 1:30 pm Cascade 3 Moon, Bryan Syme, Mike Vaillancourt Crowns and Swords Kurt Cagle, Liz Argall Science-fiction short story 3 pm Cascade 4 Rhiannon Held The Next Big Thing Countless novels have been set in the Onions and Roses 2 pm Cascade 10 intertwined worlds of monarchy and 4 pm Evergreen 3 & 4 James C. Glass Reads “Rainbow The big thing of the past 50 years was fantasy. How can this long-standing Come share with us your ideas about Lady” 2 pm Cascade 3 computers; they changed pretty much tradition be updated or refreshed? what went well, what didn’t and how everything. What is the next big thing, we can continue to make Norwescon an Short story Kris Millering, Randy Henderson, Kim and when will it arrive? Ritchie, Kevin Radthorne event you’ll come back to year after year. James C. Glass David Nasset, Sr.; Matthew “Fish” Dockrey; Frank Catalano; David Stuart Should Genre Labels Disappear? Closing Ceremonies Westercon 65 Meeting 3 pm Cascade 5 & 6 5 pm Evergreen 3 & 4 2 pm Cascade 4 Fandance Film Festival How are labels assigned and why? That’s all, folks. Another Norwescon has Come and hear about what Seattle is 2-4 pm Evergreen 1 & 2 come and gone. Bid adieu to our Guests planning for 2012. Keffy R. M. Kehrli, Felicity Shoulders, of Honor, and help us close out another In its 12th year, the festival is a Julie McGalliard, Jude Kelley Green celebration of low- and no-budget year of learning, fun and mayhem. Hook ’Em When They’re Young cinema, brought to wondrous, lurching 2 pm Cascade 5 & 6 life by amateur filmmakers from all Fairy-Tale Fashion Do-Overs around the Pacific Northwest. 3 pm Cascade 7 Come talk with us about the best books and media to get kids interested in SF/F. Edward Martin III, Ryan K. Johnson We review and examine new fashion looks for classic fairy tales. Durlyn, Spring Schoenhuth, Maida ‘Mac’ Cain, Eva Carlstrom Melissa Quinn, Orchid, Janet Borkowski, Shannon Flint
66 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 67 SUNDAY PROGRAMMING PANEL LISTING BY SUBJECT Art
Finding Inspiration Thursday 5pm Cascade 8 Steampunk Art Thursday 8pm Cascade 13 Artists’ Jam Thursday 9pm Cascade 13 The Business of Art Friday 10am Cascade 13 The Art of Kinuko Y. Craft Friday Noon Grand 3 History of Fantastic Art Friday 1pm Cascade 10 Block Printing Demo Friday 2pm Cascade 13 Art Show Tour: Todd Lockwood Friday 4pm Grand 1 Beyond the Book Cover Friday 5pm Cascade 13 Collage Painting Friday 6pm Cascade 13 Video Game Art Friday 9pm Cascade 13 Geek, Geek . . . Don’t Tell Me: Author & Cover Artist Friday 10pm Cascade 10 Figure-Drawing Demo Saturday 9:30-11am Cascade 13 Art Show Tour: Liv Rainey-Smith Saturday Noon Grand 1 Figure-Drawing Workshop—Models in Costume Saturday 1-3pm Cascade 13 Evolving Image of the Dragon Saturday 3pm Cascade 8 Art Aerobics Saturday 5pm Cascade 13 Art Show Tour: Alan Clark Saturday 5pm Grand 1 Attaching This to That Saturday 6pm Cascade 13 Found Object Workshop Saturday 7-9pm Olympic 1 Copyright and You Saturday 8pm Cascade 13 Unique Techniques Sunday 10am Cascade 7 Monster Mash Sunday 10am-1pm Cascade 13 Kinuko Y. Craft Demo Sunday 11am Evergreen 3&4 Artists’ Coffee Klatch Sunday 2pm Cascade 9
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68 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 69 PANEL LISTING BY SUBJECT PANEL LISTING BY SUBJECT Biology Costume
Biological Inspirations Thursday 5pm Cascade 5&6 Making Your Futuristic Costume Thursday 4pm Cascade Alien Biology Thursday 9pm Cascade 5&6 Fantastical Forgeless Armor & Props Thursday 5pm Cascade 4 Arsenic and Old Lakes Thursday 10pm Cascade 7 Organize Your Sewing Area Thursday 6pm Cascade 8 Ethics in Medical Research Friday Noon Cascade 7 Does This Bustle Make My Butt Look Big? Thursday 8pm Cascade 7 Convergent Evolution . . . in Space! Friday 1pm Cascade 5&6 Dementors, Specters and Nazgul, Oh My! Thursday 9pm Cascade 7 Neuroscience and Neuroplasticity Friday 3pm Cascade Swashbuckling Adventures Thursday 10pm Cascade 13 Fictional Linguistics Friday 9pm Cascade 1 Century’s Best SF/F Movie Costumes Friday 9am Cascade 8 HIV: Then and Now Friday 10pm Cascade 7 Japanese Clothing Friday 10am Cascade 8 Climate Change in the 21st Century Saturday 9am Cascade 9 Mask-Making Workshop Friday 11am-1pm Cascade 13 We Will Meet the Borg, and They Will Be Us Saturday 10am Evergreen 1&2 Costuming for Kids Friday 1pm Cascade 8 Giving Good Alien Saturday Noon Cascade 5&6 Tron Tailoring Friday 2pm Cascade The Lost World of Clones Saturday 1pm Cascade 4 Rectangular Construction Friday 3pm Cascade 13 Language Fossils Saturday 3pm Cascade 10 Intro to Armor Friday 4pm Cascade 5&6 Search for Life in the Solar System Saturday 7pm Cascade 4 Modern Wizards Friday 4pm Cascade 13 Future of Medicine Saturday 7pm Cascade 7 Threads of Time Friday 5pm Cascade 8 Human Evolution Sunday 10am Cascade 4 Single Pattern Contest Judging Friday 5pm-8pm Salon Plagues, Pandemics and You Sunday 1pm Cascade 9 Dieselpunk & Retro Futurism Friday 6pm Cascade 8 Pre-Masquerade Meeting Friday 6pm Olympic 1 Cavalier Chivalry Friday 7pm Cascade 13 Comics Floozies, Soiled Doves & Ladies of the Evening Friday 8pm Cascade 13 Shadow of the Vampire Friday 9pm Cascade 8 Geriatric Batman Thursday 9pm Cascade 4 Tim Burton’s Wonderland Friday 10pm Cascade 8 Web Comics Friday 1pm Cascade 4 Stitch & Bitch Friday 10pm-whenever Olympic 1 Fantasy in Comics Friday 2pm Cascade 5&6 Contemporary Asian Fantasy Costumes Saturday 9am Cascade 8 History of the X-Men Friday 6pm Cascade 10 Pre-Masquerade Meeting Saturday 9am Grand 3 Comic Adaptations Friday 7pm Cascade 5&6 Twisting History Saturday 10am Cascade 8 Scary Comics Friday 8pm Cascade 4 Under the Sea Fashion Show Saturday 11am Evergreen 3&4 Deconstructing the Superhero Friday 9pm Cascade 7 Headdress Armature Saturday Noon Cascade 13 Potassium-Deficient Superhero Saturday 11am Cascade 7 History of Underwear Saturday 1-3pm Cascade 10 Crash Course in Comics History Saturday 2pm Cascade 7 Costume Recycling Saturday 3pm Cascade 13 Batman vs. Superman Saturday 6pm Cascade 4 Multicultural Steampunk Saturday 4pm Cascade 13 Queer Superheroes Saturday 8pm Cascade 7 Clothing of the Coast & Inland Salish Peoples Saturday 5pm Cascade 8 Women Characters in Comics Sunday Noon Cascade 7 Surface Details: Beyond Beading Saturday 6pm Cascade 8
70 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 71 PANEL LISTING BY SUBJECT PANEL LISTING BY SUBJECT Costume (cont.) Fannish Culture (cont.)
Chain Mail/Stitch & Bitch Saturday 9-Midnight Olympic 1 Exploring Other Cultures Saturday 6pm Cascade 7 Costume Camouflage Sunday 10am Evergreen 3&4 Size Acceptance Is for Everybody Saturday 7pm Cascade 13 Texture and Weathering Costumes Sunday Noon Cascade 5&6 Queer Eye Saturday 6:30-7:30pm Maxi’s Ballroom Early 20th-Century Ribbon Work Sunday 1pm Cascade 7 Queer Superheroes Saturday 8pm Cascade 7 Masquerade Debriefing Sunday 2pm Cascade 7 Has Fandom Shattered Its Glass Ceiling? Saturday 9pm Cascade 7 Costuming Block Sunday 2pm Cascade 8 Sex Tech & Getting Your Gadget On Saturday 10pm Cascade 7 Fairy-Tale Fashion Do-Overs Sunday 3pm Cascade 7 Flirting 102: Flirting for the Advanced Student Saturday 10pm Cascade 8 BDSM 101 Saturday 11pm Cascade 9 Advanced BDSM Saturday Midnight Cascade 9 Fannish Culture Fannish Gardening Sunday 10am Cascade 5&6 Fannish Home Decor Sunday 11am Cascade 7 Activism Through SF/F Writing & Art Thursday 4pm Cascade 13 Gaming and Community Sunday Noon Cascade 10 Comparative Religions Thursday 5pm Cascade 7 Geek Careers Sunday 1pm Cascade 5&6 Fantastic Fantasy Females Thursday 9pm Cascade 8 Hook ’Em When They’re Young Sunday 2pm Cascade 5&6 How the ’Net Changed the Dating Scene Thursday 10pm Cascade 5&6 What Makes You a Fan? Sunday 3pm Cascade 8 Fandom in Daily Life Friday 11am Cascade 7 Goth on a Budget Friday Noon Cascade 8 LGBTQI in SF/F & Fandom Friday 1pm Cascade 7 Can We Change the World Through SF? Friday 2pm Evergreen 1&2 Editing/Publishing/Literature Disability in Science Fiction & Real Life Friday 3pm Cascade 5&6 Paranormal Romance or Urban Fantasy? Thursday 8pm Evergreen 1&2 Poly Parenting Friday 4pm Cascade 8 Best of Steampunk Thursday 9pm Cascade 9 Polyamory 101 Friday 6pm Cascade 5&6 When Writing Doesn’t Pay Friday 10am Cascade 4 Flirting 101 Friday 7pm Cascade 4 Year’s Best SF& F in 2010 Friday 11am Cascade 5&6 Gamers Need Love Too! Friday 8pm Cascade 5&6 Marketing for Writers Friday Noon Evergreen 3&4 Alternative Scene Etiquette Friday 10pm Cascade 4 Kickassitude Friday 2pm Evergreen 3&4 Transgender Characters in Spec Fiction Friday 10pm Evergreen 3&4 Editing the Novel Friday 3pm Cascade 9 Intro to Seattle Sex-Positive Culture Friday 11pm Cascade 5&6 New Shared-World Anthologies Friday 4pm Cascade 4 Victorian Sex Friday Midnight Cascade 5&6 E-Book and Publishing Saturday 9am Cascade 5&6 Growing up Fen Saturday 10am Cascade 7 Best Short Fiction Markets Saturday 11am Cascade 5&6 When Fandoms Collide Saturday 11am Cascade 8 Trends in Urban Fantasy Saturday Noon Grand 2 Evolution of Marriage Saturday Noon Cascade 9 How Do You Find an Agent? Saturday 1pm Cascade 5&6 Young & Queer in Society & Fandom Saturday 2pm Cascade 9 The Mongoliad Saturday 1pm Evergreen 1&2 Advanced Polyamory Saturday 3pm Cascade 5&6 Pyr Presents Saturday 4pm Evergreen 3&4 Invisible Disabilities Saturday 4pm Cascade 8 Micropublishing and New Games Saturday 5pm Cascade 9
72 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 73 PANEL LISTING BY SUBJECT PANEL LISTING BY SUBJECT Editing/Publishing/Literature (cont.) Events (cont.)
Breaking in to Print Saturday 7pm Cascade 5&6 SMACdown Arcade Saturday 10am 7110 Flash Fiction Saturday 9pm Cascade 4 Camarilla LARP Saturday Noon-5pm Maxi’s Ballroom Making It out of the Slush Pile Saturday 10pm Cascade 10 Poker Tournament Saturday 1-5pm Rotunda 1 Bizzaro! Saturday 11pm Cascade 4 Autograph Session 1 Saturday 2pm Grand 2 Small Press: Wave of the Future? Sunday 10am Cascade 8 SMACdown Arcade Tournament Saturday 2pm 7110 Should Genre Labels Disappear? Sunday 3pm Cascade 5&6 Autograph Session 2 Saturday 3pm Grand 2 Psychology of Urban Fantasy Sunday 3pm Cascade 10 Open Gaming Saturday 5pm-6am Rotunda 1 Children’s Masquerade Panel Saturday 6:30-7:30pm Cascade 9 Lazer Tag Saturday 7-11pm Evergreen 3&4 Events Masquerade Doors Open Saturday 7-7:30 pm Grand 2&3 Queer Eye Saturday 6:30pm-7:30pm Maxi’s Ballroom Open Gaming Thursday 1pm-6am Rotunda 1 Masquerade Saturday 7:30pm-9:30pm Grand 2&3 Open Gaming Thursday 1pm-6am Rotunda 2 Geek, Geek . . . Don’t Tell Me: Movies Saturday 9pm Cascade 10 Scheduled Gaming Thursday 1pm-1am Cascade 11&12 Camarilla LARP Saturday 9pm-2am Maxi’s Ballroom SMACdown Arcade Thursday 3pm-1am 7110 Dance: It’s Saturday Night! Saturday 10-2am Grand 2&3 Banquet Thursday 5-7pm Grand 2 Open Gaming Sunday 8am-4pm Rotunda 1 Opening Ceremonies Thursday 7pm Evergreen 1&2 Open Gaming Sunday 8am-4pm Rotunda 2 Thursday Night Hoedown Thursday 9pm-2am Grand 3 SMACdown Arcade Sunday 9am-2pm 7110 Open Gaming Friday 8am-6am Rotunda 1 Scheduled Gaming Sunday 9am-4pm Cascade 11&12 Open Gaming Friday 8am-3:30pm Rotunda 2 Paranormal Fair Sunday 10am-2pm Grand 3 Scheduled Gaming Friday 9am-1am Cascade 11&12 Stargate Scavenger Hunt Final Sunday 10am-Noon Salon SMACdown Arcade Friday 10am-1am 7110 Art Show Auction Sunday 11:30am-2pm Grand 2 Open Gaming Friday 8pm-6am Rotunda 2 Hugo Nominations Sunday Noon Maxi’s Ballroom Pre-Masquerade Meeting Friday 6pm Olympic 1 Scavenger Hunt Final Sunday Noon-2pm Salon PK Dick Awards Friday 7-8:30pm Grand 2 Masquerade Debriefing Sunday 2pm Cascade 7 501st Charity Photo Event Friday 7:30-10:30pm Lobby Onions & Roses Sunday 4pm Evergreen 3&4 Fannish Fetish Fashion Show Friday 9-10:30pm Grand 2&3 Closing Ceremonies Sunday 5pm Evergreen 3&4 Camarilla LARP Friday 9pm-2am Maxi’s Ballroom Carnivale de Stardance Friday 11pm-2am Grand 2&3 Open Gaming Saturday 8am-1pm Rotunda 1 Open Gaming Saturday 8am-6am Rotunda 2 Pre-Masquerade Meeting Saturday 9am Grand 3 Scheduled Gaming Saturday 9am-1am Cascade 11&12 Scavenger Hunt Saturday 10am Salon
74 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 75 PANEL LISTING BY SUBJECT PANEL LISTING BY SUBJECT Family Fantasy
Movie: The Last Unicorn Thursday 1-2:30pm Olympic 1 Fantastic Fantasy Females Thursday 9pm Cascade 8 Baby Lounge and Quiet Hour Thursday 2:30pm Olympic 1 Dark Urban Fantasy & Horror Friday 11am Grand 3 Magnificent Mosaics Thursday 3:30pm Olympic 1 World Building Your Fantasy Friday 5pm Cascade 5&6 Origami Magic Thursday 4:30pm Olympic 1 Supernatural Seattle Friday 5pm Evergreen 3&4 Od Magic: Puppet Workshop Part 1 Friday 10-11:30am Olympic 1 Science of Magic Friday 8pm Cascade 8 Ship! . . . Island! Friday 11am Grand 2 Urban Fantasy’s Hard-Boiled Detective Roots Saturday 11am Grand 2 Teddy Bear Picnic Friday 1pm Presidential Suite Evolving Image of the Dragon Saturday 3pm Cascade 8 Kids Filk Friday 2pm Olympic 1 Crowns & Swords Sunday 3pm Cascade 4 Cool Summer Movie Stuff! Friday 3:30pm Olympic 1 Baby Lounge and Quiet Hour Friday 4:30p Olympic 1 The Tower at Stony Wood: Embroidery 101 Friday 7-9pm Olympic 1 Gaming Od Magic: Puppet Workshop Part 2 Saturday 10-11:30am Olympic 1 Gaming File 13 Thursday 4pm Cascade 9 Wand-Making Workshop Saturday Noon Olympic 1 Best Board Games for Nongamers Thursday 6pm Cascade 9 Od Magic: Puppet Workshop Part 3 Saturday 3-5pm Olympic 1 LARP: Put Live Action Into Your Gaming Thursday 10pm Cascade 4 Story Hour Saturday 5pm Olympic 1 Not Just for White Boys Anymore Thursday 10pm Cascade 9 Easter Egg Hunt Sunday 10am Olympic 1 Game Mechanics Friday 10am Cascade 9 Easter Egg Hunt Sunday 10:30am Olympic 1 Game Publishing Goes Digital Friday 11am Cascade 8 Easter Egg Hunt Sunday 11am Olympic 1 Grrrl Gamers Friday 1pm Evergreen 3&4 Easter Carnival Sunday 1-3pm Olympic 1 The Grognard Movement Friday 2pm Cascade 9 Getting Your Game Made Friday 4pm Cascade 9 Writing and for Computer Games Friday 4pm Evergreen 1&2 Fan Fiction The Year in Board and Card Games Friday 5pm Cascade 9 Fan Fic/Fan Art: Where to Find It Thursday 8pm Cascade 8 Ask the Game Masters Friday 6pm Cascade 9 Write a Story in an Hour Friday 11am-1pm Cascade 4 Hey,
76 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 77 PANEL LISTING BY SUBJECT PANEL LISTING BY SUBJECT Gaming (cont.) GoH (cont.)
Micropublishing and New Games Saturday 5pm Cascade 9 Pyr Presents Saturday 4pm Evergreen 3&4 Camarilla LARP Saturday 9pm-2am Maxi’s Ballroom Reality Paranormal TV Saturday 5pm Cascade 10 Putting the R in RPG Saturday 10pm Cascade 9 Breaking in to Print Saturday 7pm Cascade 5&6 Gaming and Community Sunday Noon Cascade 10 Far Future: Where Fantasy Meets SF Saturday 7pm Cascade 8 Miniatures Painting Sunday 1-3pm Cascade 13 Copyright and You Saturday 8pm Cascade 13 Camarilla Fan Club Sunday 2pm Evergreen 3&4 Midnight Movie: The Fourth Kind Saturday Midnight-2am Evergreen 1&2 Small Press: Wave of the Future? Sunday 10am Cascade 8 Paranormal Fair Sunday 10am-2pm Grand 3 GoH Kinuko Y. Craft Demo Sunday 11am Evergreen 3&4 Artist Coffee Klatch Sunday 2pm Cascade 9 Opening Ceremonies Thursday 7pm Evergreen 1&2 Closing Ceremonies Sunday 5pm Evergreen 3&4 Paranormal Romance or Urban Fantasy? Thursday 8pm Evergreen 1&2 Best of Steampunk Thursday 9pm Cascade 9 The Business of Art Friday 10am Cascade 13 Year’s Best SF & F 2010 Friday 11am Cascade 5&6 History/Medieval Dark Urban Fantasy & Horror Friday 11am Grand 3 Playing With History Friday 10am Cascade 7 Fringe: Paranormal Investigations Friday Noon Cascade 10 A Day in the Life Friday 3pm Cascade 8 Marketing for Writers Friday Noon Evergreen 3&4 Intro to Armor Friday 4pm Cascade 5&6 The Art of Kinuko Y. Craft Friday Noon Grand 3 Threads of Time Friday 5pm Cascade 8 Fiction of Patricia A. McKillip Friday 1pm Evergreen 1&2 Scholarship: Documentation vs. Re-creation Friday 8pm Cascade 7 Kickassitude Friday 2pm Evergreen 3&4 Medieval Weaponry Saturday 5pm Cascade 4 Editing the Novel Friday 3pm Cascade 9 Camping Out, Medieval Style Sunday 11am Cascade 10 The Science Behind SF & the Supernatural Friday 3pm Evergreen 1&2 Interview and Q&A With Marie D. Jones Friday 7pm Evergreen 3&4 Charismatic Mega Catastrophes Friday 8pm Evergreen 3&4 Horror Why Is the Paranormal so Popular? Saturday 10am Cascade 9 Zombie Rules Thursday 10pm Cascade 8 Developing Your Own Mythos Saturday 10am Evergreen 3&4 Dark Urban Fantasy & Horror Friday 11am Grand 3 Interview With Jim and Shannon K. Butcher Saturday 10am Grand 2 How to Survive a Zombie Invasion Friday 3pm Evergreen 3&4 Best Short Fiction Markets Saturday 11am Cascade 5&6 Quarter-Century-Old Horror Friday 7pm Cascade 8 Urban Fantasy’s Hard-Boiled Detective Roots Saturday 11am Grand 2 Scary Comics Friday 8pm Cascade 4 Trends in Urban Fantasy Saturday Noon Grand 2 Basic Writing Help—Horror Saturday Noon Cascade 7 How Do You Find an Agent? Saturday 1pm Cascade 5&6 Godzilla vs. Zombies Saturday 4pm Cascade 7 Autograph Session 1 Saturday 2pm Grand 2 Not Another Monster Story Saturday 8pm Cascade 5&6 Autograph Session 2 Saturday 3pm Grand 2 Spooky Music Saturday 11pm Cascade 5&6
78 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 79 PANEL LISTING BY SUBJECT PANEL LISTING BY SUBJECT Media Miscellaneous Mayhem
Low-Budget Special Effects Thursday 5-7pm Cascade 10 Norwescon Dance Academy Thursday 4-6pm Maxi’s Ballroom Series 5: Doctor Who Thursday 6pm Cascade 5&6 Clay-O-Rama Thursday 5-7pm Cascade 13 Star Trek Universe Update Thursday 8pm Cascade 5&6 Living Stage and SF/F Thursday 8pm Cascade 10 Let’s Make a Movie: Intro! Thursday 9-11pm Cascade 10 Government of the Fen, by the Fen Thursday 9pm Evergreen 1&2 I Could Do Better Than That Thursday 11pm Cascade 8 Lazer Tag Thursday 9pm-1am Grand 2 Midnight Movie: Ladyhawke Thursday Midnight-2am Evergreen 1&2 Ship! . . . Island! Friday 11am Grand 2 Let’s Make a Movie: Plan It! Friday 10-Noon Cascade 10 Hobbit Country Dancing Friday Noon Grand 2 Fringe: Paranormal Investigations Friday Noon Cascade 10 Scavenger Hunt Friday Noon Salon Movie Previews Friday 1-3pm Grand 3 Science-Fiction Shakespeare Friday 1pm Cascade 13 Censorship and the Media Friday 2pm Cascade 10 Norwescon Dance Academy Friday 1-3pm Maxi’s Ballroom Supernatural vs. Sci-Fi Friday 6pm Cascade 4 Stargate Scavenger Hunt Friday 1pm Salon The State of SyFy Friday 9pm Cascade 5&6 Lazer Tag Friday 3-5pm Grand 2 Remaking Classic Films Friday 10pm Cascade 5&6 Cascadia’s Got Talent! Friday 3-5pm Salon Has Hollywood Sucked Vampires Dry? Friday 11pm Cascade 9 Ghostology 101 Friday 4pm Grand 3 Midnight Movie: Rocky Horror Picture Show Friday Midnight-2am Evergreen 1&2 Museum of Legends and Lore Friday 5pm Grand 3 Why Is the Paranormal so Popular? Saturday 10am Cascade 9 Script Reading: Star Wars Friday 6-8pm Cascade 7 Let’s Make a Movie: Shoot It! Saturday 10-Noon Cascade 10 Like Water for Quarks Book Launch Friday 6pm Presidential Suite 3-D Cinema: Revolution or Novelty? Saturday 1pm Cascade 9 Flirting 101 Friday 7pm Cascade 4 Return to Middle Earth Saturday 2pm Cascade 8 Geek, Geek . . . Don’t Tell Me: Authors & Cover Artists Friday 10pm Cascade 10 Getting Lost in SF TV Saturday 3pm Cascade 4 Tai Chi Saturday 9am Grand 2 Reality Paranormal TV Saturday 5pm Cascade 10 Collecting Arcade Games Saturday Noon Cascade 4 Let’s Make a Movie: Edit It! Saturday 6-8pm Cascade 10 Podcasting 101 Saturday 1pm Cascade 8 Geek, Geek . . . Don’t Tell Me: Movies Saturday 9pm Cascade 10 Carolyn Palms Memorial Saturday 2pm Cascade 4 Best and Worst Movies of 2010 Saturday 10pm Cascade 5&6 SMACdown Arcade Tournament Saturday 2pm 7110 Midnight Movie: The Fourth Kind Saturday Midnight-2am Evergreen 1&2 Babel Saturday 5-7pm Presidential Suite Movie Previews Sunday Noon-2pm Evergreen 1 & 2 Lazer Tag Saturday 7-11pm Evergreen 3&4 Beyond Doctor Who Sunday 1pm Cascade 8 Church of the SubGenius Saturday 8pm Cascade 4 Fandance Film Festival Sunday 2-4pm Evergreen 1&2 Geek, Geek . . . Don’t Tell Me: Movies Saturday 9pm Cascade 10 Science in Movies Sunday 3pm Cascade 9 Flirting 102: Flirting for the Advanced Student Saturday 10pm Cascade 8 Tai Chi Sunday 9am Grand 2 SWOC Meeting Sunday Noon Cascade 4 Westercon 65 Meeting Sunday 2pm Cascade 4 Camarilla Fan Club Sunday 2pm Evergreen 3&4
80 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 81 PANEL LISTING BY SUBJECT PANEL LISTING BY SUBJECT Music Readings (cont.)
CRIME and the Forces of Evil in Concert Thursday 8pm Evergreen 3&4 Larry Lewis Reads Blender Thursday 6:30pm Cascade 3 Electric Children in Concert Thursday 9pm Evergreen 3&4 Mike Shepherd Moscoe Reads Kris Longknife Redoubtable Thursday 8pm Cascade 3 Andrew Ross in Concert Thursday 10pm Evergreen 3&4 Kevin Radthorne Reads The Pool of Shikama Thursday 8:30pm Cascade 3 Open Filk Thursday 11pm-2am Evergreen 3&4 Michael Alexander Reads Come Again Some Filk 101 Friday 11am Evergreen 1&2 Other Day Friday 10am Cascade 3 Space Opera Sing-Along Friday Noon Evergreen 1&2 S. A. Bolich reads An Infinity of Moments Friday 10:30am Cascade 3 Kids Filk Friday 2pm Olympic 1 Roberta Gregory Reads Mother Mountain Friday 11am Cascade 3 Cascadia’s Got Talent! Friday 3-5pm Salon Alan M. Clark Reads Boneyard Babies Friday 11:30am Cascade 3 Take It on the Road Friday 5pm Evergreen 1&2 Brenda Cooper Reads Mayan December Friday Noon Cascade 3 Pondside in Concert Friday 7pm Evergreen 1&2 Nathan Crowder Reads The Price of Cream Friday 12:30pm Cascade 3 Leannan Sidhe in Concert Friday 8pm Evergreen 1&2 James Knapp Reads State of Decay Friday 1pm Cascade 3 Aislinn the Bard in Concert Friday 9pm Evergreen 1&2 Dani Kollin Reads Confessions of a Vampire Starlight in Concert Friday 10pm Evergreen 1&2 Knight in the Zombie Wars Friday 1:30pm Cascade 3 Open Filk Friday 11pm-2am Evergreen 3&4 Ted Kosmatka Reads The Helix Game Friday 2pm Cascade 3 Harm Me With Harmony Saturday 11am Evergreen 1&2 Nancy Kress Reads From Her Work Friday 2:30pm Cascade 3 Performance Enhancement Saturday Noon Evergreen 1&2 Stina Leicht Reads Of Blood and Honey Friday 3pm Cascade 3 Home Recording I Saturday 4pm Evergreen 1&2 Edward Martin III Reads “I Saw a Pony,” Housefilk, Filkcon, Gencon Saturday 5pm Evergreen 1&2 “The Gift” and “Love, She is Blind” Friday 3:30pm Cascade 3 Fighter X in Concert Saturday 7pm Evergreen 1&2 Darragh Metzger Reads The Strawberry Roan Friday 4pm Cascade 3 Death*Star in Concert Saturday 8pm Evergreen 1&2 G. David Nordley Reads Into the Mirand Rift Friday 4:30pm Cascade 3 Vixy & Tony in Concert Saturday 9pm Evergreen 1&2 Anne Prather, aka Aislinn the Bard, Reads Wings of Joy: Songs and Stories of the Starmasters Friday 5pm Cascade 3 The Heather Dale Band in Concert Saturday 10pm Evergreen 1&2 Ken Scholes Reads In Time of Despair and Great Spooky Music Saturday 11pm Cascade 5&6 Darkness Friday 5:30pm Cascade 3 Open Filk Saturday 11:30pm-2am Evergreen 3&4 Lizzy Shannon Reads Time Spin Friday 6pm Cascade 3 Home Recording II Sunday 11am Cascade 9 Jack Skillingstead Reads From His New Work Friday 6:30pm Cascade 3 Trouble Clef Jam Sunday Noon-2pm Evergreen 3&4 G.Robin Smith Reads To Each Their Own Friday 7pm Cascade 3 Talebones Live! Friday 7-9pm Cascade 9 Christine Winters Reads Enchantress Moon Friday 7:30pm Cascade 3 Readings pir8fancier Reads Let’s Pretend the War Is Over Friday 8pm Cascade 3 Alma Alexander reads from her new work Thursday 5pm Cascade 3 Keffy R. M. Kehrli Reads Bonehouse Friday 8:30pm Cascade 3 Ted Butler Reads Endeavour Great Circle Ship Thursday 5:30pm Cascade 3 Broad Universe Rapid-Fire Reading and Chocolate Event Friday 9pm Cascade 4 Jean Johnson Reads Theirs Not to Reason Why: An Officer’s Duty Thursday 6pm Cascade 3 J A Pitts Reads Honeyed Words Friday 10pm Cascade 3 Judith Herman Reads Grumpy Old Vampires Friday 10:30pm Cascade 3
82 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 83 PANEL LISTING BY SUBJECT PANEL LISTING BY SUBJECT Readings (cont.) Readings (cont.)
SatyrPhil Brucato Reads “Chaser,” “Rabbit Moves Cat Rambo Reads Resurrecting Love Sunday Noon Cascade 3 the World” or Both Friday 11pm Cascade 3 Pat MacEwen Reads “Home Sweet Bi’ome” Sunday 12:30pm Cascade 3 Garth Upshaw Reads “Birdwatcher” Saturday 10am Cascade 3 Jay Lake Reads From His Work Sunday 1pm Cascade 3 J.M. Sidorova Reads Death, Rebirth. An Heir, Rhiannon Held Reads “Bloodtech” Sunday 1:30pm Cascade 3 a Karakuri Saturday 10:30am Cascade 3 James C. Glass Reads “Rainbow Lady” Sunday 2pm Cascade 3 Stan! Reads The Littlest Shoggoth Saturday 11am Cascade 3 John P. Alexander Reads I, Bonita Sunday 2:30pm Cascade 3 Sam Sykes Reads Tome of the Undergates Saturday 11:30am Cascade 3 Bruce R. Cordell Reads Sword of the Gods Sunday 3pm Cascade 3 Anina Bennett and Paul Guinan Read Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Marvel Saturday Noon Cascade 3 Mark Bourne Reads Jasper Saturday 12:30pm Cascade 3 Science Fiction Stephanie L. Weippert Reads Familiar Trouble Saturday 1pm Cascade 3 R.L. McSterlingthong Reads The McSterlingscenes Saturday 1:30pm Cascade 3 Sci-Fi Does Climate Change Thursday 5pm Cascade 9 Kelley Eskridge Reads Solitaire Saturday 2pm Cascade 3 Making up the Science Friday 10am Cascade 5&6 Janet Freeman Reads Non-Native Species Saturday 2:30pm Cascade 3 Can We Change the World Through SF? Friday 2pm Evergreen 1&2 Brian David Johnson Reads Brain Machines Saturday 3pm Cascade 3 The Visions of PK Dick Friday 3pm Cascade 7 Heather Dale Reads The Legends of Arthur Saturday 3:30pm Cascade 3 Axes of Identity Friday 4pm Cascade 7 Steven Barnes Reads Devil’s Wake Saturday 4pm Cascade 3 Designing the Future With Science Fiction Friday 4pm Cascade 10 Cymbric Early-Smith Reads The Janus Paradox Saturday 4:30pm Cascade 3 Trashed Future Friday 6pm Evergreen 3&4 Jenna M. Pitman Reads Murder in the Red Barn Saturday 5pm Cascade 3 Writing Hard SF Saturday 10am Cascade 5&6 Mikki Kendall Reads Copper for a Trickster Saturday 5:30pm Cascade 3 Giving Good Alien Saturday Noon Cascade 5&6 Sonia Lyris Reads Stuff She Wrote Saturday 6pm Cascade 3 Near-Future Nightmares and Dreams Saturday 2pm Cascade 5&6 Susan R. Matthews Reads Sanctuary Planet Saturday 6:30pm Cascade 3 Far Future: Where Fantasy Meets SF Saturday 7pm Cascade 8 Kurt Cagle Reads For Eleise Saturday 7pm Cascade 3 Ethics of Genetic Modification Saturday 6pm Cascade 5&6 Angel McCoy Reads “Josephine Winterdove and the Erupting Eulogist” Saturday 7:30pm Cascade 3 Craig English Reads The Anvil of Navarre Saturday 8pm Cascade 3 Space M.H. (Maggie) Bonham Reads Howling Dead Saturday 8:30pm Cascade 3 Arsenic and Old Lakes Thursday 10pm Cascade 7 Caren Gussoff Reads Legion Saturday 10pm Cascade 3 I Don’t Think We’re in Kansas Anymore, Toto Friday 9am Cascade 7 David A. Page Reads Surviving Frank Saturday 10:30pm Cascade 3 Where Do We Go First? Friday Noon Cascade 5&6 Spencer Ellsworth Reads The Ifrit’s Trial Saturday 11pm Cascade 3 Mars: What We’ve Learned Friday 3pm Cascade 10 Renee Stern Reads A Mother’s Choice Sunday 10am Cascade 3 XCOR Presentation Friday 7-9pm Cascade 10 Mary Robinette Kowal Reads Shades of Milk I’ll Be in My Bunk Saturday 9am Cascade 7 and Honey Sunday 10:30am Cascade 3 From Science Fiction to Science Fact Saturday Noon Cascade 10 Kim Ritchie Reads Triple Time Sunday 11am Cascade 3 Return to the Moon Saturday 4pm Cascade 10 Kat Richardson Reads Downpour Sunday 11:30am Cascade 3 Search for Life in the Solar System Saturday 7pm Cascade 4
84 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 85 PANEL LISTING BY SUBJECT PANEL LISTING BY SUBJECT Space (cont.) Writing (cont.)
Space Colony Utopia Saturday 9pm Cascade 8 Outline a Novel in 90 Minutes Friday 11am-1pm Cascade 9 The Final Countdown Sunday Noon Cascade 9 Voice and Vernacular Friday 1pm Cascade 9 Writing for Computer Games Friday 4pm Evergreen 1&2 Call for Stories—The Tomorrow Project Friday 5pm Cascade 4 Technology Art of the Mashup Friday 5pm Cascade 7 The New Nukes Next Door Thursday 6pm Cascade 4 Developing Your Own Mythos Saturday 10am Evergreen 3&4 Flights of Victorian Fancy Thursday 8pm Cascade 4 First Pages Saturday 11am Cascade 4 Are AIs People Too? Friday 9am Cascade 9 Old Plots, New Structure Saturday 11am Cascade 9 Computers in the Cloud Friday 11am Evergreen 3&4 Basic Writing Help—Horror Writing Saturday Noon Cascade 7 The Drone of Remotely Piloted Vehicles Friday 2pm Cascade 7 Building Character Using Any Method Saturday 1pm Cascade 7 Designing the Future With Science Fiction Friday 4pm Cascade 10 Writers’ Workshops Saturday 2pm Evergreen 3&4 Coolest Alternative Energy Ideas Friday 4pm Evergreen 3&4 Ins and Outs of Collaboration Saturday 3pm Cascade 7 Call for Stories—The Tomorrow Project Friday 5pm Cascade 4 Clarion West Saturday 3pm Evergreen 3&4 XPRIZE: Oil Cleanup Friday 5pm Cascade 10 Best Writing Advice Saturday 4pm Cascade 5&6 Charismatic Mega Catastrophes Friday 8pm Evergreen 3&4 Writing Good Dialogue Saturday 5pm Cascade 7 Postapocalypse Now Friday 9pm Evergreen 3&4 Writing Great Sex Scenes Saturday 8pm Cascade 10 We Will Meet the Borg, and They Will Be Us Saturday 10am Evergreen 1&2 Inviting the Demons for Tea Sunday 10am Cascade 9 The Citizen-Soldier in the High-Tech World Saturday 11am Cascade 13 Dr. Frankenstein’s Character Lab Sunday 11am Cascade 4 Today’s Teens in 2022 Saturday 2pm Evergreen 1&2 Bad Writing, No Cookie Sunday 11am Cascade 5&6 Power to the People! Saturday 3pm Evergreen 1&2 Which Point of View? Sunday 11am Cascade 8 Real Ghosts in the Machine Saturday 5pm Cascade 5&6 Create a Character in One Scene Sunday Noon Cascade 8 Alternative Energy in the Age of Steam Saturday 8pm Cascade 8 Writer’s Block Sunday 1pm Cascade 4 Techno-Cycles Saturday 11pm Cascade 7 The 10% Solution Sunday 1pm Cascade 10 Teaching Tech Sunday 10am Cascade 10 The Next Big Thing Sunday 2pm Cascade 10
Writing
Thursday Afternoon Poetry Thursday 4pm Cascade 7 Tips for Giving a Good Reading Thursday 6pm Cascade 7 Theme: What’s the Real Story? Thursday 8pm Cascade 9 Can’t-Put-It-Down Pacing Friday 9am Cascade 5&6 Write a Story in an Hour Friday 11am-1pm Cascade 4
86 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 87 EXHIBITING ARTISTS DEALERS
Alan F. Beck Jane Olsen Paul Groendes Angelwear Gaean Allusions Pottery Runecraft Creations Alan M. Clark Jeff Sturgon Peter Pan Apex Publications Games Plus Seams Like Magik Amber Clark Jeliza Philip Peterson Art of Wings Gypsy Troll Sign of the Unicorn April Faires Jim Humble Rena Bassilvergoran B Brown and Associates Honeck Sculpture Sinister Metalworks Belsac Jo Brown Rob Alexander Book Universe Lastwear Springtime Creations Brass & Steam Productions John R. Gray III Rob Carlos Fantasy Art Cargo Cult Books and Offworld Designs Steelcraft Bridget E. Wilde JT Russell D. Campbell Notions Pegasus Publishing The Badgers Den Butch Honeck K. Amarak Waters Ruth Peterson Celtic Moonlighting Prose and Steel The Gilded Quill Cary A. Conder Karen C. Thompson Sandra Santara Cordochorea Creations Quicksilver Fastasies The Magickal Aardvark, LTD Christine D. Winters Kevin Radthorne Sarah Clemens Dragondyne Publishing Realm of Regalia Tormented Artifacts Christopher Baldwin Kinuko Y. Craft Seattle Illustrator’s Dragonmaker Rischa Leinweber Designs Velvet Mechanism Christpher Sumption Lynne Taylor Fahnestalk Collective Everett Comics Royal Magick and The William and Amy Gembala Christy Grandjean Mad Bee Shaughnessy Eye-Deas Fantasy Cat Art Silverwind Xcentricities Corsets Claire Hummel Mara Campbell Stacey Hardin Firefly Cargo Bay Rob and June Edwards Ye Olde Dragons Hoard Firefox Leather and Furs Clock Work Beetle Curiosities Margaret Organ-Kean Stephen Lestat Rogers Rocketships Cori Dietsch Mark Roland Susan Stejskal Alexander David Ketcherside Mayda’ Taney TaBry Illustrations Diana Daniels Megan McBurney Tamera A. Mickelson Douglas Herring Michael Stonecastle Tammy Tripp LOBBY TABLES Durlyn Michele Hansen Teresa Miller 501st Legion Seattle Browncoats Eden Hopkins Nicholas Alexander Theresa Mather Alpha Base Sonnet Realm Films Eric Stewart NightshadeRose Studio Tiffany Toland Beyond Reality Costumers Guild Standard Action Production Evening Angel Nina O. Tabares Tina Klein-Lebbink Blue Falcon Editing Steamcon Evergirl Art Northwest College of Art Todd Lockwood ChiCon (Worldcon 2012) Tai-Pan Literary Society Falstaff Opal Campbell Tyee High School emp/sfm Westercon 64 (San Jose 2011) Gempunk Jewelry Patricia McCracken Valerie Kinman Jedi Assembly Westercon 65 (Seattle 2012) Jackie Duram Nilsson Patty Watson Project London ZomBCon Seattle Based Charities
ARTISTS’ ALLEY PARTICIPANTS
John P. Alexander Roberta Gregory Mad Bee lexlothor.deviantart.com www.robertagregory.com www.madolin.deviantart.com
Christopher Baldwin Joseph Hill Chris Sumption www.spacetrawler.com www.piratesofpugetsound.com www.chrissumption.com
Cori Dietsch David Ketcherside Tombstone www.coridietsch.com www.purposelessplay.com www.tombstonejig.com
Evergirl Art Angela Krupp Wayfarer’s Moon www.evergirlart.com midnightmarionette.etsy.com www.wayfarersmoon.com
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THURSDAY SATURDAY
3:00 pm Cosmos 1:30 am The Book of Eli (R) 4:00 pm The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells 3:30 am Mutant Chronicles (R) 5:30 pm The Green Hornet 5:10 am Starhunter 5:55 pm Alien Nation (Pilot) 5:55 am Space Chimps (PG) 7:30 pm INK (NR) 7:15 am How to Train Your Dragon (PG) 9:45 pm Hot Tub Time Machine (R) 8:55 am Space Chimps 2 (PG) 11:20 pm Zombieland (R) 10:10 am Where the Wild Things Are (PG) 11:50 am Beauty and the Beast (Pilot) 12:40 pm The Green Hornet FRIDAY 1:05 pm Nosferatu, A Symphony of Horror 2:25 pm The Green Hornet 12:50 am The Watchmen (R) 2:50 pm The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells 6:15 am Planet 51 (PG) 4:20 pm The Last Airbender (PG) 7:45 am Battle for Terra (PG) 6:00 pm The Green Hornet 9:05 am Avatar (PG) 7:00 pm Masquerade Live 11:05 am Wonder Woman (Pilet) 9:30 pm Nowescon Pool Party (Archer, Family Guy, Futurama, 1:00 pm Metropolis Titan Maximum, Ugly Americans) 3:30 pm The Green Hornet 3:55 pm The Infinite World of H.G. Wells 5:25 pm Futurama SUNDAY 5:45 pm The Green Hornet 6:10 pm Iron Man 2 (PG) 7:10 am Despicable Me 8:10 pm Gentlemen Broncos (PG-13) 9:00 am Masquerade Tape 9:40 pm Kick Ass (R) 10:00 am Max Herdroom 11:40 pm The Road (R) 10:45 am War of the Worlds 12:20 pm Earth Find Conflict 1:00 pm Wonder Woman 1:50 pm Alien Nation
90 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 91 NORWESCON 2011 VIDEO SCHEDULE CHANNEL 2 NORWESCON 2011 VIDEO SCHEDULE CHANNEL 2
THURSDAY SATURDAY
3:00 pm The Day the Earth Stood Still 1:40 am Pan’s Labyrinth 4:30 pm Star Trek: The Menagerie 3:35 am Independence Day (Special Edition) 6:10 pm The Outer Limits: A Stitch in Time 6:05 am A.I. Artificial Intelligence 6:50 pm Doctor Who: The Girl in the Fireplace 8:30 am Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion 7:35 pm Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Body 10:10 am Farscape: Infinite Possibilities 8:20 pm Babylon 5: Messages From Earth/Point of No Return/Severed Dreams 11:40 am Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Once More, With Feeling 10:30 pm Alien Nation: Millennium 12:30 pm Battlestar Galactica: Exodus 1:55 pm The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Extended Edition) 5:40 pm The X-Files: Musings of a Cigarette-Smoking Man FRIDAY 6:25 pm The Twilight Zone: It’s a Good Life 6:50 pm Norwescon Masquerade 10:00 pm Aliens (Special Edition) 12:00 am Dark Shadows (Pilot) 1:30 am Doctor Who 2:55 am A Clockwork Orange 5:10 am The Librarian: Return to King Solomon’s Mines SUNDAY 6:40 am UFO: Identified 7:30 am Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (Special Edition) 12:30 am Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Extended Special Edition) 9:20 am Forbidden Planet 3:05 am Children of Men 11:00 am Farscape: Liars, Guns and Money 4:50 am Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story 1:20 pm The X-Files: Wetwired 7:50 am Time Bandits (Original European Version) 2:00 pm Heroes: Chapter One—Genesis (Director’s Cut) 9:45 am Logan’s Run 3:15 pm Battlestar Galactica: Pegasus (Extended Episode)/Resurrection Ship 11:45am The Andromeda Strain 5:40 pm Raiders of the Lost Ark 1:55 pm The Girl Who Leapt Through Time 7:35 pm The Boy Who Could Fly 9:30 pm Dragonheart 11:10 pm Superman Returns
92 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 93 WHERE THINGS ARE DOUBLETREE MAPS
Main Floor Grand 1 Art Show Bathrooms Grand 2 General Programming and Special Events Grand 3 General Programming and Special Events Convention Services NW Ballrooms Dealers’ Room Stairs * “R” to Salon and Second Floor Maxi’s Evergreen 1-4 General Programming and Special Events Elevators* Art Show Grand Ballrooms Cascade 1 & 2 Green Room and Stage Management Cascade 3 Readings/Evening General Programming Cascade 4-10 & 13 General Programming To Second Floor Cascade 11 & 12 Scheduled Gaming Registration Courtyard
Tower - Floor 14 Maxi’s Ballroom General Programming and Special Events Dealers’ Room *Please ask our helpful staff for Salon General Programming and Special Events assistance Mt. Baker/Mt. Rainer Writers’ Workshop Hallways to Wings Bar Elevator*
Penthouse Floor Presidential Suite 1360 Special Programming Hotel Check-in Coffee Garden
Hallway to Wing 7 and Wing 6 Artists’ Alley DoubleTree Ground Floor Check-in and Lobby Area Main Floor Olympic 1 Family Programming and Special Events Olympic 2 Volunteers This Floor Contains Art Show Olympic 3 Hospitality Grand Ballrooms Room 7101 Cloakroom/Lost & Found Registration Room 7106 Norwescon Office Dealers’ Room Room 7108 Norwescon Security/Dispatch Courtyard Room 7110 SMACdown Arcade
94 APRIL 21-24, 2011 | NORWESCON 34 NORWESCON 34 | APRIL 21-24, 2011 95 DOUBLETREE MAPS DOUBLETREE MAPS
Wing 5B Bathrooms Bathrooms Convention Services Convention Services Elevators & Stairs Elevators & Stairs Wing 5 Wing 6 Wing 7
Readings 13 12 11 Elevators Gaming Gaming Volunteers Hospitality Cascade Rooms
Green Room Olympic 1 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 Security 7108
Gym Con Office 7106 Cloak Room 7101 Artists’ Alley Rotunda To First Floor Pool 3-4 Evergreen Rooms Elevator*
1-2 *Please ask our helpful staff for assistance
DoubleTree Second Floor Wing 4 Wing 3 Wing 2 Cascade and Evergreen Rooms
This Floor Contains This Floor Contains Hospitality Cascade Meeting Rooms Volunteers Note: Cascade 11 & 12 Gaming Olympic Rooms Green Room Security Evergreen Meeting Rooms Convention Office Readings Cloak Room/Lost & Found Rotunda
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Maxi’s elevators Lounge
THE SALON
Maxi’s Events Please check individual event listings for age requirements
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