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Mail Ballot Deadline for 2021 Westercon is June 29
The deadline for ballots cast by postal mail to determine the site of 2021 Westercon (Westercon 74) is June 29, 2019. SpikeCon/Westercon 72 must receive…
Two Bids File for 2021 Westercon
As of the April 15, 2019 deadline to appear on the ballot, two bids have filed for the right to host the 2021 West Coast…
Dewey Douglas Announced as Special Theatre Guest at Westercon 72
Westercon 72 in Layton, Utah (combined with the 2019 NASFiC, 1632 Minicon, and 2019 Manticon under the name “SpikeCon”) has announced that Dewey L. Douglas…
Tom Smith Announced as Filk Guest of 2019 Westercon
Westercon 72 in Layton, Utah (combined with the 2019 NASFiC and 1632 Minicon under the name “SpikeCon”) has announced that Tom Smith will be a…
Seattle Wins 2020 Westercon
The bid for Seattle in 2020 won the right to host Westercon 73 in voting held at Westercon 71 in Denver. Westercon 73 will be…
2018 Westercon Business Meeting Video
The 2018 Westercon Business Meeting considered four items of substantive business this year. You can watch the video of the meeting on this YouTube playlist:…
Four Proposals Submitted to 2018 Westercon Business Meeting
After several years of little or no substantive business other than receiving site selection results, the Westercon Business Meeting for 2018 has a relatively crowded…
2019 Westercon Announces Special Guest, Added Event
Westercon 72 in Layton, Utah has announced that Eric Flint will be a Special Guest of the 2019 Westercon, and that Westercon 72 will also…
Seattle Bid Files for 2020 Westercon
The Seattle in 2020 Westercon bid sponsored by SWOC (a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization) has filed the required papers with Westercon 71 in Denver to appear…
Seattle to Bid for 2020 Westercon
Sally Woehrle, President of SWOC, a Seattle-area 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that has run several SF/F genre conventions in the Northwest, announced on January 22, 2018…