With 358 days until the start of Seattle Worldcon 2025, we are excited to announce the launch of our blog, Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow, with weekly features relating to the region and to era- specific speculative fiction. And more surprises to come!
Starting tomorrow and running on alternate Wednesdays, the Local Flavor column will introduce you to food traditions known to long-time residents of the Pacific Northwest, with a dose of nostalgia and the occasional recipe thrown in. On the opposite Wednesday, look for Around Seattle, written by Fifi Ding and Jason Sacks, a tourism-focused feature to educate you about opportunities for discovery and adventure during your visit to the Emerald City.
On Fridays, visit our Fantastic Fiction column for inspiration related to our theme, Building Yesterday’s Future—For Everyone. A distinguished cadre of fan writers will take you back to the 1961-1962 era of the first Seattle Worldcon and Century 21 Exposition, also known as the Seattle World’s Fair, events that cemented Seattle’s position as a global center for futurism and technological innovation. We hope immersion in the speculative fiction dreams and influences of the era will inspire you to make something—a story, costume, poem, argument, essay, panel idea, heart wish, or short film—to bring to our Worldcon. In the meantime, enjoy posts from writers including James Davis Nicoll, Rachel S. Cordasco, Cora Buhlert, and the fabulous Galactic Journey collective led by Gideon Marcus and Janice L. Newman.
The blog will also incorporate monthly editions of our newsletter, Dispatches From Yesterday’s Tomorrow, and other projects still simmering! Please tune in and engage with the conversation.