Newsletter September 2024: Announcing the Seattle Worldcon 2025 Film Festival!

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Announcing our film festival and calling for submissions, launching our membership registration portal, hotel updates on upcoming reservations including initial party and suite information, asking for your accessibility needs, and we’re looking for volunteers, panelists and presenters, and panel suggestions.

Fantastic Fiction: Roger Corman’s 1960 Masterpieces

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With Seattle Worldcon 2025 coming up, let’s take a look back at a couple of films that attendees at Seattle’s first Worldcon, way back in 1961, might have seen at their local theaters and drive-ins. Grab some popcorn and settle back for a pair of surprisingly good low budget movies from the king of B films, Roger Corman.

Local Flavor: Coffee

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Coffee culture is ubiquitous in Seattle, and it’s not an exaggeration to say that you can find a coffee shop on almost every corner. Home to Starbucks, Tully’s, Seattle’s Best Coffee, and a wide range of smaller local roasters and coffee shops, locals are passionate and opinionated about their coffee.