Building Yesterday’s Future–For Everyone
Have you ever wondered about or wanted to participate in how the rules that govern the Worldcon, the Hugo Awards, and other aspects of WSFS get made? We are excited to announce that this year we have developed a new process for the business meeting: a series of pre-convention, virtual meetings!
Step into a science fiction and fantasy hall of fame packed with memorabilia from legendary franchises.
In 1960 we were still three years away from Doctor Who’s premiere—however, producer Sydney Newman was already hard at work creating family-oriented science fiction television at the independent network Associated British Corporation (ABC Television). Between 1960–1961, U.K.’s ABC ran four serials, Target Luna, Pathfinders in Space, Pathfinders to Mars, and Pathfinders to Venus, and the U.K. was enchanted with journeys to Earth’s nearest neighbors.
The Pacific Northwest is home to a lot of great food products, some of which you may have seen elsewhere. In addition to the vibrant wine, cider, beer, and spirit makers in the region, we’re home base for some fun foods—Jones Soda, Brown & Haley candy, Oh Boy! Oberto, Almond Roca, a bunch of chocolatiers, and Tim’s Cascade Chips, to name just a tiny fraction. Find many of these in local shops, including the Bartell Drugs store at 5th and Olive, while you’re at the convention.
The year 1961 brought Anglophonic readers three fascinating works of speculative fiction in translation, two of which were by Jewish authors. Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis and Other Stories, Isaac Bashevis Singer’s The Spinoza of Market Street, and Witold Gombrowicz’s Ferdydurke are concerned with the world lurking beneath what we see as reality. Dark fantasy, the occult, magic, and the grotesque come together to make these texts unsettling forays into an alternate way of seeing the world.
Visit one of the most famous icons of the beautiful Pacific Northwest and get away from it all.
On October 2, 1959, television entered the science fiction age with the debut of The Twilight Zone. From Jordan Peele’s revival to SF anthology shows like Black Mirror and Love, Death, and Robots, Rod Serling’s creation still leaves a heavy footprint. What keys to the imagination unlocked the door to the fifth dimension? Read on!
First documented in the early 1950s, the Nanaimo Bar (named after Nanaimo, British Columbia, on Vancouver island) is a three-layer, no-bake dessert. Best dessert—or best dessert EVER?
Announcing our custom fabric patterns; our hotel blocks are open and filling fast; we will not be awarding Retro Hugo Awards; fan table, dealers’ room, and art show applications will open soon; the academic track is soliciting proposals; find us at GeekGirlCon and GeekCraft Expo; and we’re looking for more volunteers!
Frederik Pohl’s 1953 Star Science Fiction anthology was not just the first of a string of noteworthy anthologies. His series inspired other editors to assemble similar series. The latest such work was released close to half a century after Pohl’s first anthology was published.