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New episode is out! It's a Seattle Worldcon report, featuring interviews with @therisingtithes.bsky.social & @kaitlyncasimo.bsky.social, coffee & hiking sidequests, and sounds around town:
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A Meal of Thorns 31 – Seattle Worldcon
Host: Jake Casella BrookinsMusic by Giselle Gabrielle GarciaArtwork by Rob PattersonOpening poem by Bhartṛhari, translated by John BroughTranscribers: Kate Dollarhyde and John WM ThompsonReferences…
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August 25, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Rachel S. Cordasco has contributed fan writing to Seattle Worldcon's Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow blog and her work is outstanding.
Rachel S. Cordasco still hasn't received a nod despite her years and years and years of relentless promotion of SF in translation.... www.sfintranslation.com?author=1
Rachel Cordasco – Speculative Fiction in Translation
www.sfintranslation.com
July 25, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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If you need a distraction, I'm going to be posting a few non-spoilery set photos over the weeks as a lead-up to the Murderbot premiere on May 16. (It's fun for me! I hope it's fun for you.) @troyce.bsky.social took these photos. #murderbot
April 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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I have been so excited since I found out this would be announced today! RIP any ability for me to concentrate: www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2...
Apple’s new sci-fi series “Murderbot” to make global debut May 16, 2025
Today, Apple TV+ unveiled a first look at “Murderbot,” created by Chris and Paul Weitz and starring Alexander Skarsgård
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February 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I am very happy SunnyJim had the idea to invite Head!!! to participate in @seattlein2025.org and that @pugbujeaud.bsky.social agreed to bring the show. Get the jump on it and see Head!!! during its Lakewood Playhouse run starting tomorrow thru April 13. SunnyJim and I are going Saturday.
The feature show at Worldcon on Thursday evening will be The Head!!! That Wouldn't DIE! Get a sneak peak at this musical sendup of classic horror/sci-fi during its Lakewood Playhouse run April 4-13. More info and tickets: seattlein2025.org/program-and-...
April 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Wholly gorgeous! @seattlein2025.org shares their cross stitch patterns, colouring pages, playlists and more.
The cross stitch patterns we've been obsessively creating are now available for free download on the Seattle Worldcon 2025 site! There are coloring pages, paint-by-number, playlists and more under "Fun Stuff." seattlein2025.org
January 23, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Just a reminder that you have until 11:59 PDT on March 14th to nominate for the 2025 Hugo Awards, Lodestar Awards, and the Astounding Award!

More info can be found on the @seattlein2025.org site: seattlein2025.org/2025/02/10/h...
February 26, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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This is one of the coolest things I've seen an institution do in a long time. Bravo, Getty!
It's giving season, and we’re giving away free art! Specifically, 88,000 downloadable artworks available for free for any purpose you’d like under Creative Commons Zero (CC0).

How to access:
January 15, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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Submissions to the Seattle Worldcon 2025 Film Festival are open through March 31, 2025. Judging is now underway for films which already have been submitted.
Seattle Worldcon 2025 Film Festival
The Seattle Worldcon 2025 Film Festival is a celebration of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and other speculative fiction films from around the world. Th...
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November 14, 2024 at 11:31 PM
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I have created another free cross stitch pattern for the Seattle Worldcon 2025 "Fun Stuff" section! seattlein2025.org

#crossstitch #sciencefiction #worldcon #seattleworldcon2025
December 11, 2024 at 4:21 PM
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Reactor (formally Tor) is doing a Martha Wells book club, follow along if you're interested in more reading from the Seattle Worldcon 2025 author Guest of Honor!
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#reactor #marthawells #seattleworldcon2025 #booksky
Martha Wells Book Club - Reactor
Join Alex Brown for a read-through of Martha Wells’ backlist, starting with The Cloud Roads. Each month, Alex will cover one or two books per column, focusing on one series at a time.
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December 11, 2024 at 11:11 PM
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December 5, 2024 at 12:28 AM
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Have you wondered about or wanted to participate in creating the rules that govern Worldcon and the Hugo Awards? We are excited to announce we have developed a new process for the business meeting: a series of pre-convention, virtual meetings!

(read more at link)

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Announcement: Building the Business Meeting'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 ...
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December 4, 2024 at 8:06 PM
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I have a question can I import my friends from Facebook or other accounts to here and how do I do it? 
December 21, 2023 at 12:03 AM
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From the same photo collection, Alicia Austin with (the first!) Hugo Award trophy for Best Fan Artist. More about Austin: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alicia_...
February 25, 2024 at 10:17 PM
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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!

seattlein2025.org/2024/08/20/a...
Announcing the Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow Blog – Seattle Worldcon 2025
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August 20, 2024 at 10:00 PM