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Seattle Worldcon 2025
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Seattle wants to invite the Worldcon community to our city (Aug 13-17, 2025) to experience Pacific Northwest fan culture and to continue to build upon and engage with our fandom community of learners, readers, doers, makers, and creators.
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Official Worldcon photos are now being uploaded! We began adding pictures on August 30th and will continue through October 31st. All photos are shared under a CC BY-NC license.

Browse the albums here: www.flickr.com/photos/20078...
Seattle Worldcon 2025 logo with retro-style lettering and gold starbursts.
September 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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The 2025 #HugoAward nomination data report has been added to the Report section of this year's award winners page: seattlein2025.org/wsfs/hugo-aw... . Check out the "long list" of nominees that didn't quite make the final ballot and fill out those reading lists a little bit more!
September 1, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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#SeattleWorldcon2025 Lost & Found Update

All remaining Lost & Found items from Ops have been turned over to the Seattle Convention Center Security office.

If you’re still missing something, you can submit a claim using their online form: wbsmxk4zzcu.typeform.com/to/dE2xVm4Z?...
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August 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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We hope you made it home safe from Seattle Worldcon 2025 — or are still enjoying a well-earned vacation!

Do you have feedback that could help improve future Worldcons? We’d love to hear from you.

Send your thoughts to feedback@seattlein2025.org and we’ll be sure to pass them along.
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August 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Extend your Worldcon! About 120 replay videos are live now (panels, talks, performances & The Head!!! That Wouldn’t DIE!). More coming soon!

In Guidebook, filter for “Replayable.” Login via the Convention Portal.

Available through Dec 31!

#SeattleWorldcon2025
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August 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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We’re still updating the #disease-self-reporting channel on Discord with post-con COVID self-reports (via Discord & email/form).

Updates will continue through Sunday — please keep reporting until then. Thank you for helping us keep our community informed!

#SeattleWorldcon2025
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August 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Looking to take a piece of Worldcon home with you?

Official Seattle Worldcon 2025 merch is here! Shirts, mugs, tote bags, and more are available at the Merch Counter on Floor 2, outside the Dealer’s Hall.

Browse the full on-site merch menu here: bit.ly/WorldconMerchMenu
A person stands next to a sign reading “Official Merchandise” for Seattle Worldcon 2025. They are wearing a black t-shirt featuring a colorful astronaut design. The sign lists merch hours and includes cartoon characters from the convention artwork.
August 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Ain’t no dance party like a John Scalzi dance party… because a John Scalzi dance party is mandatory! (Just kidding. But seriously, you should come.)

Friday Night Dance Party with John Scalzi
Sheraton: Metropolitan Ballroom
Friday, 8 p.m.–2 a.m.

#SeattleWorldcon2025
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August 16, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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✨ Tonight: The Seattle Worldcon Masquerade! ✨

Costumes, creativity, and fandom tradition take the stage—novice to master (and young fans too!) compete for awards in presentation & craftsmanship.

Ballroom 1 | 8–11:30 p.m.
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August 16, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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Tonight: The Timey-Wimey Masked Ball!
8–11 p.m. | Sheraton Ballroom A&B

Dance across space & time—from Bilbo’s birthday bash to Bridgerton’s ballroom. Costumes & masks encouraged, but come as you are—no partner or experience needed!

#SeattleWorldcon2025
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August 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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It’s alive! It sings! It won’t die!

Catch The Head!!! That Wouldn’t DIE!—an original musical by Theater Artists Olympia—taking the stage at #SeattleWorldcon2025 on Thursday at 8 p.m. in Ballroom 2!
A neon-green poster for The Head!!! That Wouldn’t Die! showing a terrified woman’s bandaged head with the tagline “The original hit musical of an outrageously bad B-movie!!” Presented at Seattle Worldcon 2025.
August 15, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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The Seattle Worldcon 2025 Concert Series is live daily in the Signature Room (5F)!

✨ Today’s lineup (1:30–4 p.m.):
🎤 Blind Lemming Chiffon
🎤 Griff the Filker
🎤 GregRobin Smith
🎤 Mollylele

Then come back for our Guest of Honor Alexander James Adams in concert from 6–7:30 p.m.!
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August 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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The wait is over—#SeattleWorldcon2025 starts TODAY! Happy geekdom, everyone! 🛸✨

Panels, exhibits, films, games, signings—the fun kicks off all day long and keeps going.

Wrap up your first day with Opening Ceremonies at 7 p.m. in Ballroom 1 featuring Guest of Honor Martha Wells. 🚀
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August 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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We got 99 artists but a glitch ain't fun! 😁

The Art Show Reception is actually Thursday, 4–6 p.m. (not 6–8 p.m. as in the newsletter).

Come meet the artists, enjoy their work, and maybe take home your new favorite piece.

#SeattleWorldcon2025
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August 12, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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The Daily ’Zine is coming—your twice-a-day dose of con news & fun!

Got a great story, quote, comic, or photo? Send it to zine@seattlein2025.org and you might see it in print or online!

Find the ’Zine in Guidebook, at Info Desk, Safer Spaces lounges, and the Worldcon Cantina.
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August 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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🎞 Shorts (4/4):
The Pretty → tinyurl.com/3a84yvmh
Tulpa → tinyurl.com/3zfw7vbv
Urn → tinyurl.com/yvyvu2dw
Within the Walls → tinyurl.com/bdzxbscw
A movie poster for “La Bonita” showing a glass jar with coins on a black-and-white checkered surface, framed in a Polaroid-style border, with neon pink title text above. A movie poster for “Tulpa” showing an extreme close-up of a woman’s face with auburn hair, featuring the title in bold red letters and text in Spanish above. A movie poster for “Urn” showing a blurred, tilted urn in front of horizontal blinds, with the title in yellow and film credits below.
August 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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🎞 Shorts (3/4):
Let Me Know When You Arrive → tinyurl.com/2wfhw72s
Mine → tinyurl.com/bdkpt2hc
Poached → tinyurl.com/3a35k6k3
The Perfect Picture → tinyurl.com/sy5a7hy4
A movie poster for “Avisa Quando Chegar” showing a woman inside a car pressing her hands against the window, with the title in a green text message bubble. A movie poster for “Mine” showing a woman’s face lit in red against a black background, with the tagline “Some things are never meant to be worn” below. A movie poster for “Poached” showing an illustrated snarling animal behind bars, with stylized teal and red title text. A movie poster for “The Perfect Picture” showing a young woman with red paint or blood smeared across her face, with the tagline “When swiping right goes left…” in red and white text.
August 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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🎞 Shorts (2/4):
In A Place Like This → tinyurl.com/mw3858dh
Julienne of Light Bulbs → tinyurl.com/29y3nrrt
Karak → tinyurl.com/4tnkz23w
Lavenza → tinyurl.com/5bndt2k2
A movie poster for In a Place Like This featuring a dark, eerie forest scene overlaid with large red title text, with the faint image of a shadowy face emerging from the background foliage. A movie poster for Julienne d’Ampoules (Julienne of Light Bulbs) split into two scenes: the top shows a close-up of a woman grinning with blood in her mouth, while the bottom shows her smiling across a table at a man, both sharing an unsettling moment. A movie poster for Karak depicting a yellow vintage Volkswagen Beetle parked alone on a dark, deserted road under a single streetlight, with the title in bold red above. A movie poster for Lavenza showing a screaming woman’s face in black-and-white, her mouth and parts of her face crudely stitched, with the tagline “She’ll steal your heart – and your face!” in bold above.
August 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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🎞 Shorts (1/4):
Are You There → tinyurl.com/u2fsfztm
Blighted → tinyurl.com/bddfs69m
Catty Bete → tinyurl.com/mwusc2wm
Girl Dinner → tinyurl.com/2jz69wp7
A movie poster for Are You There depicting a horror scene viewed from above in a red-shadowed bedroom, where a figure lies in bed with dark vein-like tendrils spreading from the body, the film title written across the floor. A movie poster for Blighted featuring a glass of yellow lemonade with a pitchfork-shaped stirrer dripping red liquid into a blood-like pool beneath, with the tagline “Payback’s a pitchfork.” A movie poster still in black-and-white showing a woman in a vintage hat laughing, styled like an old Hollywood portrait. A movie poster for Girl Dinner showing an artfully arranged charcuterie board with meats, cheeses, crackers, nuts, and jam, with the film’s title in cursive across the cutting board.
August 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Ready to buy some art?

Starting Wed, Aug 13 at 2 p.m., explore the Art Show in the 2nd floor Exhibit Hall—featuring work from 90+ artists!

Quick Start Guide & more: seattlein2025.org/exhibits/art...

#SeattleWorldcon2025
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August 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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⚔️ Be the hero of your own mythic quest!

Join Majestic Adventures in the Boffer Arena—battle monsters, solve puzzles & play as your own legendary character. Fun for all ages!

📍 5th Floor, Majestic Lobby
🔗 www.facebook.com/questnorthwest
Logo for Majestic Adventures featuring a black silhouette of a figure holding a sword aloft inside a yellow arch. Below the image, the text reads “Majestic Adventures” with a stylized sword crossing through the word "Adventures."
August 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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The wait is over!

Electronic versions of the Program Book, Pocket Program, and Restaurant Guide are now available for #SeattleWorldcon2025!

Browse, plan, and get hungry—then grab your physical copies at the con!

🔗 seattlein2025.org/program-and-...
Promotional image featuring the Seattle Worldcon 2025 Program Book and Pocket Program. The Program Book shows a dynamic sci-fi illustration of a robotic figure reaching toward a glowing figure among floating orbs. The Pocket Program displays a space-gloved hand grasping energy. The Seattle Worldcon 2025 logo appears in the bottom right corner.
August 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Got ribbons? We do!

Kick off your #Worldcon2025 ribbon collection at registration, the Exhibit Hall, and select events.

Past Hugo/Lodestar/Astounding winners, GoHs, & fan fund delegates — your ribbons await at ProgramOps!
A colorful assortment of Worldcon ribbons laid out on a table. Each ribbon features the phrase “Ask me about…” followed by topics like books, travel, gardening, crafting, movies, music, pets, and more. The ribbons are in various bright colors including blue, green, purple, yellow, and red.
August 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Learn to solder & take home a light-up souvenir with Build-A-Blinkie at #SeattleWorldcon2025!

It’s fun, beginner-friendly, and happening in the Exhibit Hall. (Small materials fee applies.)

🔧 www.facebook.com/build.a.blin...
Colorful assortment of atom-shaped electronic kits arranged in a fan-like display. Each features the "Build-a-Blinkie" logo, with the text “Teaching people to solder one blinkie at a time” overlaid in the center.
August 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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🎞 Short Films (2/2):
• Black Sanga: The Prototype → tinyurl.com/4m3jnrt9
• Ira → tinyurl.com/yt6zw7au
• Salamander’s Land → tinyurl.com/yf5sw25f
• Sinag, the Last Ray of Light → tinyurl.com/tum74b5e

Come for the artistry, stay for the storytelling!
A movie poster for Black Sanga: The Prototype featuring a heroic humanoid feline character with glowing eyes, holding a sword and standing confidently in a glowing forest. Behind them looms a large, shadowy face with glowing white eyes. The title appears at the bottom in bold red and silver lettering. A movie poster for Ira depicts swirling red textures reminiscent of thick paint or hair, with two nude human forms partially submerged in the background. The title “Ira” is scratched into the top center in raw, distressed lettering. A movie poster for Salamander’s Land shows a distressed man with pale hair and a headband, staring forward while ominous black salamander creatures with glowing eyes creep behind him. The title appears in vibrant turquoise Cyrillic script. A movie poster for Sinag features a glowing purple humanoid figure in a dynamic pose, surrounded by dark, thorny vines. The title “Sinag” is displayed at the top in a stylized white and violet script.
August 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM