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An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog @hugobookclub.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Seattle was one of the all time great Worldcons.

Kevin Black @krblack42.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

With ‪@laworldcon.bsky.social‬ closing Hugo Award nominations next Saturday, 3/28, at noon Pacific, I am reflecting back on how proud I am to have been part of the staff of @seattlein2025. So much so that I will be recognizing the team’s achievements on my Hugo nomination ballot. (1/n)

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Sam Thielmonster @samthielman.com · 20/12/2025

As told by the late dancer and choreographer Agnes DeMille.

The greatest thing she ever said to me was in 1943 after the opening of Oklahoma!, when I suddenly had unexpected, flamboyant success for a work I thought was only fairly good, after years of neglect for work I thought was fine. I was bewildered and worried that my entire scale of values was untrustworthy. I talked to Martha. I remember the conversation well. It was in a Schrafft's restaurant over a soda. I confessed that I had a burning desire to be excellent, but no faith that I could be.
Martha said to me, very quietly: "There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep yourself open and aware to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open. As for you, Agnes, you have so far used about one-third of your talent."

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Kevin Black @krblack42.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Rachel S. Cordasco has contributed fan writing to Seattle Worldcon's Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow blog and her work is outstanding.

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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · 07/04/2025

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

This is me with Christ Weitz, who with his brother Paul Weitz, are the executive producers, directors, and writers of Murderbot. Their production company Depth of Field optioned All Systems Red in 2021 and they've been working hard to bring it to TV ever since.

This is me with the ball and chart, taken through the monitor while I'm standing in front of the big camera in the hopper set. This has to be done periodically for the special effects team.

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Kevin Black @krblack42.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

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.

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Helen McCarthy @glider.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Wholly gorgeous! @seattlein2025.org shares their cross stitch patterns, colouring pages, playlists and more.

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Los Angeles Worldcon @laworldcon.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

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...

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Hugo nominations are open!

Seattle Worldcon 2025 is delighted to announce that nominations are now open for the 2025 Hugo Awards, Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and Astounding Award for Best New Writer.

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PJ Manney @pjmanney.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

This is one of the coolest things I've seen an institution do in a long time. Bravo, Getty!

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Shawn Marier @smarier.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

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.

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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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Michelle Morrell @vylotte.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

I have created another free cross stitch pattern for the Seattle Worldcon 2025 "Fun Stuff" section! seattlein2025.org #crossstitch #sciencefiction #worldcon #seattleworldcon2025

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Michelle Morrell @vylotte.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

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! reactormag.com/columns/mart... #reactor #marthawells #seattleworldcon2025 #booksky

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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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Seattle Worldcon 2025 @seattlein2025.org · 04/12/2024

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) seattlein2025.org/.../announce...

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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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mrbobiceman.bsky.social @mrbobiceman.bsky.social · 21/12/2023

I have a question can I import my friends from Facebook or other accounts to here and how do I do it?

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Steve Lieber @stevelieberart.bsky.social · 25/02/2024

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_...

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Seattle Worldcon 2025 @seattlein2025.org · 20/08/2024

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...

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Announcing the Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow Blog – Seattle Worldcon 2025

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