Norcon is a Norwegian science fiction convention, and in 2025 it is being held 13 – 15 June, at the University of Oslo’s Science Library in Vilhelm Bjerknes’ hus.
How to get there
The easiest way to get there from the city centre, is to take the t-bane (underground train) to Blindern. We recommend you to download the Ruter app, where you can search your journey, schedule, and more: Google Play | App Store
Guests of Honour
Ursula Vernon (also known as T. Kingfisher) is an award winning author and illustrator from the USA. She’s written books for all ages, and in 2024 she won the Hugo Awards for Thornhedge for best novella.
Emma Newman is a British author who writes short stories, novels and novellas in multiple speculative fiction genres. In 2017 she won the Hugo Awards in the category of podcasts.
Øystein Runde is our Norwegian GoH. He’s primarily a comic artist, but has branched out and works within a wide range of art forms – among them comics, books, films and podcasts.
Tore Bareksten is our Norwegian fan GoH. He’s been active in Norwegian fandom for decades, and even attended the very first Norcon in June 1975.
Becoming a member
You become a member by filling in our membership form. Please fill in the form no later than 28 May 2025. This is also the deadline for paying for your membership.
Price
Entrance is free, but if you’d like a badge and lunch Saturday and Sunday, you can pay 400 NOK.
Payment can be made to our bank account:
SpareBank 1 Østlandet
Postboks 203
2302 Hamar
Norway
IBAN Number: NO33 1813 7346 857
SWIFT / BIC for Sparebank1 Østlandet: SHEDNO22
Hotels
There are no hotels on the university campus (see map above), but there are several hotels in the city centre of Oslo to choose from. Norcon has no “convention hotels”, or hotels with special deals for convention members.
Get in touch
If you have any questions, you can send us an e-mail to post@norcon-sf.noVisiting Oslo
If you want to visit Oslo for longer than just the convention, there are plenty of things to see and do. Please check out the VisitOslo webpage for tourist information.