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15th World Science Fiction Convention

15th Worldcon (1957)

Field	Value
name	Loncon I, the 15th World Science Fiction Convention
genre	Science fiction
venue	King's Court Hotel
location	London
country	United Kingdom
dates	6–9 September 1957
attendance	268

The 15th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Loncon I, was held on 6–9 September 1957 at the King's Court Hotel in London, United Kingdom. It was the first Worldcon held outside North America.

The chairman was Ted Carnell.

Participants

Attendance was 268.

Guests of Honour

John W. Campbell, Jr.

Programming and events

Events included a "fancy dress ball" on the evening of Friday, 6 September.

Awards

1957 Hugo Awards

The winners were:

Best American Professional Magazine: Astounding Science Fiction, edited by John W. Campbell, Jr.
Best British Professional Magazine: New Worlds, edited by John Carnell
Best Fanzine: Science Fiction Times, edited by James V. Taurasi, Sr., Ray Van Houten, and Frank R. Prieto, Jr.

Because the 1957 International Fantasy Award was being given out in London at the same time, Loncon I chose not to compete with this similar literary award, which was given to J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. As a result, only the three Hugo Awards for Best Professional Magazine and Best Fanzine were given out at the 1957 Worldcon. Both the International Fantasy Award and the Hugo Award shared the very same Chesley Bonestell-influenced finned rocketship design that year, the only time this has happened.

References

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