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18th World Science Fiction Convention

18th Worldcon (1960)

Summary

18th Worldcon (1960)

FieldValue
namePittcon, the 18th World Science Fiction Convention
genreScience fiction
venuePenn-Sheraton Hotel
locationPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
countryUnited States
dates3–5 September 1960
attendance568

The 18th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Pittcon, was held on 3–5 September 1960 at the Penn-Sheraton Hotel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

The convention was chaired by Dirce Archer.

Participants

Attendance was 568.

Guests of honor

  • James Blish
  • Isaac Asimov (toastmaster)

Awards

1960 Hugo Awards

  • Best Novel: Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
  • Best Short Fiction: "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
  • Best Dramatic Presentation: The Twilight Zone
  • Best Professional Magazine: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction edited by Robert P. Mills
  • Best Professional Artist: Ed Emshwiller
  • Best Fanzine: Cry of the Nameless by F. M. Busby, Elinor Busby, Burnett Toskey, and Wally Weber

Other awards

  • Special Award: Hugo Gernsback as "The Father of Magazine Science Fiction"

References

Wikipedia Source

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