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29th World Science Fiction Convention

29th Worldcon (1971)

29th Worldcon (1971)

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nameNoreascon I, the 29th World Science Fiction Convention
genreScience fiction
venueSheraton-Boston Hotel
locationBoston, Massachusetts
countryUnited States
dates2–6 September 1971
filingnon-profit
attendance~1,600

The 29th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Noreascon I, was held on 2–6 September 1971 at the Sheraton-Boston Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

The chairman was Tony Lewis.

Participants

Attendance was approximately 1,600.

Guests of honor

  • Clifford D. Simak (pro)
  • Harry Warner, Jr. (fan)
  • Robert Silverberg (toastmaster)

Awards

1971 Hugo Awards

  • Best Novel: Ringworld by Larry Niven
  • Best Novella: "Ill Met in Lankhmar" by Fritz Leiber
  • Best Short Story: "Slow Sculpture" by Theodore Sturgeon
  • Best Professional Magazine: Fantasy & Science Fiction
  • Best Professional Artist: Leo Dillon and Diane Dillon
  • Best Fanzine: Locus, edited by Charles N. Brown and Dena Brown
  • Best Fan Writer: Richard E. Geis
  • Best Fan Artist: Alicia Austin

Notes

The convention is mentioned in the preface to The Ringworld Engineers for the MIT students who pointed out that the Ringworld would be unstable.

References

Info: Wikipedia Source

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