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46th World Science Fiction Convention

46th Worldcon (1988)

Field	Value
name	Nolacon II, the 46th World Science Fiction Convention
genre	Science fiction
venue	Municipal Auditorium
location	New Orleans, Louisiana
country	United States
dates	1–5 September 1988
filing	non-profit
attendance	5,300

The 46th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Nolacon II, was held on 1–5 September 1988 at the Marriott, Sheraton, and International Hotels, and the New Orleans Municipal Auditorium in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

The chairman was John H. Guidry.

Participants

Attendance was approximately 5,300.

Guests of honor

Donald A. Wollheim (pro)
Roger Sims (fan)
Mike Resnick (toastmaster)

Awards

1988 Hugo Awards

Best Novel: The Uplift War by David Brin
Best Novella: "Eye for Eye" by Orson Scott Card
Best Novelette: "Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Best Short Story: "Why I Left Harry's All-Night Hamburgers" by Lawrence Watt-Evans
Best Non-Fiction Book: Michael Whelan's Works of Wonder by Michael Whelan
Other Forms: Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
Best Dramatic Presentation: The Princess Bride
Best Professional Editor: Gardner Dozois
Best Professional Artist: Michael Whelan
Best Semiprozine: Locus, edited by Charles N. Brown
Best Fanzine: Texas SF Inquirer, edited by Pat Mueller
Best Fan Writer: Mike Glyer
Best Fan Artist: Brad Foster

Other awards

Special Award: The SF Oral History Association
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer: Judith Moffett

References

Info: Wikipedia Source

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