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47th World Science Fiction Convention

47th Worldcon (1989)

Field	Value
name	Noreascon 3, the 47th World Science Fiction Convention
genre	Science fiction
venue	Sheraton-Boston Hotel, Hilton Hotel, Boston Park Plaza, and the Hynes Convention Center
location	Boston, Massachusetts
country	United States
dates	31 August–4 September 1989
filing	non-profit
attendance	6,837

The 47th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Noreascon 3 (or "...Three", or "...III"), was held on 31 August–4 September 1989 at the Sheraton-Boston Hotel, Hilton Hotel, Boston Park Plaza, and the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

The chairman was Mark L. Olson.

Participants

Attendance was 6,837, out of 7,795 paid memberships.

Guests of honor

Andre Norton (pro)
Ian & Betty Ballantine (pro)
The Stranger Club (fan)

The Stranger Club is the first known science fiction club in the Boston area, and the organizers of Boskone I, New England's first science fiction convention, in 1941. Seven surviving members of the latter group attended, including Harry Stubbs (Hal Clement) and Chandler Davis.

Awards

1989 Hugo Awards

The 1989 Hugo Award base honored the 50th anniversary of both the 1939 New York World's Fair and the first Worldcon. The Fair's iconic Trylon and Perisphere were represented with the Hugo Award rocket taking the place of the 610 ft tall Trylon spire.

Best Novel: Cyteen by C. J. Cherryh
Best Novella: "The Last of the Winnebagos" by Connie Willis
Best Novelette: "Schrödinger's Kitten" by George Alec Effinger
Best Short Story: "Kirinyaga" by Mike Resnick
Best Non-Fiction Book: The Motion of Light in Water by Samuel R. Delany
Best Dramatic Presentation: Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Best Professional Editor: Gardner Dozois
Best Professional Artist: Michael Whelan
Best Semiprozine: Locus, edited by Charles N. Brown
Best Fanzine: File 770, edited by Mike Glyer
Best Fan Writer: Dave Langford
Best Fan Artist:
- Brad Foster and
- Diana Gallagher Wu (tie)

Other awards

Special Award: SF-Lovers Digest for pioneering the use of computer bulletin boards in fandom
Special Award: Alex Schomburg for lifetime achievement in science fiction art
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer: Michaela Roessner

References

Info: Wikipedia Source

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