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4th World Science Fiction Convention

4th Worldcon (1946)

Field	Value
name	Pacificon, the 4th World Science Fiction Convention
genre	Science fiction
venue	Park View Manor
location	Los Angeles, California
country	United States
dates	4–7 July 1946
attendance	~130

The 4th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Pacificon I, was held on 4–7 July 1946 at the Park View Manor in Los Angeles, California, United States.

The convention chairman was Walter J. Daugherty.

This was the first time since 1941 that the otherwise annual event was held. The interruption was due to the Second World War.

Participants

Attendance was approximately 130.

Guests of honor

A. E. Van Vogt
E. Mayne Hull

Awards

1946 Retro Hugo Awards

Hugo Awards were not presented, as the first ones were awarded in 1953. However, in 1996 at the 54th World Science Fiction Convention held in Anaheim, a set of Retro Hugo Awards were presented to honor work that would have been Hugo-eligible had the award existed in 1951:

Best Novel: The Mule by Isaac Asimov (Astounding, November/December 1945)
Best Novella: Animal Farm by George Orwell (Secker & Warburg)
Best Novelette: "First Contact" by Murray Leinster (Astounding, May 1945)
Best Short Story: "Uncommon Sense" by Hal Clement (Astounding, September 1945)
Best Dramatic Presentation: The Picture of Dorian Gray
Best Professional Editor: John W. Campbell, Jr.
Best Professional Artist: Virgil Finlay
Best Fanzine: Voice of the Imagi-Nation, edited by Forrest J Ackerman
Best Fan Writer: Forrest J Ackerman
Best Fan Artist: William Rotsler

References

Denvention I in Denver, Colorado, United States (1941) Pacificon I in Los Angeles, California, United States (1946) Philcon I in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (1947)

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