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53rd World Science Fiction Convention

53rd Worldcon (1995)

53rd World Science Fiction Convention
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53rd Worldcon (1995)

FieldValue
nameIntersection, the 53rd World Science Fiction Convention
image[[File:53rd Worldcon logo.jpg240px]]
genreScience fiction
venueSEC Centre
locationGlasgow
countryUnited Kingdom
dates24–28 August 1995
organizerWorldcon (Scotland) Ltd.
filingNon-profit
attendance4,173
websiteOfficial website

The 53rd World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Intersection, was held on 24–28 August 1995 at the SEC Centre and the nearby Moat House Hotel in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Evening social events also took place at the Central and Crest Hotels.

The organising committee was co-chaired by Vincent Docherty and Martin Easterbrook.

The convention was the first Worldcon to be held in Scotland and was also the 1995 Eurocon.

The front of the SEC Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.

Participants

Attendance was 4,173, out of 6,524 paid memberships.

Guests of Honour

  • Samuel R. Delany (writer)
  • Gerry Anderson (media)
  • Les Edwards (artist)
  • Vin¢ Clarke (fan)
  • Mike Jittlov (special guest)
  • Diane Duane and Peter Morwood were Toast Mr & Mrs (toastmasters)

Awards

1995 Hugo Awards

  • Best Novel: Mirror Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold
  • Best Novella: "Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge" by Mike Resnick
  • Best Novelette: "The Martian Child" by David Gerrold
  • Best Short Story: "None So Blind" by Joe Haldeman
  • Best Non-Fiction Book: I.Asimov: A Memoir by Isaac Asimov
  • Best Dramatic Presentation: "All Good Things..." - Star Trek: The Next Generation Written by Ronald D. Moore & Brannon Braga and directed by Winrich Kolbe
  • Best Professional Editor: Gardner Dozois
  • Best Professional Artist: Jim Burns
  • Best Original Art Work: Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book by Brian Froud and Terry Jones
  • Best Semiprozine: Interzone edited by David Pringle
  • Best Fanzine: Ansible edited by Dave Langford
  • Best Fan Writer: David Langford
  • Best Fan Artist: Teddy Harvia

Other awards

  • John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer: Jeff Noon

Notes

The British science fiction writer John Brunner died of a stroke on 25 August 1995, while attending the convention.

A Channel 4 magazine programme about the event and Science Fiction in Scotland, ‘Beam Me Up, Scotty!’, was filmed at the convention and presented by Craig Charles.

References

| access-date=2011-02-28 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110507072945/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1995-hugo-awards/ | archive-date=2011-05-07

References

  1. "News article ‘The Alien Invasion’".
  2. "The John Brunner Archive".
  3. "Beam Me Up, Scotty!".
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