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54th World Science Fiction Convention

54th Worldcon (1996)

Field	Value
name	L.A.con III, the 54th World Science Fiction Convention
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genre	Science fiction
venue	Anaheim Convention Center
location	Anaheim, California
country	United States
dates	29 August–2 September 1996
filing	501(c)(3) non-profit
attendance	6,703

The 54th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as L.A.con III, was held on 29 August–2 September 1996 at the Hilton Anaheim, Anaheim Marriott, and the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, United States.

The convention was chaired by Mike Glyer.

Participants

Attendance was 6,703.

Guests of honor

James White (writer)
Roger Corman (media)
Takumi Shibano & Sachiko Shibano (fan)
Elsie Wollheim (special guest of honor; died before the convention)
Connie Willis (toastmaster)

Awards

1996 Hugo Awards

The 1996 Hugo Award base includes a reel of film and a moonscape as seen in the 1950 film Destination Moon, as an homage to both that film and the work of artist Chesley Bonestell.

Best Novel: The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
Best Novella: "The Death of Captain Future" by Allen Steele
Best Novelette: "Think Like a Dinosaur" by James Patrick Kelly
Best Short Story: "The Lincoln Train" by Maureen F. McHugh
Best Non-Fiction Book: Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia by John Clute
Best Dramatic Presentation: "The Coming of Shadows" (Babylon 5 episode)
Best Original Artwork: Dinotopia: The World Beneath by James Gurney
Best Professional Editor: Gardner Dozois
Best Professional Artist: Bob Eggleton
Best Semiprozine: Locus, edited by Charles N. Brown
Best Fanzine: Ansible, edited by Dave Langford
Best Fan Writer: Dave Langford
Best Fan Artist: William Rotsler

1946 Retro Hugo Awards

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

Other awards

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer: David Feintuch

References

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