52nd World Science Fiction Convention

ConAdian, the 52nd World Science Fiction Convention
Genre	Science fiction
Venue	Winnipeg Convention Centre
Location	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Country	Canada
First held	September 1-5, 1994
Filing status	Non-profit
Official website	Official website (archive)

The 52nd World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as ConAdian, was held 1–5 September 1994 at the Crowne Plaza, Place Louis Riel, and Sheraton hotels, and the Winnipeg Convention Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.^[1]

The chairman was John Mansfield. The Guests of Honor were Anne McCaffrey (pro), George Barr (artist), and Robert Runte (fan).^[2] The toastmaster was Barry B. Longyear. Total attendance was approximately 3,570.

ConAdian was the first Worldcon with its own official website.^[3]

Awards

Hugo Awards

The 1994 Hugo Awards were presented for work in 1993:^[4]

• Best Novel: Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
• Best Novella: "Down in the Bottomlands" by Harry Turtledove
• Best Novelette: "Georgia on My Mind" by Charles Sheffield
• Best Short Story: "Death on the Nile" by Connie Willis
• Best Non-Fiction Book: The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction by John Clute and Peter Nichols
• Best Dramatic Presentation: Jurassic Park
• Best Original Artwork: Space Fantasy Commemorative Stamp Booklet by Stephen Hickman
• Best Professional Editor: Kristine Kathryn Rusch
• Best Professional Artist: Bob Eggleton
• Best Semiprozine: Science Fiction Chronicle, edited by Andrew I. Porter
• Best Fanzine: Mimosa, edited by Dick Lynch & Nicki Lynch
• Best Fan Writer: Dave Langford
• Best Fan Artist: Brad W. Foster

Other awards

• John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer: Amy Thomson

References

1. ^ "Calling All Aliens: Winnipeg Draws Worldwide Gathering of Sci-Fi Fans". Grand Forks Herald: p. 1A. August 31, 1994. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=GF&s_site=grandforks&p_multi=GF&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB6EA44D81B8B43&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved February 28, 2011. 
2. ^ Mietkiewicz, Henry (August 29, 1994). "Sci-fi novelist's efforts range far beyond Pern Anne McCaffrey visits Toronto". Toronto Star: p. C6. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/518163481.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT. Retrieved March 4, 2011. 
3. ^ "ConFrancisco (Worldcon 1993)". San Francisco Science Fiction Conventions, Inc.. http://sfsfc.org/?page_id=11. Retrieved March 5, 2011. 
4. ^ "1994 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. World Science Fiction Society. August 9, 2009. http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1994-hugo-awards/. Retrieved February 28, 2011. 

See also

• World Science Fiction Society

External links

• Official website (archive)
• NESFA.org: The Long List
• NESFA.org: 1994 convention notes
• Hugo.org: 1994 Hugo Awards

Preceded by 51st World Science Fiction Convention ConFrancisco in San Francisco, USA (1993)

List of Worldcons 52nd World Science Fiction Convention in Winnipeg, Canada (1994)

Succeeded by 53rd World Science Fiction Convention Intersection in Glasgow, UK (1995)

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