52nd World Science Fiction Convention

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]

ConAdian, the 52nd World Science Fiction Convention
GenreScience fiction
Dates1–5 September 1994
VenueWinnipeg Convention Centre
Location(s)Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
CountryCanada
Filing statusNon-profit
WebsiteOfficial website (archive)

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

The Hugo Awards, named after Hugo Gernsback, are presented every year for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The results are based on the ballots submitted by members of the World Science Fiction Society. Other awards, including the Astounding Award for Best New Writer (since 1973; named "John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer" until 2019), are also presented at each year's Worldcon.[4] [5]

Hugo Awards

Other awards
  • John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer: Amy Thomson
gollark: Are more powerful lasers actually different enough to less powerful ones (apart from... burning stuff more, needing more eye protection, and being more expensive) to make you get un-bored?
gollark: So a blindfold?
gollark: Are you talking about... Myers-Briggs types, or whatever it is?
gollark: It doesn't matter if things are "sleek" if they're *in space*.
gollark: That depends on what you actually mean by "plasma cannon". It seems to pretty much just be a recurring thing in scifi and not some sort of well-defined thing you could actually build.

See also
  • World Science Fiction Society

References
  1. "Calling All Aliens: Winnipeg Draws Worldwide Gathering of Sci-Fi Fans". Grand Forks Herald. August 31, 1994. p. 1A. 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. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  3. "ConFrancisco (Worldcon 1993)". San Francisco Science Fiction Conventions, Inc. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
  4. "Hugo Award FAQ". The Hugo Awards. World Science Fiction Society. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
  5. "1994 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. World Science Fiction Society. August 9, 2009. Archived from the original on May 7, 2011. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
Preceded by
51st World Science Fiction Convention
ConFrancisco in San Francisco, United States (1993)		 List of Worldcons
52nd World Science Fiction Convention
ConAdian in Winnipeg, Canada (1994)		 Succeeded by
53rd World Science Fiction Convention
Intersection in Glasgow, UK (1995)


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