29th World Science Fiction Convention

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The 29th World Science Fiction Convention, also known as Noreascon I, was held 2–6 September 1971 at the Sheraton-Boston Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The chairman was Tony Lewis. The guests of honor were Clifford D. Simak (pro) and Harry Warner, Jr. (fan). The toastmaster was Robert Silverberg. Total attendance was approximately 1,600.

[edit] Awards

• Hugo Awards:
  • Best Novel: Ringworld by Larry Niven
  • Best Novella: "Ill Met in Lankhmar" by Fritz Leiber
  • Best Short Story: "Slow Sculpture" by Theodore Sturgeon
  • Best Professional Magazine: Fantasy & Science Fiction
  • Best Professional Artist: Leo Dillon and Diane Dillon
  • Best Fanzine: Locus, edited by Charles N. Brown and Dena Brown
  • Best Fan Writer: Richard E. Geis
  • Best Fan Artist: Alicia Austin

[edit] See also

• World Science Fiction Society

[edit] External links

• Noreascon website

• NESFA.org: The Long List
• NESFA.org: 1971 convention notes
• Hugo.org: 1971 Hugo Awards

Preceded by 28th World Science Fiction Convention Heicon '70 in Heidelberg, Germany (1970)

List of Worldcons 29th World Science Fiction Convention in Boston, USA (1971)

Succeeded by 30th World Science Fiction Convention L.A.Con I in Los Angeles, USA (1972)