32nd World Science Fiction Convention

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The 32nd World Science Fiction Convention, also known as Discon II, was held 29 August – 2 September 1974 at the Sheraton Park Hotel in Washington, D.C., USA. The official co-chairmen were Jay and Alice Haldeman; Ron Bounds was the vice-chairman. The guests of honor were Roger Zelazny (pro) and Jay Kay Klein (fan). The toastmaster was Andrew J. Offutt. Total attendance was 3,587.

[edit] Awards

• Hugo Awards:
  • Best Novel: Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
  • Best Novella: "The Girl Who Was Plugged In" by James Tiptree, Jr.
  • Best Novelette: "The Deathbird" by Harlan Ellison
  • Best Short Story: "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" by Ursula K. Le Guin
  • Best Dramatic Presentation: Sleeper
  • Best Professional Editor: Ben Bova
  • Best Professional Artist: Frank Kelly Freas
  • Best Amateur Magazine:
    • Algol, edited by Andy Porter and
    • The Alien Critic, edited by Richard E. Geis (tie)
  • Best Fan Writer: Susan Wood
  • Best Fan Artist: Tim Kirk

• John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer:
  • • Spider Robinson
    • and Lisa Tuttle (tie)

• Gandalf Grand Master Award: J. R. R. Tolkien

[edit] See also

• World Science Fiction Society

[edit] External links

• NESFA.org: The Long List
• NESFA.org: 1974 convention notes
• Hugo.org: 1974 Hugo Awards

Preceded by 31st World Science Fiction Convention Torcon II in Toronto, Canada (1973)

List of Worldcons 32nd World Science Fiction Convention in Washington, D.C., USA (1974)

Succeeded by 33rd World Science Fiction Convention Aussiecon One in Melbourne, Australia (1975)