34th World Science Fiction Convention

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34th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) was MidAmeriCon, which was held in Kansas City, USA, 2–6 September 1976, at the Radisson Muehlebach Hotel and nearby Phillips House. The Convention committee was chaired by Ken Keller. There were 4200 registered members of the convention, of which 3014 attended.

The professional Guest of Honor at the 34th Worldcon was Robert A. Heinlein, who was so much in demand that he did not have much time to prepare a speech, but he gave a well received one nonetheless. He was previously the Guest of Honor at the 3rd Worldcon (1941) and the 19th Worldcon (1961). George Barr was the fan Guest of Honor. Wilson Tucker was the Toastmaster.

The convention also produced a fine, hard-cover programme book, now collectible, that is considered to be one of the best in the history of Worldcon, only two others having subsequently done so (in 1987 and 2005).

[edit] Awards

• Hugo Awards:
  • Best Novel: The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
  • Best Novella: "Home Is the Hangman" by Roger Zelazny
  • Best Novelette: "The Borderland of Sol" by Larry Niven
  • Best Short Story: "Catch That Zeppelin!" by Fritz Leiber
  • Best Dramatic Presentation: A Boy and His Dog
  • Best Professional Editor: Ben Bova
  • Best Professional Artist: Frank Kelly Freas
  • Best Fanzine: Locus, edited by Charles N. Brown and Dena Brown
  • Best Fan Writer: Richard E. Geis
  • Best Fan Artist: Tim Kirk
  • Special Award: James E. Gunn for Alternate Worlds, The Illustrated History of Science Fiction

• John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer: Tom Reamy

• Gandalf Grand Master Award: L. Sprague de Camp

[edit] See also

• Hugo Award
• World Science Fiction Society
• Worldcon

[edit] External links

• World Science Fiction Society
• NESFA.org: The Long List
• NESFA.org: 1976 convention notes
• Hugo.org: 1976 Hugo Awards

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

List of Worldcons 34th World Science Fiction Convention in Kansas City, USA (1976)

Succeeded by 35th World Science Fiction Convention SunCon I in Miami Beach, USA (1977)