47th World Science Fiction Convention

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The 47th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Noreascon 3 (or "... Three", or "... III"), was held 31 August – 4 September 1989 at the Sheraton-Boston Hotel, Hilton Hotel, Park Plaza Hotel, and the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The chairman was Mark L. Olson. The Guests of Honor were Andre Norton, Ian & Betty Ballantine (pro), and The Stranger Club (fan). Seven surviving members of the latter group attended, including Harry Stubbs (Hal Clement). Total attendance was 6,837, of 7,795 paid memberships.

[edit] Awards

• Hugo Awards:
  • Best Novel: Cyteen by C. J. Cherryh
  • Best Novella: "The Last of the Winnebagos" by Connie Willis
  • Best Novelette: "Schrödinger's Kitten" by George Alec Effinger
  • Best Short Story: "Kirinyaga" by Mike Resnick
  • Best Non-Fiction Book: The Motion of Light in Water by Samuel R. Delany
  • Best Dramatic Presentation: Who Framed Roger Rabbit
  • Best Professional Editor: Gardner Dozois
  • Best Professional Artist: Michael Whelan
  • Best Semiprozine: Locus, edited by Charles N. Brown
  • Best Fanzine: File 770, edited by Mike Glyer
  • Best Fan Writer: Dave Langford
  • Best Fan Artist:
    • Brad Foster and
    • Diana Gallagher Wu (tie)
  • Special Award: SF-Lovers Digest for pioneering the use of computer bulletin boards in fandom
  • Special Award: Alex Schomburg for lifetime achievement in science fiction art

• John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer: Michaela Roessner

[edit] See also

• World Science Fiction Society

[edit] External links

• Noreascon website
• NESFA.org: The Long List
• NESFA.org: 1989 convention notes
• Hugo.org: 1989 Hugo Awards

Preceded by 46th World Science Fiction Convention Nolacon II in New Orleans, USA (1988)

List of Worldcons 47th World Science Fiction Convention in Boston, USA (1989)

Succeeded by 48th World Science Fiction Convention ConFiction in The Hague, Netherlands (1990)