Campbell Conference (science fiction)

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The Campbell Conference is an academic science fiction event put on yearly by the Center for the Study of Science Fiction at the University of Kansas. The conference honors the top short science fiction and science-fiction novel of the year. Held regularly at the University of Kansas since 1973, the conference provides a setting for the presentation of three science-fiction honors:

• Since 1979, the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for the best science-fiction novel of the year.
• Since 1987, the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award for the best short science fiction of the year.
• From 1996 - 2004, the induction of honorees into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.

Beginning in 2004, winners of both awards receive trophies. Starting in 2005, the Science Fiction Hall of Fame inductions moved to the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame in Seattle, Washington. The Center for the Study of Science Fiction continues to sponsor the conference and awards ceremony.