| Nolacon I, the 9th World Science Fiction Convention | |
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St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans |
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| Genre | Science fiction |
| Venue | St. Charles Hotel |
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Country | United States |
| First held | September 1–3, 1951 |
| Filing status | non-profit |
| Attendance | 190 |
The 9th World Science Fiction Convention, also known as Nolacon I, was held 1–3 September 1951 at the St. Charles Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. The chairman was Harry B. Moore. The guest of honor was Fritz Leiber. Total attendance was approximately 190. The at-the-door membership price was US$1, the same price charged from the 1st through the 12th Worldcon.
Notable events included world premiere screenings of The Day The Earth Stood Still and When Worlds Collide, plus a continuous two-day long party in Room 770 of the St. Charles Hotel that became legendary following the convention. Mike Glyer's long-running newszine File 770, named in commemoration of this party, has won the Hugo Award for Best Fanzine a number of times.[1]
No Hugo Awards were presented at this Worldcon because the idea for the awards would not be proposed until 1952, with the first awards coming at the 11th World Science Fiction Convention in 1953. However, in 2001 at the 59th World Science Fiction Convention held in Philadelphia, a set of "Retro Hugos" were presented to honor work that would have been Hugo-eligible had the award existed in 1951.
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| Preceded by 8th World Science Fiction Convention NorWesCon in Portland, USA (1950) |
List of Worldcons 9th World Science Fiction Convention in New Orleans, USA (1951) |
Succeeded by 10th World Science Fiction Convention TASFiC in Chicago, USA (1952) |
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