76th World Science Fiction Convention
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Worldcon 76, the 76th World Science Fiction Convention | |
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Genre | Science fiction |
Dates | 16–20 August 2018 |
Location(s) | San Jose, California |
Country | United States |
Website | worldcon76.org |
The 76th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Worldcon 76 in San Jose, was held on 16–20 August 2018 in San Jose, California, United States.[1]
Participants
Guests of Honor
- Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (author)
- Spider Robinson (author)
- John Picacio (artist)
- Frank Hayes (musician)
- Pierre and Sandy Pettinger (fans)
Awards
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2018 Hugo Awards
The winners were:[3]
- Best Novel: The Stone Sky, by N. K. Jemisin
- Best Novella: All Systems Red, by Martha Wells
- Best Novelette: "The Secret Life of Bots", by Suzanne Palmer
- Best Short Story: "Welcome to your Authentic Indian Experience", by Rebecca Roanhorse
- Best Series: World of the Five Gods, by Lois McMaster Bujold
- Best Related Work: No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters, by Ursula K. Le Guin
- Best Graphic Story: Monstress, Volume 2: The Blood, written by Marjorie M. Liu, illustrated by Sana Takeda
- Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form: Wonder Woman, screenplay by Allan Heinberg, story by Zack Snyder & Allan Heinberg and Jason Fuchs, directed by Patty Jenkins
- Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form: The Good Place: "The Trolley Problem", written by Josh Siegal and Dylan Morgan, directed by Dean Holland
- Best Professional Editor, Long Form: Sheila E. Gilbert
- Best Professional Editor, Short Form: Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas
- Best Professional Artist: Sana Takeda
- Best Semiprozine: Uncanny Magazine
- Best Fanzine: File 770
- Best Fancast: Ditch Diggers, presented by Mur Lafferty and Matt Wallace
- Best Fan Writer: Sarah Gailey
- Best Fan Artist: Geneva Benton
Declined or ineligible
The following nominees received enough votes to qualify for the final ballot, but either declined nomination or were found to be ineligible.
- Best Series:
- Declined
- Not enough words published since last appearance in this category. The administrators ruled that the Best Series category presented in 2017 as a special category was effectively the same category as this Best Series category, and therefore the rules for re-eligibility applied.
- The Expanse
- The Craft Sequence
- October Daye
- Best Editor, Long Form: Liz Gorinsky (declined)
- Best Professional Artist: Julie Dillon (declined)
- Best Fancast: Tea and Jeopardy (declined)
Other awards
The winners were:[3]
- Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book: Akata Warrior, by Nnedi Okorafor
- John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer: Rebecca Roanhorse
See also
References
- ↑ "2016 WSFS Business Meeting Agenda" (PDF). 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ↑
Worldcon 76 (2017-10-17). "Worldcon 76 Progress Report 1" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 "2018 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. 2018. Retrieved 2021-12-27.