• Source: 12th World Science Fiction Convention

The 12th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as SFCon, was held on 3–6 September 1954 at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco, California, United States.
The chairmen were Lester Cole and Gary Nelson.




Participants


Attendance was approximately 700.




= Guests of Honor

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John W. Campbell, Jr.




Awards






= 1954 Retro Hugo Awards

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The previous Worldcon (the 11th) was the first one in which Hugo Awards were awarded. The 12th Worldcon did not continue the tradition, but since the next one (the 13th), Hugo Awards have been a permanent fixture of the conventions.
However, in 2004 at the 62nd World Science Fiction Convention held in Boston, a set of Retro Hugo Awards were presented to honor work that would have been Hugo-eligible had the awards been awarded in 1954:

Best Novel: Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
Best Novella: "A Case of Conscience," by James Blish
Best Novelette: "Earthman, Come Home," by James Blish
Best Short Story: "The Nine Billion Names of God," by Arthur C. Clarke
Best Related Book: Conquest of the Moon, by Wernher von Braun, Fred L. Whipple & Willy Ley
Best Professional Editor: John W. Campbell, Jr.
Best Professional Artist: Chesley Bonestell
Best Dramatic Presentation: The War of the Worlds
Best Fanzine: Slant, Walt Willis, editor; James White, art editor
Best Fan Writer: Bob Tucker




See also


Hugo Award
Science fiction
Speculative fiction
World Science Fiction Society
Worldcon




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• 12th World Science Fiction Convention
• North American Science Fiction Convention
• 13th World Science Fiction Convention
• 11th World Science Fiction Convention
• 9th World Science Fiction Convention
• List of Worldcons
• Museum of Pop Culture
• Genre fiction
• Eurocon
• E. E. Smith bibliography