58th World Science Fiction Convention

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The 58th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) was Chicon 2000, which was held in Chicago, USA August 31- September 4, 2000. The venues for 58th Worldcon were Hyatt Regency Chicago, Sofitel Hotel and Fairmont Hotel. The organising committee was chaired by Tom Veal.

The convention had 6,574 members, of whom 5,794 actually attended the convention.

1 Programme and events
- 1.1 Guests of Honour
- 1.2 Worldcon Site Selection
2 Hugo Awards
- 2.1 2000 Hugo Awards
3 Partial List of Participating Writers
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Programme and events

[edit] Guests of Honour

The guests of honour were:

Ben Bova (author)
Bob Eggleton (artist)
Jim Baen (editor)
Bob & Anne Passovoy (fan)
Harry Turtledove (toastmaster)

[edit] Worldcon Site Selection

The 61st World Science Fiction Convention was awarded to Toronto, Canada.

[edit] Hugo Awards

[edit] 2000 Hugo Awards

Best Novel - A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge

Best Novella - "The Winds of Marble Arch" by Connie Willis

Best Novelette - "10¹⁶ to 1" by James Patrick Kelly

Best Short Story - "Scherzo with Dinosaur" by Michael Swanwick

Best Related Book - Science Fiction of the 20th Century: An Illustrated History by Frank M. Robinson

Best Professional Editor - Gardner Dozois

Best Professional Artist - Michael Whelan

Best Dramatic Presentation - Galaxy Quest

Best Semi-Prozine - Locus, Charles N. Brown, ed.

Best Fanzine - File 770, Mike Glyer, ed.

Best Fan Writer - Dave Langford

Best Fan Artist - Joe Mayhew (posthumous)

John W. Campbell Award for New Writers (not a Hugo Award) - Cory Doctorow

[edit] Partial List of Participating Writers

In addition to the guests of honour, Chicon 2000 had 613 program participants taking part in over 1000 programming items. Some of the notable science fiction writers participating to the convention included:

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Preceded by 57th World Science Fiction Convention Aussiecon III in Melbourne, Australia (1999)	List of Worldcons 58th World Science Fiction Convention Chicon 2000 in Chicago, USA (2000)	Succeeded by 59th World Science Fiction Convention Millennium Philcon in Philadelphia, USA (2001)