62nd World Science Fiction Convention

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The 62nd World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) was Noreascon 4, which was held in Boston, Massachusetts from 2 August to 6 August 2004. The venues for 63rd Worldcon were Hynes Convention Center, Sheraton Boston Hotel and Boston Marriott Copley Place. The organising committee was chaired by Deb Geisler.

The convention had 7094 members, of whom 5651 actually attended the convention.

Contents 1 Programme and events 1.1 Guests of Honour 1.2 Worldcon Site Selection 2 Hugo Awards 2.1 2004 Hugo Awards 2.2 1954 Retrospective Hugo Awards 3 List of Participating Writers 4 See also 5 External link

[edit] Programme and events

[edit] Guests of Honour

The guests of honour were:

• Terry Pratchett (pro)
• William Tenn (pro)
• Jack Speer (fan)
• Peter Weston (fan)

[edit] Worldcon Site Selection

The 65th World Science Fiction Convention was awarded to Nippon 2007 in the city of Yokohama, Japan. The convention will be the first to be held in Asia.

[edit] Hugo Awards

[edit] 2004 Hugo Awards

Best Novel - Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold

Best Novella - "The Cookie Monster" by Vernor Vinge

Best Novelette - "Legions in Time" by Michael Swanwick

Best Short Story - "A Study in Emerald" by Neil Gaiman

Best Related Book - The Chesley Awards for Science Fiction and Fantasy Art: A Retrospective by John Grant, Elizabeth L. Humphrey, and Pamela D. Scoville

Best Professional Editor - Gardner Dozois

Best Professional Artist - Bob Eggleton

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form - Gollum’s Acceptance Speech at the 2003 MTV Movie Awards

Best Semi-Prozine - Locus, Charles N. Brown, Jennifer A. Hall, and Kirsten Gong-Wong, eds.

Best Fanzine - Emerald City, Cheryl Morgan, ed.

Best Fan Writer - Dave Langford

Best Fan Artist - Frank Wu

John W. Campbell Award for New Writers (not a Hugo Award) - Jay Lake

Special Noreascon Four Committee Award (not a Hugo Award) - Erwin "Filthy Pierre" Strauss

[edit] 1954 Retrospective Hugo Awards

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, Short Form — The War of the Worlds

Best Fanzine — Slant, Walt Willis, editor; James White, art editor

Best Fan Writer — Bob Tucker

[edit] List of Participating Writers

In addition to the guests of honour, notable science fiction writers participating to the convention included:

• Brian Aldiss
• Kevin J. Anderson
• John Clute
• Neil Gaiman
• Elizabeth Hand
• Harry Harrison
• Larry Niven
• Robert Sheckley
• Robert Silverberg
• Michael Swanwick
• Harry Turtledove
• Connie Willis

[edit] See also

• Hugo Award
• World Science Fiction Society
• Worldcon

[edit] External link

• Homepage of Noreascon

Preceded by 61st World Science Fiction Convention Torcon III in Toronto, Canada (2003)

List of Worldcons 62nd World Science Fiction Convention Noreascon IV in Boston, USA (2004)

Succeeded by 63rd World Science Fiction Convention Interaction in Glasgow, Scotland (2005)