17th World Science Fiction Convention
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{{infobox convention
| name = Detention, the 17th World Science Fiction Convention
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| genre = Science fiction
| venue = Pick Fort Shelby Hotel
| location = Detroit, Michigan
| country = United States
| dates = 4–7 September 1959
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| attendance = 371
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The 17th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Detention, was held on 4–7 September 1959 at the Pick Fort Shelby Hotel in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
Participants
Attendance was 371.
= Guests of Honor =
- Poul Anderson (pro)
- John Berry (fan)
- Isaac Asimov (toastmaster, "...with the assistance of Robert Bloch")
Awards
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= 1959 Hugo Awards =
- Best Novel: A Case of Conscience, by James Blish
- Best Novelette: "The Big Front Yard", by Clifford D. Simak
- Best Short Story: "That Hell-Bound Train", by Robert Bloch
- Best SF or Fantasy Movie: no winner chosen
- Best Professional Magazine: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, edited by Anthony Boucher and Robert P. Mills
- Best Professional Artist: Frank Kelly Freas
- Best Fanzine: Fanac, edited by Terry Carr and Ron Ellik
- Best New Author of 1958: no winner chosen
See also
References
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{{cite news
| first=Mike
| last=Glyer
| work=File 770
| title=DetCon 1 Names Guests
| url=http://file770.com/?p=14369
| date=2013-09-01
| accessdate=2013-09-06
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{{cite web
| work=The Hugo Awards
| title=1959 Hugo Awards
| publisher=World Science Fiction Society
| url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1959-hugo-awards/
| accessdate=2011-03-07
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110507164537/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1959-hugo-awards/
| archive-date=2011-05-07
| url-status=dead
}}
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External links
- [http://www.nesfa.org/data/LL/LongListNotes.html#1959 NESFA.org: 1959 convention notes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070209104936/http://www.nesfa.org/data/LL/LongListNotes.html#1959 |date=2007-02-09 }}
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{{succession box
| before=16th World Science Fiction Convention
Solacon in Los Angeles, California, United States (1958)
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| years=17th World Science Fiction Convention
Detention in Detroit, Michigan, United States (1959)
| after=18th World Science Fiction Convention
Pittcon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States (1960)
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Category:September 1959 in the United States