19th World Science Fiction Convention
{{short description|19th Worldcon (1961)}}
{{infobox convention
| name = Seacon, the 19th World Science Fiction Convention
| image =
| caption =
| status =
| genre = Science fiction
| venue = Hyatt House Hotel
| location = Seattle, Washington
| country = United States
| dates = 2–4 September 1961
| organizer =
| filing = Non-profit
| attendance = 270 to 300
}}
The 19th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Seacon, was held on 2–4 September 1961 at the Hyatt House Hotel in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Participants
Attendance was approximately 270 to 300.
= Guests of Honor =
- Robert A. Heinlein
- Harlan Ellison (toastmaster)
Heinlein gave a speech titled "The Future Revisited". He was previously the guest of honor at the 3rd Worldcon, and would again be the guest of honor at the 34th Worldcon.
Awards
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= 1961 Hugo Awards =
- Best Novel: A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr. [J. B. Lippincott, 1959]
- Best Short Story: "The Longest Voyage" by Poul Anderson [Analog Dec 1960]
- Best Dramatic Presentation: The Twilight Zone (TV series) by Rod Serling [CBS]
- Best Professional Magazine: Astounding/Analog edited by John W. Campbell, Jr.
- Best Professional Artist: Ed Emshwiller
- Best Fanzine: Who Killed Science Fiction?, one-shot, edited by Earl Kemp
See also
References
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{{cite web
| publisher=The Robert A. and Virginia Heinlein Archives
| title=OPUS 139, The Future Revisited
| url=http://www.heinleinarchives.net/upload/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=236
| accessdate=2011-09-30
}}
{{cite web
| first=Richard
| last=Lynch
| work=Fan History of the 1960s
| title=Chapter Eight: Worldcons of the 1960s
| url=http://www.smithway.org/history/chap8a.html
| date=1996-03-29
| accessdate=2011-09-30
| url-status=dead
| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927132045/http://www.smithway.org/history/chap8a.html
| archive-date=2011-09-27
}}
{{cite web
| publisher=Seattle Westercon Organizing Committee
| title=SeaCon & Past Bids
| url=http://seattle2011.swoc.org/seacon
| accessdate=2011-09-30
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101114084049/http://seattle2011.swoc.org/seacon
| archive-date=2010-11-14
| url-status=dead
}}
}}
External links
- [http://www.wsfs.org/ World Science Fiction Society]
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{{succession box
| before=18th World Science Fiction Convention
Pittcon I in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States (1960)
| title=List of Worldcons
| years=19th World Science Fiction Convention
Seacon in Seattle, Washington, United States (1961)
| after=20th World Science Fiction Convention
Chicon III in Chicago, Illinois, United States (1962)
}}
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Category:1961 in Washington (state)
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Category:Science fiction conventions in the United States