45th World Science Fiction Convention
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| name = Conspiracy '87, the 45th World Science Fiction Convention
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| genre = Science fiction
| venue = Metropole Hotel and The Brighton Centre
| location = Brighton
| country = United Kingdom
| dates = 27 August–1 September 1987
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| filing = non-profit
| attendance = 4,009
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The 45th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Conspiracy '87, was held on 27 August–1 September 1987 at the Metropole Hotel and The Brighton Centre in Brighton, United Kingdom.
The initial chairman was Malcolm Edwards, who had to scale back his involvement several months before the con, and was succeeded by Paul Oldroyd with the title of "coordinator", later recognised as chairman.
Participants
Attendance was 4,009, out of 5,425 paid memberships.
= Guests of Honour =
- Doris Lessing (UK)
- Alfred Bester (US) (did not attend, due to poor health)
- Arkady Strugatsky and Boris Strugatsky (USSR)
- Jim Burns (artist)
- Ray Harryhausen (film)
- Joyce Slater & Ken Slater (fan)
- David Langford (special fan)
- Brian W. Aldiss (toastmaster)
Awards
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= 1987 Hugo Awards =
- Best Novel: Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
- Best Novella: "Gilgamesh in the Outback" by Robert Silverberg
- Best Novelette: "Permafrost" by Roger Zelazny
- Best Short Story: "Tangents" by Greg Bear
- Best Non-Fiction Book: Trillion Year Spree by Brian Aldiss with David Wingrove
- Best Dramatic Presentation: Aliens
- Best Semiprozine: Locus, edited by Charles N. Brown
- Best Professional Editor: Terry Carr
- Best Professional Artist: Jim Burns
- Best Fanzine: Ansible, edited by Dave Langford
- Best Fan Writer: Dave Langford
- Best Fan Artist: Brad Foster
= Other awards =
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100110085511/http://www.nesfa.org/data/LL/TheLongList.html NESFA.org: The Long List]
- [http://www.nesfa.org/data/LL/LongListNotes.html#1987 NESFA.org: 1987 convention notes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070209104936/http://www.nesfa.org/data/LL/LongListNotes.html#1987 |date=2007-02-09 }}
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ConFederation in Atlanta, Georgia, United States (1986)
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Conspiracy '87 in Brighton, UK (1987)
| after=46th World Science Fiction Convention
Nolacon II in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (1988)
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Category:English science fiction