50th World Science Fiction Convention
{{short description|50th Worldcon (1992)}}
{{infobox convention
| name = MagiCon, the 50th World Science Fiction Convention
| image =
| caption =
| status =
| genre = Science fiction
| venue = The Peabody Orlando, Clarion Hotel, and the Orange County Convention Center
| location = Orlando, Florida
| country = United States
| dates = 3–7 September 1992
| organizer =
| filing = non-profit
| attendance = 5,319
| website =
}}
The 50th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as MagiCon, was held on 3–7 September 1992 at the Clarion Hotel, The Peabody Orlando, and the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, United States.
The chairman was Joe Siclari. The vice-chairman was Becky Thomson.
Participants
Attendance was 5,319, out of 6,368 paid memberships.
= Guests of Honor =
- Jack Vance (pro)
- Vincent Di Fate (artist)
- Walter A. Willis (fan)
- Spider Robinson (toastmaster)
- Mike Resnick (oastmaster for the Meet-the-Pros party)
Awards
= 1992 Hugo Awards =
The 1992 Hugo Award base included a black stone backdrop featuring an astronomical scene hand-painted by base designer Phil Tortoricci. The base included orange grating from Cape Canaveral's Pad 29, launch site of America's first successful space satellite, Explorer I.
- Best Novel: Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold
- Best Novella: "Beggars in Spain" by Nancy Kress
- Best Novelette: "Gold" by Isaac Asimov
- Best Short Story: "A Walk in the Sun" by Geoffrey A. Landis
- Best Non-Fiction Book: The World of Charles Addams by Charles Addams
- Best Dramatic Presentation: Terminator 2: Judgment Day
- Best Professional Editor: Gardner Dozois
- Best Professional Artist: Michael Whelan
- Best Original Artwork: cover of The Summer Queen by Michael Whelan
- Best Semiprozine: Locus, edited by Charles N. Brown
- Best Fanzine: Mimosa, edited by Dick Lynch & Nicki Lynch
- Best Fan Writer: Dave Langford
- Best Fan Artist: Brad W. Foster
= Other awards =
See also
References
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{{cite web
| work=The Hugo Awards
| title=1992 Hugo Awards
| publisher=World Science Fiction Society
| url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1992-hugo-awards/
| access-date=2011-03-04
| url-status=dead
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110507164723/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1992-hugo-awards/
| archive-date=2011-05-07
}}
{{cite news
| first=Mike
| last=Glyer
| author-link=Mike Glyer
| work=File 770
| title=How Tall Is The Hugo?
| url=http://file770.com/?p=378
| date=2008-08-01
| access-date=2012-08-28
}}
}}
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#1992 NESFA.org: 1992 convention notes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070209104936/http://www.nesfa.org/data/LL/LongListNotes.html#1992 |date=2007-02-09 }}
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{{succession box
| before=49th World Science Fiction Convention
Chicon V in Chicago, Illinois, United States (1991)
| title=List of Worldcons
| years=50th World Science Fiction Convention
MagiCon in Orlando, Florida, United States (1992)
| after=51st World Science Fiction Convention
ConFrancisco in San Francisco, California, United States (1993)
}}
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Category:1992 in the United States
Category:Events in Orlando, Florida