55th World Science Fiction Convention
{{short description|55th Worldcon (1997)}}
{{infobox convention
| name = LoneStarCon 2, the 55th World Science Fiction Convention
| image = File:55th World Science Fiction Convention logo.png
| caption =
| status =
| genre = Science fiction
| venue = Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
| location = San Antonio, Texas
| country = United States
| dates = 28 August–1 September 1997
| organizer = Austin Literary Arts Maintenance Organization, Inc.
| filing = 501(c)(3) non-profit
| attendance = 4,634
| website = [http://www.alamo-sf.org/lonestarcon2/index.html alamo-sf.org/lonestarcon2]
}}
The 55th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as LoneStarCon 2, also known as "The Second Occasional LoneStarCon Science Fiction Convention & Chili Cook-off", was held on 28 August–1 September 1997 at the Marriott Rivercenter, Marriott Riverwalk, and the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas, United States. The first LoneStarCon, held in Austin, Texas, had been the North American Science Fiction Convention (NASFiC) in 1985, when the 43rd Worldcon was held in Australia.
The supporting organization was the Austin Literary Arts Maintenance Organization (ALAMO). The chairman was Karen Meschke.
Participants
Attendance was 4,634, out of 5,614 paid memberships.
= Guests of Honor =
- Algis Budrys (pro)
- Michael Moorcock (pro)
- Don Maitz (artist)
- Roy Tackett (fan)
- Neal Barrett, Jr. (toastmaster)
Awards
= 1997 Hugo Awards =
- Best Novel: Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
- Best Novella: "Blood of the Dragon" by George R. R. Martin
- Best Novelette: "Bicycle Repairman" by Bruce Sterling
- Best Short Story: "The Soul Selects Her Own Society: Invasion and Repulsion: A Chronological Reinterpretation of Two of Emily Dickinson's Poems: A Wellsian Perspective" by Connie Willis
- Best Non-Fiction Book: Time and Chance: an Autobiography by L. Sprague de Camp
- Best Dramatic Presentation: "Severed Dreams" (Babylon 5 episode)
- Best Professional Editor: Gardner Dozois
- Best Professional Artist: Bob Eggleton
- Best Semiprozine: Locus, edited by Charles N. Brown
- Best Fanzine: Mimosa, edited by Nicki Lynch & Rich Lynch
- Best Fan Writer: Dave Langford
- Best Fan Artist: William Rotsler
= Other awards =
See also
References
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{{cite news
| first=Joe
| last=Abell
| newspaper=San Antonio Express-News
| title=Sci-fi practitioners honored at convention
| url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SAEC&p_theme=saec&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAFE7F026213799&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM
| date=1997-08-31
| access-date=2009-09-09
}}
{{cite news
| first=Allen
| last=Varney
| newspaper=The Austin Chronicle
| location=Austin, TX
| publisher=Nick Barbaro
| title=Not Just for Geeks: Gaming at Worldcon 97
| url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/books/1997-09-19/518420/
| date=1997-09-19
| access-date=2013-09-11
}}
{{cite news
| newspaper=The Austin Chronicle
| location=Austin, TX
| publisher=Nick Barbaro
| title=Hugo Award Winners 1997
| url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/books/1997-09-19/518421/
| date=1997-09-19
| access-date=2013-09-11
}}
{{cite news
| first=Adrienne
| last=Martini
| newspaper=The Austin Chronicle
| location=Austin, TX
| publisher=Nick Barbaro
| title=Beyond the Multiverse: Author Michael Moorcock
| url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/books/1997-09-19/518422/
| date=1997-09-19
| access-date=2013-09-11
}}
{{cite news
| newspaper=The Austin Chronicle
| location=Austin, TX
| publisher=Nick Barbaro
| title=Quotes From Lonestarcon2
| url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/books/1997-09-19/518415/
| date=1997-09-19
| access-date=2013-09-11
}}
{{cite news
| first=Robert
| last=Faires
| newspaper=The Austin Chronicle
| location=Austin, TX
| publisher=Nick Barbaro
| title=From Scully to Spock: The Sights and Sounds of Worldcon
| url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/books/1997-09-19/518419/
| date=1997-09-19
| access-date=2013-09-11
}}
{{cite news
| first=Dorman T.
| last=Shindler
| newspaper=San Antonio Express-News
| title=Sci-fi convention toastmaster prefers life a bit 'off the wall'
| url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SAEC&p_theme=saec&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAFE7EFF8A5C412&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM
| date=1997-08-31
| access-date=2009-09-09
}}
{{cite web
| work=The Hugo Awards
| title=1997 Hugo Awards
| publisher=World Science Fiction Society
| url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1997-hugo-awards/
| access-date=2011-02-28
| url-status=dead
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110507164739/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1997-hugo-awards/
| archive-date=2011-05-07
}}
{{cite news
| first=Joe
| last=Abell
| newspaper=San Antonio Express-News
| title=Sci-fi meets the Alamo: World convention to draw thousands of genre's fans and luminaries
| url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SAEC&p_theme=saec&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAFE7EE9CB1A8D3&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM
| date=1997-08-24
| access-date=2009-09-09
| quote=A galaxy of the brightest stars in the science-fiction universe will coalesce over San Antonio Thursday when the 55th World Science Fiction Convention kicks off the Labor Day weekend at the Convention Center.
}}
}}
External links
- [http://www.alamo-sf.org/lonestarcon2/index.html LoneStarCon 2, the 1997 Worldcon: Internet Information Center]
- [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#1997 NESFA.org: 1997 convention notes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070209104936/http://www.nesfa.org/data/LL/LongListNotes.html#1997 |date=2007-02-09 }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070225141913/http://www.hugo.org/hy.html#97 Hugo.org: 1997 Hugo Awards]
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{{succession box
| before=54th World Science Fiction Convention
L.A.con III in Anaheim, California, United States (1996)
| title=List of Worldcons
| years=55th World Science Fiction Convention
LoneStarCon 2 in San Antonio, Texas, United States (1997)
| after=56th World Science Fiction Convention
BucConeer in Baltimore, Maryland, United States (1998)
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Category:1997 in the United States
Category:Culture of San Antonio