29th World Science Fiction Convention

Noreascon I, the 29th World Science Fiction Convention
Genre	Science fiction
Venue	Sheraton-Boston Hotel
Location(s)	Boston, Massachusetts
Country	United States
Inaugurated	September 2-6, 1971
Attendance	1,600
Filing status	non-profit

The 29th World Science Fiction Convention, also known as Noreascon I, was held September 2–6, 1971, at the Sheraton-Boston Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

The chairman was Tony Lewis. The guests of honor were Clifford D. Simak (pro) and Harry Warner, Jr. (fan). The toastmaster was Robert Silverberg. Total attendance was approximately 1,600.

The convention is mentioned in the preface to The Ringworld Engineers for the MIT students who pointed out that the Ringworld would be unstable.

Awards

The Hugo Awards, named after Hugo Gernsback, are presented every year for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. Results are based on the ballots submitted by members of the World Science Fiction Society. Other awards are also presented each year at Worldcon.

Hugo Awards

• Best Novel: Ringworld by Larry Niven
• Best Novella: "Ill Met in Lankhmar" by Fritz Leiber
• Best Short Story: "Slow Sculpture" by Theodore Sturgeon
• Best Professional Magazine: Fantasy & Science Fiction
• Best Professional Artist: Leo Dillon and Diane Dillon
• Best Fanzine: Locus, edited by Charles N. Brown and Dena Brown
• Best Fan Writer: Richard E. Geis
• Best Fan Artist: Alicia Austin

See also

• World Science Fiction Society

External links

• Noreascon website
• NESFA.org: The Long List
• NESFA.org: 1971 convention notes
• Hugo.org: 1971 Hugo Awards

Preceded by 28th World Science Fiction Convention Heicon '70 in Heidelberg, Germany (1970)

List of Worldcons 29th World Science Fiction Convention in Boston, USA (1971)

Succeeded by 30th World Science Fiction Convention L.A.Con I in Los Angeles, USA (1972)