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66th World Science Fiction Convention

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Filing status
  
non-profit

Location(s)
  
Denver, Colorado

Inaugurated
  
August 6–10, 2008

The 66th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Denvention 3, was hosted in Denver, Colorado, USA on 6–10 August 2008, at the Colorado Convention Center and Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel (formerly known as the Adam's Mark Hotel). The organizing committee was chaired by Kent Bloom. The attending membership at the convention was 3,751.

Contents

Guests

  • Guests of Honor:
  • Guest of Honor: Lois McMaster Bujold
  • Artist Guest: Rick Sternbach
  • Fan Guest of Honor: Tom Whitmore
  • Music Guest: Kathy Mar
  • Ghost of Honor: Robert A. Heinlein
  • Toastmaster:
  • Wil McCarthy
  • List of notable participants

    In addition to the Guests of Honor, the convention has announced the names of the people participating in the convention program.

    Awards presented

    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, including the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer and the Golden Duck Award, are also presented each year at Worldcon.

    Hugo Awards

  • Best Novel: The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
  • Best Novella: "All Seated on the Ground" by Connie Willis
  • Best Novelette: "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate" by Ted Chiang
  • Best Short Story: "Tideline" by Elizabeth Bear
  • Best Related Book: Brave New Words by Jeff Prucher
  • Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form: Stardust, written by Jane Goldman & Matthew Vaughn, directed by Matthew Vaughn.
  • Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form: Doctor Who: Blink, written by Steven Moffat, directed by Hettie MacDonald.
  • Best Professional Editor, Long Form: David G. Hartwell
  • Best Professional Editor, Short Form: Gordon Van Gelder
  • Best Professional Artist: Stephan Martinière
  • Best Semiprozine: Locus, edited by Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong & Liza Groen Trombi
  • Best Fanzine: File 770, edited by Mike Glyer
  • Best Fan Writer: John Scalzi
  • Best Fan Artist: Brad Foster
  • Other awards

  • John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (not a Hugo Award): Mary Robinette Kowal
  • Special Committee Awards (not a Hugo Award): NASA, NESFA Press
  • Worldcon site selection

    At L.A.con IV, Denver won the right to host the 66th Worldcon, on the third ballot by 12 votes in one of the closest races in Worldcon site selection history.

    The members of Denvention 3 selected Melbourne as the hosting city for the 68th World Science Fiction Convention, to be held in 2010.

    References

    66th World Science Fiction Convention Wikipedia


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