51st World Science Fiction Convention

Attendance was 6,602, out of 7,725 paid memberships. Guests of honor The guests of honor were called "Honored Guests". • Larry Niven • Alicia Austin • Tom Digby • Jan Howard Finder • Mark Twain (Dead GoH; "channeled" by Jon DeCles) • Guy Gavriel Kay (toastmaster) At this convention, as one of the "Honored Guests", Larry Niven was carried around the convention in a sedan chair by his fans while wearing a crown. == Awards ==

1993 Hugo Awards • Best Novel: • A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge • and Doomsday Book by Connie Willis (tie) • Best Novella: "Barnacle Bill the Spacer" by Lucius Shepard • Best Novelette: "The Nutcracker Coup" by Janet Kagan • Best Short Story: "Even the Queen" by Connie Willis • Best Non-Fiction Book: A Wealth of Fable: An Informal History of Science Fiction in the 1950s by Harry Warner, Jr. • Best Dramatic Presentation: "The Inner Light" (Star Trek: The Next Generation episode) • Best Professional Editor: Gardner Dozois • Best Professional Artist: Don Maitz • Best Original Artwork: Dinotopia by James Gurney • Best Semiprozine: Science Fiction Chronicle, edited by Andrew I. Porter • Best Fanzine: Mimosa, edited by Dick Lynch & Nicki Lynch • Best Fan Writer: Dave Langford • Best Fan Artist: Peggy Ranson Other awards • Special Award: Takumi Shibano • John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer: Laura Resnick == Notes ==