54th World Science Fiction Convention

Attendance was 6,703. Guests of honor • James White (writer) • Roger Corman (media) • Takumi Shibano & Sachiko Shibano (fan) • Elsie Wollheim (special guest of honor; died before the convention) • Connie Willis (toastmaster) == Awards ==

1996 Hugo Awards The 1996 Hugo Award base includes a reel of film and a moonscape as seen in the 1950 film Destination Moon, as an homage to both that film and the work of artist Chesley Bonestell. • Best Novel: The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson • Best Novella: "The Death of Captain Future" by Allen Steele • Best Novelette: "Think Like a Dinosaur" by James Patrick Kelly • Best Short Story: "The Lincoln Train" by Maureen F. McHugh • Best Non-Fiction Book: Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia by John Clute • Best Dramatic Presentation: "The Coming of Shadows" (Babylon 5 episode) • Best Original Artwork: Dinotopia: The World Beneath by James Gurney • Best Professional Editor: Gardner Dozois • Best Professional Artist: Bob Eggleton • Best Semiprozine: Locus, edited by Charles N. Brown • Best Fanzine: Ansible, edited by Dave Langford • Best Fan Writer: Dave Langford • Best Fan Artist: William Rotsler 1946 Retro Hugo Awards • Best Novel: The Mule by Isaac Asimov (Astounding, November/December 1945) • Best Novella: Animal Farm by George Orwell (Secker & Warburg) • Best Novelette: "First Contact" by Murray Leinster (Astounding, May 1945) • Best Short Story: "Uncommon Sense" by Hal Clement (Astounding, September 1945) • Best Dramatic Presentation: The Picture of Dorian Gray • Best Professional Editor: John W. Campbell, Jr. • Best Professional Artist: Virgil Finlay • Best Fanzine: Voice of the Imagi-Nation, edited by Forrest J Ackerman • Best Fan Writer: Forrest J Ackerman • Best Fan Artist: William Rotsler Other awards • John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer: David Feintuch == See also ==