The 71st World Science Fiction Convention (

Worldcon Worldcon, or more formally the World Science Fiction Convention, the annual convention of the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS), is a science fiction convention. It has been held each year since 1939 (except for the years 1942 to 1945, during ...

), also known as LoneStarCon 3, was held on 29 August–2 September 2013 at the

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, United States. The convention committee was chaired by Randall Shepherd. The convention was organized by Alamo Literary Arts Maintenance Organization, Inc. (ALAMO) which had previously organized

LoneStarCon 2 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 Rivercent ...

, the 55th

World Science Fiction Convention Worldcon, or more formally the World Science Fiction Convention, the annual convention of the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS), is a science fiction convention. It has been held each year since 1939 (except for the years 1942 to 1945, during ...

, held in San Antonio in 1997.

Participants

Attendance was 4,311.

Guests of Honor

* editor Ellen Datlow * author James Gunn * author Norman Spinrad * artist

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(deceased in December 2011) * fan Willie Siros * Paul Cornell (toastmaster) * musician Leslie Fish (special guest) * author

Joe R. Lansdale Joe Richard Lansdale (born October 28, 1951) is an American writer and martial arts instructor. A prose writer in a variety of genres - Western, horror, science fiction, mystery, and suspense - he's also written comic books and screenplays. Se ...

(special guest)

Other program participants

The convention's several hundred program participants included authors Lois McMaster Bujold,

George R.R. Martin George Raymond Richard Martin (born George Raymond Martin; September 20, 1948), also known as GRRM, is an American novelist, screenwriter, television producer and short story writer. He is the author of the series of epic fantasy novels ''A Song ...

Jo Walton Jo Walton (born 1964) is a Welsh and Canadian fantasy and science fiction writer and poet. She is best known for the fantasy novel ''Among Others'', which won the Hugo Award, Hugo and Nebula Awards in 2012, and ''Tooth and Claw (novel), Tooth ...

, Howard Waldrop, and

Bradley Denton Bradley Clayton Denton (born 1958) is an American science fiction author. He has also written other types of fiction, such as the black comedy of his novel ''Blackburn'', about a sympathetic serial killer. He was born in Towanda, Kansas, and atten ...

plus artists John Picacio,

Vincent Villafranca Vincent Villafranca (born January 25, 1969) is an American sculptor. He creates bronze sculptures ranging from traditional wildlife imagery to futuristic science-fiction-based imagery. Biography Early life and education Vincent Villafranca was ...

, and NASA astronaut

Cady Coleman Catherine Grace "Cady" Coleman (born December 14, 1960) is an American chemist, an engineer, a former United States Air Force colonel, and a retired NASA astronaut. She is a veteran of two Space Shuttle missions, and departed the International ...

Programming and events

Programming included hundreds of panels, screenings, concerts, signings, meetings, and other events on topics including women in aerospace, ''

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'', molecular gastronomy, the Vatican library, the histories of both science fiction and its fandom, plus readings of current work by attending authors. More than a dozen panels focused on Texas and its role in speculative fiction plus nearly as many on the life and work of author

Robert E. Howard Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906June 11, 1936) was an American writer. He wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subge ...

Masquerade

The LoneStarCon3 masquerade was held on Friday, 31 August with 29 entrants. The masquerade director was Jill Eastlake and the master of ceremonies was Paul Cornell. The judges were John O'Halloran, Pierre Pettinger and Sandy Pettinger for performance; and John Hertz and Michele Weinstein for workmanship. The winners, across four experience-based categories, were:

Young Fan division

Workmanship awards: * Best Leatherwork: "Lady Lattitude" and "Wingnut" by Robyn Facile, Lillian Facile and Steward Facile * Best Sewing and Applique: "

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" by Candace Pohle Performance awards: * Most Royal: "Medieval Princesses" by Emma Jackson and Hope Jackson * Best Story: " Ni no Kuni" by Niki Hyatt, Micah Joel Hyatt, Tori Hyatt, and Malachi Hyatt * Best Recreation: "Kirby Pikachu" by Candace Pohler * Most Beautiful: "Lady Lattitude" by Robyn Facile * Best in Class: "Wingnut" by Lillian Facile

Novice division

Workmanship awards: * Best Construction of Fur Suit Heads: "Project F-Zero-X" by Jay Brandt * Most Ingenious Use of Mundane Substance: "AirProof" (

balloon modelling Balloon modelling or balloon twisting is the shaping of special modelling balloons into almost any given shape, often a balloon animal. People who create balloon animals and other twisted balloon decoration sculptures are called Twisters, Ballo ...

) by Don Clary * Best Entry Made on Site: "AirProof" (balloon modelling) by Don Clary * Best Additions and Alterations: "Emmaleen and her Flying Machine" by Sharon Bass and Barb Galler-Smith * Best Use of Found Objects: "Her Majesty Jadis, Empress of Charm and Queen of Narnia" by S. Kay Nash Performance awards: * Honorable Mention for Presentation: "Emmaleen and her Flying Machine" by Sharon Bass and Barb Galler-Smith * Honorable Mention for Chaos: "Randomly Generated Character" by Tamisan * Dr. Moreau Award: "Project F-Zero-X" by Jay Brandt and Victoria Brandt * Deep in the Heart of Texas Award: "AirProof" (balloon modelling) by Don Clary and James Cossaboon * Great Balloons of Fire Award: "AirProof" (balloon modelling) by Don Clary and James Cossaboon * Best in Class: " Daenerys Targaryen" by Andrea Morrison

Journeyman division

Workmanship awards: * Best Arrangement of Transformation: "A Crack in Time and Space" ( TARDIS) by Sabine Furlong * Best Engineering: "Stinza Nickerson, Half-Horse" by Wendy Snyder * Best in Class: " Beren and Luthien" by Lorretta Morgan Performance awards: * Best Transformation: "A Crack in Time and Space" (TARDIS) by Sabine Furlong * Most Beautiful: "The Dragon Lady" by April Korbel * Best in Class: "Beren and Luthien" by Tim Morgan and Lorretta Morgan

Master division

Workmanship awards: * Best Hand Painting: "TARDIS in Vortex" by Steward Facile * Best in Class: "Saucer Country" by Kevin Roche, Andrew Trembley, Julie Zetterberg, Greg Sardo, Jerry Majors Patterson, Ken Patterson, Chuck Serface, and Nova Mellow as "Daisy" Performance awards: * Most Humorous: "Public Service Announcement" (Star Trek) by Rebecca Hewett, Kevin Hewett, Serge Mailloux, and Janice Gelb * Close Encounters of the Texas Kind Award: "Saucer Country" by Kevin Roche, Andrew Trembley, Julie Zetterberg, Greg Sardo, Jerry Majors Patterson, Ken Patterson, Chuck Serface, and Nova Mellow as "Daisy" * Best in Class: "Saucer Country" by Kevin Roche, Andrew Trembley, Julie Zetterberg, Greg Sardo, Jerry Majors Patterson, Ken Patterson, Chuck Serface, and Nova Mellow as "Daisy"

Overall

* Judge's Choice Award: "Stinza Nickerson, Half-Horse" by Wendy Snyder * Best in Show: "Otilia" (a character from the ''

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'' webcomic) by Aurora Celeste

Awards

2013 Hugo Awards

The base for the 2013 Hugo trophy was cast in bronze by artist

and depicts an astronaut and several aliens reading books while seated around the globe on which the traditional Hugo Award rocket has landed. The Hugo ceremony was hosted by toastmaster Paul Cornell in the Grand Ballroom of the

in downtown San Antonio. Presentations included the Big Heart Award to Tom Veal by First Fandom, an '' in memoriam'' reel featuring music by Leslie Fish, and a comedy routine by author

Robert Silverberg Robert Silverberg (born January 15, 1935) is an American author and editor, best known for writing science fiction. He is a multiple winner of both Hugo and Nebula Awards, a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, and a Grand ...

. The proceedings were broadcast in partnership with Ustream but technical issues on-site kept the entire ceremony from being broadcast live. * Best Novel: '' Redshirts: A Novel with Three Codas'' by

John Scalzi John Michael Scalzi II (born May 10, 1969) is an American science fiction author and former president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He is best known for his ''Old Man's War'' series, three novels of which have been nom ...

* Best Novella: " The Emperor's Soul" by

Brandon Sanderson Brandon Winn Sanderson (born December 19, 1975) is an American author of high fantasy and science fiction. He is best known for the Cosmere fictional universe, in which most of his fantasy novels, most notably the ''Mistborn'' series and ''The ...

* Best Novelette: " The Girl-Thing Who Went Out for Sushi" by

Pat Cadigan Patricia Oren Kearney Cadigan (born September 10, 1953) is a British-American science fiction author, whose work is most often identified with the cyberpunk movement. Her novels and short stories often explore the relationship between the human ...

* Best Short Story: " Mono no Aware" by

Ken Liu Ken Liu (born 1976) is an American author of science fiction and fantasy. His epic fantasy series ''The Dandelion Dynasty'', which he describes as silkpunk, is published by Simon & Schuster. Liu has won Hugo and Nebula Awards for his short fic ...

* Best Related Work: ''

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Season Seven'' by

, Dan Wells,

Mary Robinette Kowal Mary Robinette Kowal (; born February 8, 1969) is an American author and puppeteer. Originally a puppeteer by primary trade after receiving a bachelor's degree in art education, she became art director for science fiction magazines and by 2010 was ...

, Howard Tayler, and Jordan Sanderson * Best Graphic Story: ''

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, Volume One'', written by

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, illustrated by

Fiona Staples Fiona Staples is a Canadian comic book artist known for her work on books such as ''North 40'', '' DV8: Gods and Monsters'', ''T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents'', '' Archie'', and '' Saga''. She has been described as one of the best artists working in the in ...

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form The Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation is given each year for theatrical films, television episodes, or other dramatized works related to science fiction or fantasy released in the previous calendar year. Originally the award covered both ...

: ''

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'', screenplay and directed by

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: ''

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'', " Blackwater", written by

, directed by Neil Marshall * Best Professional Editor, Long Form:

Patrick Nielsen Hayden Patrick James Nielsen Hayden (born Patrick James Hayden January 2, 1959), is an American science fiction editor, fan, fanzine publisher, essayist, reviewer, anthologist, teacher and blogger. He is a World Fantasy Award and Hugo Award winner (wi ...

* Best Professional Editor, Short Form:

Stanley Schmidt Stanley Albert Schmidt (born March 7, 1944) is an American science fiction author and editor. Between 1978 and 2012 he served as editor of ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' magazine. Biography Schmidt was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and graduate ...

* Best Professional Artist: John Picacio * Best Semiprozine: '' Clarkesworld'', edited by Neil Clarke, Jason Heller,

Sean Wallace Sean Wallace (born January 1, 1976) is an American science fiction, fantasy, and horror anthologist, editor, and publisher best known for founding the publishing house Prime Books and for co-editing three magazines, ''Clarkesworld Magazine'', ''T ...

, and Kate Baker * Best Fanzine: ''

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'', edited by John DeNardo, JP Frantz, and Patrick Hester * Best Fan Writer: Tansy Rayner Roberts * Best Fan Artist: Galen Dara * Best Fancast: '' SF Squeecast'', by

Elizabeth Bear Sarah Bear Elizabeth Wishnevsky (born September 22, 1971) is an American author who works primarily in speculative fiction genres, writing under the name Elizabeth Bear. She won the 2005 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, the 2008 Hugo A ...

, Paul Cornell,

Seanan McGuire Seanan McGuire (pronounced SHAWN-in; born January 5, 1978 in Martinez, California) is an American author and filker. McGuire is known for her urban fantasy novels. She uses the pseudonym Mira Grant to write science fiction/ horror and the pseudon ...

Lynne M. Thomas Lynne M. Thomas is an American librarian, podcaster and award-winning editor. She has won ten Hugo Awards for editing and podcasting in the science fiction genre. She is perhaps best known as the co-publisher and co-editor-in-chief of the Hugo ...

Catherynne M. Valente Catherynne M. Valente (born May 5, 1979) is an American fiction writer, poet, and literary critic. For her speculative fiction novels she has won the annual James Tiptree, Andre Norton, and Mythopoeic Fantasy awards. Her short fiction has a ...

(presenters), and David McHone-Chase (technical producer)

Other awards

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer The ''Astounding'' Award for Best New Writer (formerly the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer) is given annually to the best new writer whose first professional work of science fiction or fantasy was published within the two previous ...

Mur Lafferty Mur Lafferty (born July 25, 1973) is an American podcaster and writer based in Durham, North Carolina. She was the editor and host of ''Escape Pod (podcast), Escape Pod'' from 2010, when she took over from Steve Eley, until 2012, when she was rep ...

* First Fandom Big Heart Award: Tom Veal * Rhysling Award, Long Poem: ''Into Flight'' by Andrew Robert Sutton * Rhysling Award, Short Poem: "The Cat Star" by Terry A. Garey * Sidewise Award for Alternate History, Long Form:

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, ''

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'' * Sidewise Award for Alternate History, Short Form:

Rick Wilber Rick Wilber is an American author, poet, editor and teacher. His novel, ''Alien Morning'' (Tor, 2016), was a finalist for the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel of 2017, and other novels include ''The Cold Road'' (Tor ...

, "Something Real"

LoneStarCon 3 Film Festival

* Best SF&F Short Film: ''Ray Bradbury’s Kaleidoscope'' (USA), director: Eric Tozzi * Best Animation Short Film: ''Oh Super'' (USA), director: Mike Roberts * Best Horror Short Film: ''CARGOLS! (Snails)'' (Spain), director: Geoffrey Cowper * Best Fan Film: ''

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'': "Pilot - Pilgrim of Eternity" (USA), director: Vic Mignogna * Best Feature Film: ''Chill'' (USA), directors: Noelle Bye and Meredith Holland

Site selection

Committees who had announced bids to host the 2013 Worldcon included "

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in 2013", "Texas in 2013" (

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), and a hoax bid for "

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in 5773". Only "Texas in 2013" qualified to be on the official ballot. As such, Texas' bid to host the Worldcon was formally unopposed and won in balloting among members of Renovation, the

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, held in

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, in August 2011. With 760 valid ballots cast, Texas received 694 votes beating out No Preference with 25 and None of the Above with 14. Write-in candidates included Xerpes with 6, Minneapolis with 5, Denton with 5,

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with 3, and a number of single-vote entries.

Future site selection

2015 Worldcon

Three committees announced bids and qualified to be on the site selection ballot for the 73rd World Science Fiction Convention: "

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in 2015" to be held August 6–10, 2015, " Spokane in 2015" to be held August 19–23, 2015, and " Orlando in 2015" to be held September 2–6, 2015. The first contested Worldcon selection since the 2006 vote for the 2008 Worldcon site saw active campaigning and drew celebrity endorsements. Spokane won the site selection contest on the third round of ballot counting in Australian-style preferential balloting. Spokane finished with 645 votes, gaining a majority over Helsinki with 610. Orlando was dropped in the second round with 307 votes and "none of the above" had been eliminated in the first round. Spokane's Worldcon is named " Sasquan".

2014 NASFiC

Two committees announced bids and qualified to be on the site selection ballot for the 2014

North American Science Fiction Convention NASFiC, a.k.a. the North American Science Fiction Convention, is a science fiction convention scheduled only during years where the Worldcon is being held outside the North American continent. NASFiC bids are voted on by the membership of the Wor ...

(NASFiC): "

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in 2014" to be held 17–20 July 2014, and " Phoenix in 2014" to be held 30 July–3 August 2014. Detroit's bid was certified as the winner with 231 votes over Phoenix with 210 votes. Detroit needed at least 223 votes to win in the first round, based on the total of 453 valid votes cast. Detroit's NASFiC is named "

Detcon1 Detcon1 was the 11th occasional North American Science Fiction Convention (NASFiC). It was held in Detroit, Michigan, from July 17–20, 2014, in the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center. This NASFiC was scheduled because London, England, w ...

References

External links

LoneStarCon 3 official website
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