The 21st 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, durin ...

), also known as Discon I, was held on 31 August–2 September 1963 at the Statler-Hilton Hotel in

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, United States. The chairman was

George Scithers George H. Scithers (May 14, 1929 – April 19, 2010) was an American science fiction fan, author and editor. A long-time member of the World Science Fiction Society, he published a fanzine starting in the 1950s, wrote short stories, and moved ...

Participants

Attendance was approximately 600.

Guests of Honor

Murray Leinster Murray Leinster (June 16, 1896 – June 8, 1975) was a pen name of William Fitzgerald Jenkins, an American writer of genre fiction, particularly of science fiction. He wrote and published more than 1,500 short stories and articles, 14 movie ...

* Isaac Asimov (toastmaster)

Programming and events

Following the convention, Advent:Publishers published ''The Proceedings: Discon'', edited by Richard Eney. The book includes transcripts of lectures and panels given during the course of the convention and includes numerous photographs as well.

Awards

1963 Hugo Awards

* Best Novel: ''

The Man in the High Castle ''The Man in the High Castle'' (1962), by Philip K. Dick, is an alternative history novel wherein the Axis Powers won World War II. The story occurs in 1962, fifteen years after the end of the war in 1947, and depicts the political intrigues b ...

'' by Philip K. Dick * Best Fiction: "

The Dragon Masters ''The Dragon Masters'' is a science fiction novella by American author Jack Vance. It was first published in ''Galaxy'' magazine, August 1962, and in 1963 in book form, as half of Ace Double F-185 (with '' The Five Gold Bands''). It won the Hugo ...

" by

Jack Vance John Holbrook Vance (August 28, 1916 – May 26, 2013) was an American mystery, fantasy, and science fiction writer. Though most of his work has been published under the name Jack Vance, he also wrote several mystery novels under pen names. ...

* Best Professional Artist: Roy G. Krenkel * Best Professional Magazine: ''

Fantasy & Science Fiction ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' (usually referred to as ''F&SF'') is a U.S. fantasy and science fiction magazine first published in 1949 by Mystery House, a subsidiary of Lawrence Spivak's Mercury Press. Editors Anthony Boucher ...

'' * Best Amateur Magazine: '' Xero'', edited by

Richard Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stro ...

and Pat Lupoff

Other awards

* Special Award:

P. Schuyler Miller Peter Schuyler Miller (February 21, 1912 – October 13, 1974) was an American science fiction writer and critic. Life Miller was raised in New York's Mohawk Valley, which led to a lifelong interest in the Iroquois Indians. He pursued this as ...

for book reviews in ''

Analog Analog or analogue may refer to: Computing and electronics * Analog signal, in which information is encoded in a continuous variable ** Analog device, an apparatus that operates on analog signals *** Analog electronics, circuits which use analog ...

'' magazine * Special Award: Isaac Asimov for science articles in ''

'' * First Fandom Hall of Fame: E. E. "Doc" Smith

References

External links

NESFA.org: The Long List

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