36th World Science Fiction Convention

The 36th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as IguanaCon II, was held 30 August – 4 September 1978 at the Hyatt Regency, Adams House, Phoenix Convention Center & Symphony Hall in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. The original committee chairman was Greg Brown, who served for the first eighteen months of the convention committee's existence; he was replaced for the final six months prior to the convention and during the convention itself by Tim Kyger; Gary Farber was the "de facto" vice-chairman as well as director of operations during the convention. The guests of honor were Harlan Ellison (pro) and Bill Bowers (fan). Josef Nesvadba had been announced as the European guest of honor for IguanaCon, but he could not get travel papers and did not attend. The toastmaster was F. M. Busby. Total attendance was approximately 4,700. Despite the name, this was the first "IguanaCon".

Awards

* Hugo Awards:
** Best Novel: "Gateway" by Frederik Pohl
** Best Novella: "Stardance" by Spider and Jeanne Robinson
** Best Novelette: "Eyes of Amber" by Joan D. Vinge
** Best Short Story: "Jeffty Is Five" by Harlan Ellison
** Best Dramatic Presentation: ""

** Best Professional Editor: George H. Scithers
** Best Professional Artist: Rick Sternbach
** Best Amateur Magazine: "Locus", edited by Charles N. Brown and Dena Brown
** Best Fan Writer: Richard E. Geis
** Best Fan Artist: Phil Foglio
* John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer: Orson Scott Card
* Gandalf Awards:
** Gandalf Grand Master Award: Poul Anderson
** Gandalf Award for Book-Length Fantasy: "The Silmarillion" by J. R. R. Tolkien (edited by Christopher Tolkien)

See also

* World Science Fiction Society

External links

* [http://www.nesfa.org/data/LL/TheLongList.html NESFA.org: The Long List]
* [http://www.nesfa.org/data/LL/LongListNotes.html#1978 NESFA.org: 1978 convention notes]
* [http://www.hugo.org/hy.html#78 Hugo.org: 1978 Hugo Awards]