39th World Science Fiction Convention

The 39th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Denvention II, was held on 3–7 September 1981 at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel in Denver, Colorado, United States.

The chairmen were Suzanne Carnival and Don C. Thompson.

Participants

Attendance was 3,792.

Guests of honor

Clifford D. Simak (pro) C. L. Moore (pro) Rusty Hevelin (fan) Ed Bryant (toastmaster)

Awards

1981 Hugo Awards

Best Novel: The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge Best Novella: "Lost Dorsai" by Gordon R. Dickson Best Novelette: "The Cloak and the Staff" by Gordon R. Dickson Best Short Story: "Grotto of the Dancing Deer" by Clifford D. Simak Best Non-Fiction Book: Cosmos by Carl Sagan Best Dramatic Presentation: The Empire Strikes Back Best Professional Editor: Edward L. Ferman Best Professional Artist: Michael Whelan Best Fanzine: Locus, edited by Charles N. Brown Best Fan Writer: Susan Wood Best Fan Artist: Victoria Poyser

Other awards

Special Award: Edward L. Ferman for his effort to expand and improve the field John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer: Somtow Sucharitkul

39th World Science Fiction Convention

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