The 80th World Science Fiction Convention (

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), also known as Chicon 8, was held on 1–5 September 2022 in

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, United States.

Participants

Guests of Honor

Tananarive Due Tananarive Priscilla Due ( ) (born January 5, 1966) is an American author and educator. Due won the American Book Award for her novel '' The Living Blood'' (2001), and the Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel, the Shirley Jackson Award for Best ...

and

Steven Barnes Steven Barnes (born March 1, 1952) is an American science fiction, fantasy, and mystery writer. He has written novels, short fiction, screen plays for television, scripts for comic books, animation, newspaper copy, and magazine articles. Earl ...

(author) * Edie Stern (fan) * Joe Siclari * Erle Korshak ''died in 2021'' *

Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz (born May 7, 1969) is an American journalist, editor, and author of both fiction and nonfiction. From 1999 to 2008, Newitz wrote a syndicated weekly column called ''Techsploitation'', and from 2000 to 2004 was the culture editor o ...

(toastmaster) *

Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders (born July 24, 1969) is an American writer specializing in speculative fiction. She has written several novels as well as shorter fiction, published in magazines and on websites, and hosted podcasts; these works cater to both ...

(toastmaster) *

Charles de Lint Charles de Lint (born December 22, 1951) is a Canadian writer. Primarily a writer of fantasy fiction, he has composed works of urban fantasy, contemporary magical realism, and mythic fiction. Along with authors like Terri Windling, Emma Bull ...

(author) ''declined due to family reasons'' *

Floyd Norman Floyd Ernest Norman (born June 22, 1935) is an American animator, writer, and cartoonist. Over the course of his career, he has worked for various animation companies, among them Walt Disney Animation Studios, Hanna-Barbera Productions, Ruby-Sp ...

(artist) ''declined for personal reasons''

2022 Hugo Awards

The winners were: * Best Novel: '' A Desolation Called Peace'' by Arkady Martine * Best Novella: '' A Psalm for the Wild-Built'' by Becky Chambers * Best Novelette: "Bots of the Lost Ark" by Suzanne Palmer * Best Short Story: "Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather" by Sarah Pinsker * Best Series: Wayward Children by

Seanan McGuire Seanan McGuire (pronounced SHAWN-in; born January 5, 1978) 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 pseudonym A. Deborah Baker to w ...

* Best Graphic Story or Comic: ''Far Sector,'' written by N. K. Jemisin, art by Jamal Campbell * Best Related Work: ''Never Say You Can't Survive'' by

* Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form: ''

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,'' screenplay by Jon Spaihts,

Denis Villeneuve Denis Villeneuve Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, OAL (; ; born October 3, 1967) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He has received seven Canadian Screen Awards as well as nominations for four Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards, and two ...

, and Eric Roth; directed by Denis Villeneuve; based on the novel ''Dune'' by

Frank Herbert Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. (October 8, 1920February 11, 1986) was an American science-fiction author, best known for his 1965 novel Dune (novel), ''Dune'' and its five sequels. He also wrote short stories and worked as a newspaper journalist, ...

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short 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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'': " Nemesis Games", written by Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck, and

Naren Shankar Narendra Kanakaiah Naren Shankar (born April 1, 1964) is an American writer, producer and director of several television series. He was co-showrunner of the Syfy/Amazon Prime Video series '' The Expanse''. He was also co-showrunner on the long-ru ...

; directed by

Breck Eisner Michael Breckenridge Eisner (born April 26, 1970) is an American television and film director. Early life Eisner was born in California, the son of Jane Breckenridge, a business advisor and computer programmer, and Michael Eisner, the former W ...

* Best Professional Editor, Short Form: Neil Clarke * Best Professional Editor, Long Form: Ruoxi Chen * Best Professional Artist:

Rovina Cai Rovina Cai (born 1988)
by

Best Semiprozine: ''

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'' * Best Fanzine: ''Small Gods,'' by Lee Moyer and

* Best Fancast: ''Our Opinions Are Correct,'' presented by Annalee Newitz and

, produced by Veronica Simonetti * Best Fan Writer: Cora Buhlert * Best Fan Artist: Lee Moyer *

Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book The Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book is an award given annually to a book published for young adult readers in the field of science fiction or fantasy. The name of the award was chosen because a lodestar is "a star that guides or leads, ...

(presented by the World Science Fiction Society): '' The Last Graduate'', by

Naomi Novik Naomi Novik (born 1973) is an American author of speculative fiction. She is known for the Temeraire (series), ''Temeraire'' series (2006–2016), an alternate history of the Napoleonic Wars involving dragons, and her The Scholomance Trilogy, ''S ...

* ''Astounding'' Award for Best New Writer (presented by Dell Magazines): Shelley Parker-Chan

Site selection

The following committees announced bids for hosting the convention: * Chicago in 2022 * Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in 2022 The site was selected by members of the 78th World Science Fiction Convention. Chicago received 517 first-preference votes and Jeddah received 33.

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