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 DisCon III, was held on 15–19 December 2021 in
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Nancy Kress
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Andrea Hairston
Andrea Hairston (born 1952) is an African-American science fiction and fantasy playwright and novelist. Her novel ''Redwood and Wildfire'' won the James Tiptree, Jr. Award for 2011. ''Mindscape'', Hairston's first novel, won the Carl Brandon Par ...
Network Effect
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Martha Wells
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The Empress of Salt and Fortune
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Sarah Pinsker
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T. Kingfisher
Ursula Vernon (born May 28, 1977) is an American freelance writer, artist and illustrator. She has won numerous awards for her work in various mediums, including the Hugo Award for her graphic novel '' Digger'', the Nebula Award for her short st ...
Maria Dahvana Headley
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Her work includes ''Magonia'', a young-adult space-fant ...
Greg Rucka
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Gina Prince-Bythewood
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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 ...
: ''
The Good Place
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Although the plot evolves signifi ...
Michael Schur
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Ellen Datlow
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Career
Datlow began her car ...
FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction
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* Best Fanzine: ''nerds of a feather, flock together''
* Best Fancast: ''The Coode Street Podcast'', presented by
Jonathan Strahan
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Gary K. Wolfe
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Life
Wol ...
Hades
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'', publisher and developer
Supergiant Games
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Other awards
The winners were:
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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, e ...
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A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking
''A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking'' is a 2020 young adult fantasy novel by Ursula Vernon, under her pseudonym T. Kingfisher. It was first published by Argyll Productions.
Synopsis
When teenage bread wizard Mona discovers a corpse in her ...
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T. Kingfisher
Ursula Vernon (born May 28, 1977) is an American freelance writer, artist and illustrator. She has won numerous awards for her work in various mediums, including the Hugo Award for her graphic novel '' Digger'', the Nebula Award for her short st ...
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Astounding 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 ...
: Emily Tesh
Site selection
DC in 2021 was the only bid which officially filed to host the 79th World Science Fiction Convention, and its selection was confirmed by vote of the members of the
77th World Science Fiction Convention
The 77th World Science Fiction Convention ( Worldcon), also known as Dublin 2019—An Irish Worldcon, was held on 15–19 August 2019 at the Convention Centre, as well as in The Point Square, Dublin, Ireland.
The convention chair was James B ...
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Notes
The convention was originally scheduled to take place 25–29 August, but was rescheduled to 15–19 December because of the
COVID-19 pandemic
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See also
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Hugo Award
The Hugo Award is an annual literary award for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year, given at the World Science Fiction Convention and chosen by its members. The Hugo is widely considered the premier ...
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Science fiction
Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imagination, imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, Paral ...
World Science Fiction Society
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 ...
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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 ...