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| May 6 2025 |
83rd World Science Fiction Convention
Chair Kathy Bond issued a follow-up statement elaborating on Worldcon's AI usage, offering an apology, and announcing that they would be revising the part of their program process that had previously utilized ChatGPT.
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| April 30 2025 |
83rd World Science Fiction Convention
Worldcon Chair Kathy Bond posted a public statement addressing the controversy surrounding the convention's use of ChatGPT in the vetting process for program participants, which drew criticism from the Sci-Fi and book communities over concerns about copyright and AI bias.
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| August 2024 |
84th World Science Fiction Convention
Site selection for the 84th World Science Fiction Convention was conducted at the 82nd World Science Fiction Convention, with Los Angeles receiving 452 out of 531 votes as the sole bid for the 2026 convention.
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| 2022 |
80th World Science Fiction Convention
Becky Chambers won the Hugo Award for Best Novella for 'A Psalm for the Wild-Built'.
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| 2022 |
80th World Science Fiction Convention
Charlie Jane Anders won the Hugo Award for Best Related Work for 'Never Say You Can't Survive'.
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| 2022 |
80th World Science Fiction Convention
Seanan McGuire won the Hugo Award for Best Series for 'Wayward Children'.
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| 2022 |
80th World Science Fiction Convention
'The Expanse: Nemesis Games' won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form, with writing by Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck, and Naren Shankar, and direction by Breck Eisner.
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| 2022 |
80th World Science Fiction Convention
Suzanne Palmer won the Hugo Award for Best Novelette for 'Bots of the Lost Ark'.
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| 2022 |
80th World Science Fiction Convention
Naomi Novik won the Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book for 'The Last Graduate'.
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| 2022 |
80th World Science Fiction Convention
Sarah Pinsker won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story for 'Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather'.
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| 2022 |
80th World Science Fiction Convention
N. K. Jemisin and Jamal Campbell won the Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story or Comic for 'Far Sector'.
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| 2022 |
80th World Science Fiction Convention
The film 'Dune', with screenplay by Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, and Eric Roth, and directed by Denis Villeneuve, won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form.
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| 2022 |
80th World Science Fiction Convention
Site selection for the 80th World Science Fiction Convention was conducted, with two committees bidding to host: Chicago and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Chicago won the bid with 517 first-preference votes, compared to Jeddah's 33 votes.
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| 2022 |
80th World Science Fiction Convention
Arkady Martine won the Hugo Award for Best Novel for 'A Desolation Called Peace'.
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| 2022 |
80th World Science Fiction Convention
Shelley Parker-Chan won the Astounding Award for Best New Writer.
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| September 5 2022 |
80th World Science Fiction Convention
The 80th World Science Fiction Convention (Chicon 8) concluded after five days of programming, panels, and events celebrating science fiction literature and culture.
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| September 1 2022 |
80th World Science Fiction Convention
The 80th World Science Fiction Convention (Chicon 8) began in Chicago, Illinois, hosting science fiction fans, authors, and professionals from around the world.
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| 2021 |
79th World Science Fiction Convention
T. Kingfisher won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story with 'Metal Like Blood in the Dark' and the Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book with 'A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking'.
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| 2021 |
79th World Science Fiction Convention
Nghi Vo won the Hugo Award for Best Novella with 'The Empress of Salt and Fortune'.
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| 2021 |
79th World Science Fiction Convention
Martha Wells won two Hugo Awards: Best Novel for 'Network Effect' and Best Series for 'The Murderbot Diaries'.
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| 2021 |
79th World Science Fiction Convention
Sarah Pinsker won the Hugo Award for Best Novelette with 'Two Truths and a Lie'.
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| 2021 |
79th World Science Fiction Convention
Emily Tesh won the Astounding Award for Best New Writer.
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| 2021 |
80th World Science Fiction Convention
Erle Korshak passed away
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| December 19 2021 |
79th World Science Fiction Convention
The 79th World Science Fiction Convention (DisCon III) concluded after a five-day event in Washington, D.C.
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| December 15 2021 |
79th World Science Fiction Convention
The 79th World Science Fiction Convention (DisCon III) began in Washington, D.C., hosting the annual gathering of science fiction fans and professionals.
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| August 19 2019 |
77th World Science Fiction Convention
Jeannette Ng won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer and delivered a notable acceptance speech criticizing John W. Campbell's politics, referring to him as a 'fascist'.
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| August 19 2019 |
77th World Science Fiction Convention
Following Ng's speech, the publishers of Analog magazine immediately announced the renaming of the John W. Campbell Award to 'The Astounding Award for Best New Writer'.
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| August 19 2019 |
77th World Science Fiction Convention
The 77th Worldcon concluded at the Convention Centre and The Point Square in Dublin, Ireland, marking the end of the five-day science fiction convention.
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| August 15 2019 |
77th World Science Fiction Convention
The 77th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) began at the Convention Centre in Dublin, Ireland, with James Bacon serving as the convention chair.
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| 2018 |
76th World Science Fiction Convention
N. K. Jemisin won the Hugo Award for Best Novel with 'The Stone Sky', marking a significant achievement in science fiction literature.
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| 2018 |
76th World Science Fiction Convention
Some notable works and individuals were deemed ineligible or declined nominations, including The Broken Earth series being ruled ineligible in the Best Series category due to previous award appearance rules.
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| August 20 2018 |
76th World Science Fiction Convention
The 76th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon 76) concluded in San Jose, California after a five-day event.
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| August 16 2018 |
76th World Science Fiction Convention
The 76th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon 76) began in San Jose, California, running from August 16 to 20.
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| 2017 |
77th World Science Fiction Convention
Dublin was the sole bid to officially file for hosting the 77th World Science Fiction Convention at the 75th Worldcon in Helsinki, and was confirmed through member voting.
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