18th World Science Fiction Convention

The 18th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Pittcon, was held on 3–5 September 1960 at the Penn-Sheraton Hotel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

The convention was chaired by Dirce Archer.

Participants

Attendance was 568.

Guests of honor

• James Blish
• Isaac Asimov (toastmaster)

Awards

1960 Hugo Awards

• Best Novel: Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
• Best Short Fiction: "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
• Best Dramatic Presentation: The Twilight Zone
• Best Professional Magazine: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction edited by Robert P. Mills
• Best Professional Artist: Ed Emshwiller
• Best Fanzine: Cry of the Nameless by F. M. Busby, Elinor Busby, Burnett Toskey, and Wally Weber

Other awards

• Special Award: Hugo Gernsback as "The Father of Magazine Science Fiction"

See also

• Hugo Award
• Science fiction
• Speculative fiction
• World Science Fiction Society
• Worldcon

References

External links

• Hugo.org: 1960 Hugo Awards