52nd World Science Fiction Convention

{{infobox convention | name = ConAdian, the 52nd World Science Fiction Convention | image = 235px | caption = | status = | genre = Science fiction | venue = Winnipeg Convention Centre | location = Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | country = Canada | dates = 1–5 September 1994 | organizer = | filing = Non-profit | attendance = ~3,570 | website = [http://1994.worldcon.org/ Official website] (archive) }}

The '''52nd World Science Fiction Convention''' (Worldcon), also known as '''ConAdian''', was held on 1–5 September 1994 at the Crowne Plaza, Place Louis Riel, and Sheraton hotels, and the Winnipeg Convention Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.<ref name=gfh940831/>

The chairman was John Mansfield.

== Participants ==

Attendance was approximately 3,570.

=== Guests of Honour ===

* Anne McCaffrey (pro) * George Barr (artist) * Robert Runte (fan) * Barry B. Longyear (toastmaster)

== Awards ==

{{#section:Worldcon|Awards}}<ref name=hugo_1994/>

=== 1994 Hugo Awards ===

* Best Novel: ''Green Mars'' by Kim Stanley Robinson * Best Novella: "Down in the Bottomlands" by Harry Turtledove * Best Novelette: "Georgia on My Mind" by Charles Sheffield * Best Short Story: "Death on the Nile" by Connie Willis * Best Non-Fiction Book: ''The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'' by John Clute and Peter Nicholls * Best Dramatic Presentation: ''Jurassic Park'' * Best Original Artwork: Space Fantasy Commemorative Stamp Booklet by Stephen Hickman * Best Professional Editor: Kristine Kathryn Rusch * Best Professional Artist: Bob Eggleton * Best Semiprozine: ''Science Fiction Chronicle'', edited by Andrew I. Porter * Best Fanzine: ''Mimosa'', edited by Dick Lynch & Nicki Lynch * Best Fan Writer: Dave Langford * Best Fan Artist: Brad W. Foster

=== Other awards ===

* John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer: Amy Thomson

== Notes ==

ConAdian was the first Worldcon with its own official website.<ref name=sfsfc1/>

== References ==

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<ref name=gfh940831> {{cite news | work=Grand Forks Herald | title=Calling All Aliens: Winnipeg Draws Worldwide Gathering of Sci-Fi Fans | page=1A | url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=GF&s_site=grandforks&p_multi=GF&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB6EA44D81B8B43&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM | date=1994-08-31 | access-date=2011-02-28 }}</ref>

<ref name=hugo_1994> {{cite web | work=The Hugo Awards | title=1994 Hugo Awards | publisher=World Science Fiction Society | url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1994-hugo-awards/ | date=2009-08-09 | access-date=2011-02-28 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110507164729/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1994-hugo-awards/ | archive-date=2011-05-07 }}</ref>

<ref name=sfsfc1> {{cite web | publisher=San Francisco Science Fiction Conventions, Inc. | title=ConFrancisco (Worldcon 1993) | date=2008-05-23 | url=http://sfsfc.org/?page_id=11 | access-date=2011-03-05 }}</ref>

<ref name=ts940829> {{cite news | first=Henry | last=Mietkiewicz | work=Toronto Star | title=Sci-fi novelist's efforts range far beyond Pern Anne McCaffrey visits Toronto | page=C6 | url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/518163481.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629050640/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/518163481.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT | url-status=dead | archive-date=June 29, 2011 | date=1994-08-29 | access-date=2011-03-04 }}</ref>

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== External links ==

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110810154126/http://1994.worldcon.org/ Official website](archive) * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100110085511/http://www.nesfa.org/data/LL/TheLongList.html NESFA.org: The Long List] * [http://www.nesfa.org/data/LL/LongListNotes.html#1994 NESFA.org: 1994 convention notes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070209104936/http://www.nesfa.org/data/LL/LongListNotes.html#1994 |date=2007-02-09 }} * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5Y1PBWL7HQ Video of the 1994 Hugo Awards Ceremony], on YouTube

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