19th World Science Fiction Convention

19th Worldcon (1961) Seacon, the 19th World Science Fiction Convention Science fiction Hyatt House Hotel Seattle, Washington United States 2–4 September 1961 Non-profit 270 to 300 The 19th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Seacon, was held on 2–4 September 1961 at the Hyatt House Hotel in Seattle, Washington, United States. The convention chair was Wally Weber. Participants Attendance was approximately 270 to 300. Guests of honor Robert A. Heinlein Harlan Ellison (toastmaster) Heinlein gave a speech titled "The Future Revisited". He was previously the guest of honor at the 3rd Worldcon, and would again be the guest of honor at the 34th Worldcon. Awards Awards 1961 Hugo Awards Best Novel: A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr. [J. B. Lippincott, 1959] Best Short Story: "The Longest Voyage" by Poul Anderson [Analog Dec 1960] Best Dramatic Presentation: The Twilight Zone (TV series) by Rod Serling [CBS] Best Professional Magazine: Astounding/Analog edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Best Professional Artist: Ed Emshwiller Best Fanzine: Who Killed Science Fiction?, one-shot, edited by Earl Kemp See also Hugo Award Science fiction Speculative fiction World Science Fiction Society Worldcon References 30em The Robert A. and Virginia Heinlein Archives OPUS 139, The Future Revisited http://www.heinleinarchives.net/upload/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=236 2011-09-30 2021-02-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20210226144318/http://www.heinleinarchives.net/upload/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=236 dead Richard Lynch Fan History of the 1960s Chapter Eight: Worldcons of the 1960s http://www.smithway.org/history/chap8a.html 1996-03-29 2011-09-30 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110927132045/http://www.smithway.org/history/chap8a.html 2011-09-27 Seattle Westercon Organizing Committee SeaCon & Past Bids http://seattle2011.swoc.org/seacon 2011-09-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20101114084049/http://seattle2011.swoc.org/seacon 2010-11-14 dead External links World Science Fiction Society 18th World Science Fiction ConventionPittcon I in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States (1960) List of Worldcons 19th World Science Fiction ConventionSeacon in Seattle, Washington, United States (1961) 20th World Science Fiction ConventionChicon III in Chicago, Illinois, United States (1962) Speculative fiction Novels Category:1960s in Seattle Category:1961 conferences Category:1961 in Washington (state) Category:1961 in the United States Category:Science fiction conventions in the United States Category:Seattle Area conventions Category:Worldcon