17th World Science Fiction Convention

17th Worldcon (1959) January 2025 March 2011 Detention, the 17th World Science Fiction Convention Science fiction Pick Fort Shelby Hotel Detroit, Michigan United States 4–7 September 1959 371 The 17th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Detention, was held on 4–7 September 1959 at the Pick Fort Shelby Hotel in Detroit, Michigan, United States. The chairmen were Roger Sims and Fred Prophet. Participants Attendance was 371. Guests of honor Poul Anderson (pro) John Berry (fan) Isaac Asimov (toastmaster, "...with the assistance of Robert Bloch") Awards Awards 1959 Hugo Awards The winners were: Best Novel: A Case of Conscience, by James Blish Best Novelette: "The Big Front Yard", by Clifford D. Simak Best Short Story: "That Hell-Bound Train", by Robert Bloch Best SF or Fantasy Movie: no winner chosen Best Professional Magazine: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, edited by Anthony Boucher and Robert P. Mills Best Professional Artist: Frank Kelly Freas Best Fanzine: Fanac, edited by Terry Carr and Ron Ellik Best New Author of 1958: no winner chosen See also Hugo Award Science fiction Speculative fiction World Science Fiction Society Worldcon References 30em Mike Glyer File 770 DetCon 1 Names Guests http://file770.com/?p=14369 2013-09-01 2013-09-06 The Hugo Awards 1959 Hugo Awards World Science Fiction Society http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1959-hugo-awards/ 2011-03-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20110507164537/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1959-hugo-awards/ 2011-05-07 dead External links NESFA.org: 1959 convention notes https://web.archive.org/web/20070209104936/http://www.nesfa.org/data/LL/LongListNotes.html#1959 2007-02-09 16th World Science Fiction ConventionSolacon in Los Angeles, California, United States (1958) List of Worldcons 17th World Science Fiction ConventionDetention in Detroit, Michigan, United States (1959) 18th World Science Fiction ConventionPittcon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States (1960) Speculative fiction Novels Category:1959 conferences Category:1959 in Detroit Category:September 1959 in the United States Category:Culture of Detroit Category:Science fiction conventions in the United States Category:Worldcon Category:Organized events in Detroit