The 29th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Noreascon I, was held on 2–6 September 1971 at the Sheraton-Boston Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
The chairman was Tony Lewis.
Participants
Attendance was approximately 1,600.
Guests of honor
Clifford D. Simak (pro) Harry Warner, Jr. (fan) Robert Silverberg (toastmaster)
Awards
1971 Hugo Awards
Best Novel: Ringworld by Larry Niven Best Novella: "Ill Met in Lankhmar" by Fritz Leiber Best Short Story: "Slow Sculpture" by Theodore Sturgeon Best Professional Magazine: Fantasy & Science Fiction Best Professional Artist: Leo Dillon and Diane Dillon Best Fanzine: Locus, edited by Charles N. Brown and Dena Brown Best Fan Writer: Richard E. Geis Best Fan Artist: Alicia Austin
Notes
The convention is mentioned in the preface to The Ringworld Engineers for the MIT students who pointed out that the Ringworld would be unstable.
See also
Hugo Award Science fiction Speculative fiction World Science Fiction Society Worldcon
References
External links
Noreascon website NESFA.org: The Long List NESFA.org: 1971 convention notes Hugo.org: 1971 Hugo Awards Audio from the 1971 Hugo Awards ceremony at Noreascon I