77th World Science Fiction Convention

The 77th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Dublin 2019—An Irish Worldcon, was held in the Convention Centre, as well as in The Point Square, Dublin, Ireland from August 15 to 19, 2019.[2] A number of fringe events also took place around the city.

Dublin 2019, the 77th World Science Fiction Convention
GenreScience fiction
Dates15–19 August 2019
VenueConvention Centre Dublin and The Point Square, Dublin
Location(s)Dublin
Coordinates53°20′53.412″N 6°14′21.561″W
CountryIreland
Organized byJames Bacon (Chair)[1]
Websitedublin2019.com

In addition to several Guests of Honour, a number of Featured Artists appeared on the convention programme - Jim Fitzpatrick, Maeve Clancy, Afua Richardson and Sana Takeda.[3]

Guests of Honour
One of the Guests of Honour, Dame Bell Burnell.

The Guests of Honour were:

Special guests were:

Featured artists were:[4]

Site selection and venue
Convention Centre Dublin, the main venue for Dublin 2019

Dublin in 2019 was the only bid which officially filed to host the 77th World Science Fiction Convention, and its selection was confirmed by vote of the members of the 75th World Science Fiction Convention in Helsinki.[5][6]

The convention took place in two main locations - the Convention Centre Dublin, and the Odeon Theatre at Point Square. Fringe events took place in the Science Gallery, Irish Film Institute, the Fishamble Theatre, and Fairview Park. Membership numbers were 6,525 attendees and 8,430 members.[1]

Awards

The Hugo Awards, named after Hugo Gernsback, are presented every year for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The results are based on the ballots submitted by members of the World Science Fiction Society. Other awards, including the Astounding Award for Best New Writer (since 1973; named "John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer" until 2019), are also presented at each year's Worldcon.[7] Dublin 2019 announced that there would be a special Hugo category for "Best Art Book".[8] The awards were announced at the convention on 19 August.

Hugo Awards
The Hugo Award design for 2019, featuring a ceramic base designed by Jim Fitzpatrick.

3,097 ballots were cast for the 2019 Hugo Awards - 3,089 online and 8 paper ballots. The winners were:

Other awards

Following Jeannette Ng's acceptance speech of the award for Best New Writer, in which she called out Campbell's politics, referring to him as a "fascist", the publishers of Analog magazine announced that the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer would immediately be renamed to "The Astounding Award for Best New Writer".[9][10]

References
  1. "The Long List of World Science Fiction Conventions (Worldcons)". smof info.
  2. StJohn Macintosh, Paul (2017-08-12). "Worldcon off to Dublin in 2019". Retrieved 2017-08-17.
  3. Taylor, Paul (2 December 2018). "Afua Richardson joins the featured artists at Dublin 2019". Dublin 2019.
  4. Taylor, Paul (2 December 2018). "Afua Richardson joins the featured artists at Dublin 2019". Dublin 2019.
  5. "Worldcon Bids". Worldcon [Official]. World Science Fiction Society. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
  6. "Site Selection for 2019". Worldcon 75. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
  7. "Hugo Award FAQ". The Hugo Awards. World Science Fiction Society. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
  8. Glyer, Mike (30 November 2018). "Dublin 2019 Adds Special Hugo Award Category: Best Art Book". File 770.
  9. "A statement from the Editor". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  10. https://www.popmatters.com/joanna-russ-by-gwyneth-jones-2640106549.html
Preceded by
76th World Science Fiction Convention
Worldcon 76 in San Jose, United States (2018)		 List of Worldcons
77th World Science Fiction Convention
Dublin 2019 in Dublin, Ireland (2019)		 Succeeded by
78th World Science Fiction Convention
CoNZealand in Wellington, New Zealand (2020)
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