Worldcon

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fan convention recurring event science fiction convention

Worldcon is the annual World Science Fiction Convention, a major international gathering of science fiction and fantasy fans, creators, and professionals.

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Label Occurrences
World Science Fiction Convention 25
Worldcon canonical 14

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fan convention ⓘ
recurring event ⓘ
science fiction convention ⓘ
awardsPresented Hugo Award ⓘ
surface form: Hugo Awards

Astounding Award for Best New Writer ⓘ
surface form: John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (historical)

Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book ⓘ
commonName Worldcon self-link ⓘ
countryOfFirstEvent United States of America ⓘ
firstHeld 1939 ⓘ
firstLocation New York City ⓘ
focus fantasy fandom ⓘ
science fiction fandom ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
fullName Worldcon self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: World Science Fiction Convention
genre fantasy ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ
governedBy WSFS Constitution ⓘ
hasEvent Hugo Award ⓘ
surface form: Hugo Awards ceremony

Masquerade ⓘ
art show ⓘ
autograph sessions ⓘ
bid sessions for future Worldcons ⓘ
business meeting ⓘ
dealers room ⓘ
filk music ⓘ
programming panels ⓘ
readings ⓘ
hasFeature Guests of Honor ⓘ
fan Guests of Honor ⓘ
site selection vote ⓘ
toastmaster or master of ceremonies ⓘ
hasNotableLocation Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form: Chicago

Dublin ⓘ
Helsinki ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form: London

Melbourne ⓘ
San Jose ⓘ
surface form: San Jose, California

Yokohama ⓘ
language English (primary working language) ⓘ
membershipGrants right to nominate for Hugo Awards ⓘ
right to vote for Hugo Awards ⓘ
right to vote on future Worldcon sites ⓘ
membershipType attending membership ⓘ
supporting membership ⓘ
notHeldDuring World War II ⓘ
organizedBy World Science Fiction Society ⓘ
organizerAbbreviation WSFS ⓘ
resumed 1946 ⓘ
scope international ⓘ
siteSelectedBy members of WSFS ⓘ
typicalDuration five days ⓘ
typicalMonth August ⓘ

Referenced by (39)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hugo Award → ceremonyHeldAt → Worldcon ⓘ
Worldcon → fullName → Worldcon self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Science Fiction Convention
Worldcon → commonName → Worldcon self-link ⓘ
World Science Fiction Society → organizes → Worldcon ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Science Fiction Convention
World Science Fiction Society → relatedEvent → Worldcon ⓘ
Best Related Work → presentedAt → Worldcon ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Science Fiction Convention
Best Graphic Story or Comic → associatedEvent → Worldcon ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Science Fiction Convention
Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form → presentedAt → Worldcon ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Science Fiction Convention
Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form → associatedWith → Worldcon ⓘ
Astounding Award for Best New Writer → presentedAt → Worldcon ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Science Fiction Convention
WSFS → oversees → Worldcon ⓘ
subject surface form: World Science Fiction Society
this entity surface form: World Science Fiction Convention
WSFS → associatedWith → Worldcon ⓘ
subject surface form: World Science Fiction Society
WSFS → meetingHeldAt → Worldcon ⓘ
subject surface form: World Science Fiction Society
this entity surface form: World Science Fiction Convention
WSFS → notableEventType → Worldcon ⓘ
subject surface form: World Science Fiction Society
this entity surface form: World Science Fiction Convention
Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book → presentedAt → Worldcon ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Science Fiction Convention
WSFS Constitution → governs → Worldcon ⓘ
Guests of Honor → recognizedBy → Worldcon ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Science Fiction Convention
Guests of Honor → associatedWith → Worldcon ⓘ
Hugo Award for Best Editor, Long Form → presentedAt → Worldcon ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Science Fiction Convention
Hugo Award for Best Fanzine → presentedAt → Worldcon ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Science Fiction Convention
Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer → associatedWith → Worldcon ⓘ
Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer → hasSelectionEvent → Worldcon ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Science Fiction Convention
Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist → presentedAt → Worldcon ⓘ
Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story or Comic → associatedEvent → Worldcon ⓘ
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form → presentedAt → Worldcon ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Science Fiction Convention
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form → presentedAt → Worldcon ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Science Fiction Convention
Hugo Award for Best Related Work → presentedAt → Worldcon ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Science Fiction Convention
Hugo Award for Best Series → presentedAt → Worldcon ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Science Fiction Convention
Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist → presentedAt → Worldcon ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Science Fiction Convention
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation → presentedAt → Worldcon ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Science Fiction Convention
Hugo Award for Best Novel → organisedBy → Worldcon ⓘ
Hugo Award for Best Novel → awardedAt → Worldcon ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Science Fiction Convention
Hugo Award for Best Novella → presentedAt → Worldcon ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Science Fiction Convention
Hugo Award for Best Novelette → presentedAt → Worldcon ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Science Fiction Convention
Hugo Award for Best Novelette → organizingEvent → Worldcon ⓘ
File 770 → subject → Worldcon ⓘ
Hugo Award for Best Fancast → presentedAt → Worldcon ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Science Fiction Convention
Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine → presentedAt → Worldcon ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Science Fiction Convention
Neil Clarke → associatedWith → Worldcon ⓘ