World Science Fiction Society

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fan organization fantasy fiction organization non-profit organization science fiction organization

The World Science Fiction Society is an international fan organization best known for overseeing the annual Worldcon convention and administering the prestigious Hugo Awards for science fiction and fantasy.

Aliases (2)

Hugo Award administrators ×1
World SF Society ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fan organization → fantasy fiction organization → non-profit organization → science fiction organization →
activity	organizing annual general business meeting at Worldcon → selecting future Worldcon sites → setting rules for the Hugo Awards →
alsoKnownAs	World SF Society →
awardAdministered	Astounding Award for Best New Writer → Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form → Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form → Hugo Award for Best Editor, Long Form → Hugo Award for Best Editor, Short Form → Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist → Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer → Hugo Award for Best Fancast → Hugo Award for Best Fanzine → Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story or Comic → Hugo Award for Best Novel → Hugo Award for Best Novelette → Hugo Award for Best Novella → Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist → Hugo Award for Best Related Work → Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine → Hugo Award for Best Series → Hugo Award for Best Short Story → Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book →
country	international →
field	fantasy → science fiction →
genreFocus	speculative fiction →
governance	business meeting of members at Worldcon →
governingDocument	WSFS Constitution →
hasAbbreviation	WSFS →
language	English →
membershipModel	membership through Worldcon membership →
notableFor	administering the Hugo Awards → overseeing Worldcon → promoting science fiction and fantasy fandom →
organizes	World Science Fiction Convention →
purpose	to administer the Hugo Awards → to organize the annual World Science Fiction Convention → to promote interest in science fiction and fantasy →
relatedAward	Hugo Awards →
relatedEvent	Worldcon →
scope	global →
sector	fan community →
shortName	WSFS →
website	https://www.wsfs.org/ →

Referenced by (31)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form → Best Graphic Story or Comic → Best Related Work → Hugo Award → Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form → Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form → Hugo Award for Best Editor, Long Form → Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist → Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer → Hugo Award for Best Fanzine → Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story or Comic → Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book →	presentedBy
Astounding Award for Best New Writer → Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form → Best Fancast → Hugo Award → Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form → Hugo Award for Best Editor, Long Form → Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist → Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer → Hugo Award for Best Fanzine → Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story or Comic →	organizer
Hugo Award → Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story or Comic →	sponsor
Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book →	administeredBy
World Science Fiction Society ("World SF Society") →	alsoKnownAs
WSFS Constitution ("Hugo Award administrators") →	appliesTo
World Science Fiction Society →	fullName
WSFS Constitution →	governs
WSFS Constitution →	isAdoptedBy
Worldcon →	organizedBy