Welcome to Chicon 7!
Chicon 7, the 70th World Science Fiction Convention, also known as "Worldcon," is the premier gathering of authors, artists, fans, dealers, and more in the world science fiction community. Worldcon covers all the genres of written speculative fiction including science fiction, fantasy, horror, slipstream, and alternate history, as well as science, media (movies, television, anime, and online), fanzines, gaming, costuming, filking, and more. More than 5,000 attendees from more than thirty countries will be attending the five-day event. Chicon 7 was held on August 30 to September 3, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, 151 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60601; all programming and convention activities took place within the hotel. We hope you enjoyed Chicon 7!
2012 Hugo Award Ceremony
Chicon 7 is pleased to announce that the 2012 Hugo Awards Ceremony can be watched in its entirety via Ustream at
www.ustream.tv/channel/hugo-awards.
The video is now available on-demand for member convenience. An "as-live" broadcast held on Sunday, September 9, with commentary, chat and behind-the-scenes insights from Susan de Guardiola (Hugo Ceremony Manager) and John Scalzi (event host). The commentaries can be found on
Facebook event page specifically created for the re-run, and on
John Scalzi'z Twitter feed respectively.
Over 1000 fans have already watched the ceremony broadcast, including over 600 for the as-live re-run.
2012 Hugo Award Winners
Chicago, Illinois, USA - Chicon 7 is pleased to announce the 2012 Hugo Award and John W. Campbell Award Winners. 1922 valid ballots were received and counted in the final ballot. A PDF is available with the
full statistics for the nominating and final ballots.
Best Novel:
Among Others by Jo Walton (Tor)
Best Novella:
“The Man Who Bridged the Mist” by Kij Johnson (
Asimov's, September/October 2011)
Best Novelette:
“Six Months, Three Days” by Charlie Jane Anders (Tor.com)
Best Short Story:
“The Paper Menagerie” by Ken Liu (
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March/April 2011)
Best Related Work:
The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, Third Edition edited by John Clute, David Langford, Peter Nicholls, and Graham Sleight (Gollancz)
Best Graphic Story:
Digger by Ursula Vernon (Sofawolf Press)
Best Dramatic Presentation (Long Form):
Game of Thrones (Season 1), created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss; written by David Benioff, D. B. Weiss, Bryan Cogman, Jane Espenson, and George R. R. Martin; directed by Brian Kirk, Daniel Minahan, Tim van Patten, and Alan Taylor (HBO)
Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form):
“The Doctor's Wife” (
Doctor Who), written by Neil Gaiman; directed by Richard Clark (BBC Wales)
Best Editor (Short Form): Sheila Williams
Best Editor (Long Form): Betsy Wollheim
Best Professional Artist: John Picacio
Best Semiprozine:
Locus edited by Liza Groen Trombi, Kirsten Gong-Wong, et al.
Best Fanzine:
SF Signal edited by John DeNardo
Best Fan Writer: Jim C. Hines
Best Fan Artist: Maurine Starkey
Best Fancast:
SF Squeecast, Lynne M. Thomas, Seanan McGuire, Paul Cornell, Elizabeth Bear, and Catherynne M. Valente
The John W. Campbell Award for the best new professional science fiction or fantasy writer of 2010 or 2011, sponsored by Dell Magazines (not a Hugo Award): E. Lily Yu
The 2012 Hugo Award winners were announced on Sunday evening, September 2, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Chicago. The ceremony was hosted by Chicon 7 Toastmaster John Scalzi.
The 2012 Hugo trophy base was designed by artist Deb Kosiba, who had also previously designed the bases for the 2005 and 2006 Worldcons.
Chicon 7 also presented a Special Committee Award to Chicago resident and science fiction author, editor, and collector Robert Weinberg.