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45th World Science Fiction Convention

45th Worldcon (1987)

Field	Value
name	Conspiracy '87, the 45th World Science Fiction Convention
genre	Science fiction
venue	Metropole Hotel and The Brighton Centre
location	Brighton
country	United Kingdom
dates	27 August–1 September 1987
filing	non-profit
attendance	4,009

The 45th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Conspiracy '87, was held on 27 August–1 September 1987 at the Metropole Hotel and The Brighton Centre in Brighton, United Kingdom.

The initial chairman was Malcolm Edwards, who had to scale back his involvement several months before the con, and was succeeded by Paul Oldroyd with the title of "coordinator", later recognised as chairman.

Participants

Attendance was 4,009, out of 5,425 paid memberships.

Guests of Honour

Doris Lessing (UK)
Alfred Bester (US) (did not attend, due to poor health)
Arkady Strugatsky and Boris Strugatsky (USSR)
Jim Burns (artist)
Ray Harryhausen (film)
Joyce Slater & Ken Slater (fan)
David Langford (special fan)
Brian W. Aldiss (toastmaster)

Awards

1987 Hugo Awards

Best Novel: Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
Best Novella: "Gilgamesh in the Outback" by Robert Silverberg
Best Novelette: "Permafrost" by Roger Zelazny
Best Short Story: "Tangents" by Greg Bear
Best Non-Fiction Book: Trillion Year Spree by Brian Aldiss with David Wingrove
Best Dramatic Presentation: Aliens
Best Semiprozine: Locus, edited by Charles N. Brown
Best Professional Editor: Terry Carr
Best Professional Artist: Jim Burns
Best Fanzine: Ansible, edited by Dave Langford
Best Fan Writer: Dave Langford
Best Fan Artist: Brad Foster

Other awards

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer: Karen Joy Fowler

References

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