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63rd World Science Fiction Convention

63rd Worldcon (2005)

Field	Value
name	Interaction, the 63rd World Science Fiction Convention
image	[[File:63rd Worldcon logo.png]]
genre	Science fiction
venue	SEC Centre
location	Glasgow
country	United Kingdom
dates	4–8 August 2005
organizer	UK 2005 Ltd.
attendance	4,115
website	[worldcon.org.uk/interaction](http://www.worldcon.org.uk/interaction/)

The 63rd World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Interaction, was held on 4–8 August 2005 at the SEC Centre with the attached SEC Armadillo and Moat House Hotel in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Parties took place at the Hilton Hotel.

The organising committee was co-chaired by Colin Harris and Vincent Docherty.

This convention was also the 2005 Eurocon.

Participants

Attendance was 4,115, out of 5,202 paid memberships. The members represented 35 different nationalities, of which the largest contingents were from the United States and the United Kingdom.

Guests of Honour

Greg Pickersgill
Christopher Priest
Robert Sheckley
Lars-Olov Strandberg
Jane Yolen

Special guests

Alan Lee
Professor David Southwood

Participating writers and artists

In addition to the guests of honour, notable participating science fiction and fantasy writers and artists included:

Awards

The SEC Armadillo with the main SEC Centre building behind it

2005 Hugo Awards

Best Novel: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Best Novella: The Concrete Jungle by Charles Stross
Best Novelette: "The Faery Handbag" by Kelly Link
Best Short Story: "Travels with My Cats" by Mike Resnick
Best Related Book: The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction, edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form: The Incredibles, written & directed by Brad Bird
Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form: "33", Battlestar Galactica
Best Professional Editor: Ellen Datlow
Best Professional Artist: Jim Burns
Best Semiprozine: Ansible, edited by David Langford
Best Fanzine: Plokta, edited by Alison Scott, Steve Davies and Mike Scott
Best Fan Writer: David Langford
Best Fan Artist: Sue Mason
Best Website: SciFiction (SciFiction), edited by Ellen Datlow. general manager Craig Engler

Other awards

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer: Elizabeth Bear
Special Interaction Committee Award: David Pringle
Eurocon Awards – Best European Magazine: Galaktika

Future site selection

Due to the changes in the World Science Fiction Society rules, which reduced the lead time from three to two years, no Worldcon site selection took place at this convention. The site for the 2007 Worldcon was decided at the 2004 Worldcon in Boston under the old three year lead-time rule. The site selection for the 2008 Worldcon, the first under the new two year lead-time rule, took place at the 2006 Worldcon in Anaheim.

References

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