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68th World Science Fiction Convention

68th Worldcon (2010)

Field	Value
name	Aussiecon Four, the 68th World Science Fiction Convention
image	[[File:Worldcon 68 Aussiecon 4 logo.png	230px]]
status	Active
genre	Science fiction
venue	Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
location	Melbourne, Victoria
country	Australia
dates	2–6 September 2010
organizer	Victorian Science Fiction Conventions Inc.
filing	Not for profit
website	[aussiecon4.org.au](http://www.aussiecon4.org.au/)

The 68th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Aussiecon Four, was held on 2–6 September 2010 in the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

The co-chairs were Perry Middlemiss and Rose Mitchell.

Participants

Guests of Honour

Kim Stanley Robinson (author)
Robin Johnson (fan)
Shaun Tan (artist)

Awards

2010 Hugo Awards

The 2010 Hugo Award statue base was designed by Nick Stathopoulos with laser etching by Lewis Morley and incorporating the Aussiecon 4 logo by Grant Gittus.

Best Novel: (tie) The City & The City by China Miéville and The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
Best Novella: "Palimpsest" by Charles Stross
Best Novelette: "The Island" by Peter Watts
Best Short Story: "Bridesicle" by Will McIntosh
Best Related Book: This is Me, Jack Vance! by Jack Vance
Best Graphic Story: Girl Genius, Volume 9: Agatha Heterodyne and the Heirs of the Storm, written by Kaja and Phil Foglio, art by Phil Foglio, colours by Cheyenne Wright
Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form: Moon, screenplay by Nathan Parker; story by Duncan Jones; directed by Duncan Jones (Liberty Films)
Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form: Doctor Who "The Waters of Mars", written by Russell T Davies & Phil Ford; directed by Graeme Harper (BBC Wales)
Best Professional Editor, Long Form: Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Best Professional Editor, Short Form: Ellen Datlow
Best Professional Artist: Shaun Tan
Best Semiprozine: Clarkesworld, edited by Neil Clarke, Sean Wallace, and Cheryl Morgan
Best Fan Writer: Frederik Pohl
Best Fanzine: StarShipSofa, edited by Tony C. Smith
Best Fan Artist: Brad W. Foster

Other awards

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer: Seanan McGuire
Aussiecon Four Make Ready Short Story Competition Award: Helen Stubbs

Site selection

The location was selected by the members of Denvention 3.

Future site selection

The members of Aussiecon 4 selected Chicago, Illinois, as the host city for the 70th World Science Fiction Convention, Chicon 7, to be held in 2012 in an uncontested election. With only 526 ballots cast, this election had the lowest turnout since records began to be kept in 1974. The voting breakdown was 447 votes for Chicago, 20 ballots expressed no preference, and there were 59 write-in votes for various sites.

References

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