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Worldcon

Worldcon (World Science Fiction Convention), is the annual convention of the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS). It was first held in New York in 1939, and has been held continuously every year, except from 1942 to 1945 during World War II.


Each year, Worldcon attracts many SF&F authors and artists, along with fans and readers, editors and publishers, critics and researchers. Over the decades, this five day long event has grown to embrace science fiction and fantasy in all the forms, including film, TV, art, comics, manga, anime, animation and games, etc.


The top highlight of Worldcon is the Hugo Awards, especially its ceremony. The fans have voted for the year's best, and after months of suspense, the winners will finally be announced, along with the top-secret design of the Hugo Award rocket trophy.

The Most Recent Worldcons

YEAR

CONVENTION

LOCATION

2022

Worldcon 80, Chicon 8

Chicago, IL, USA

2021

Worldcon 79, DisCon III

Washington, DC, USA

2020

Worldcon 78, CoNZealand

Wellington, New Zealand

2019

Worldcon 77, Dublin 2019: An Irish Worldcon

Dublin, Ireland

2018

Worldcon 76 in San José

San José, CA, USA

2017

Worldcon 75

Helsinki, Finland

2016

Worldcon 74, MidAmeriCon II

Kansas City, MO, USA

2015

Worldcon 73, Sasquan

Spokane, WA, USA

2014

Worldcon 72, Loncon 3

London, UK

2013

Worldcon 71, LoneStarCon 3

San Antonio, TX, USA

2012

Worldcon 70, Chicon 7

Chicago, IL, USA

Chengdu Worldcon    

Chengdu Worldcon is the 81st Worldcon. It will be held at the Chengdu Science Fiction Museum from October 18th to 22nd, 2023.


It is the first time to be held in China and the second in Asia. As the respected and adored capital of Chinese science fiction, Chengdu is eager to embrace wholeheartedly the world science fiction and fantasy community and contribute to international culture, fandom and otherwise, in a more positive and proactive way.