18th World Science Fiction Convention
The 18th World Science Fiction Convention, also known as Pittcon, was held on 3–5 September 1960 at the Penn-Sheraton Hotel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
The convention was chaired by Dirce Archer.
Participants
Attendance was 568.Guests of honor
Awards
1960 Hugo Awards
- Best Novel: Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
- Best Short Fiction: "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
- Best Dramatic Presentation: The Twilight Zone
- Best Professional Magazine: The Magazine of Fantasy & [Science Fiction] edited by Robert P. Mills
- Best Professional Artist: Ed Emshwiller
- Best Fanzine: Cry of the Nameless by F. M. Busby, Elinor Busby, Burnett Toskey, and Wally Weber
Other awards
- Special Award: Hugo Gernsback as "The Father of Magazine Science Fiction"