29th World Science Fiction Convention
The 29th World Science Fiction Convention, also known as Noreascon I, was held on 2–6 September 1971 at the Sheraton-Boston Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
The chairman was Tony Lewis.
Participants
Attendance was approximately 1,600.Guests of honor
Awards
1971 Hugo Awards
- Best Novel: Ringworld by Larry Niven
- Best Novella: "Ill Met in Lankhmar" by Fritz Leiber
- Best Short Story: "Slow Sculpture" by Theodore Sturgeon
- Best Professional Magazine: Fantasy & [Science Fiction]
- Best Professional Artist: Leo Dillon and Diane Dillon
- Best Fanzine: Locus, edited by Charles N. Brown and Dena Brown
- Best Fan Writer: Richard E. Geis
- Best Fan Artist: Alicia Austin