31st World Science Fiction Convention

The 31st World Science Fiction Convention, also known as Torcon II, was held on 31 August–3 September 1973 at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The chairman was John Millard.

Participants

Attendance was approximately 2,900.

Best Novel: The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov
Best Novella: The Word for World is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin
Best Novelette: "Goat Song" by Poul Anderson
Best Short Story:
* "Eurema's Dam" by R. A. Lafferty and
* "The Meeting" by Frederik Pohl and Cyril M. Kornbluth
Best Dramatic Presentation: Slaughterhouse-Five
Best Professional Editor: Ben Bova
Best Professional Artist: Frank Kelly Freas
Best Amateur Magazine: Energumen edited by Mike Glicksohn and Susan Wood Glicksohn
Best Fan Writer: Terry Carr
Best Fan Artist: Tim Kirk
Other awards

The 31st Worldcon was the first one in which the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer was awarded.

Special Award: Pierre Versins for L'Encyclopedie de l'Utopie et de la science fiction
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer: Jerry Pournelle