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Torcon II, the 31st World Science Fiction Convention
Torcon II, the 31st World Science Fiction Convention
Genre	Science fiction
Dates	31 August–3 September 1973
Venue	Royal York Hotel
Location(s)	Toronto, Ontario
Country	Canada
Attendance	~2,900
Filing status	non-profit

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The 31st World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Torcon II, was held on 31 August–3 September 1973 at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.^[1]

The chairman was John Millard.

Participants

Attendance was approximately 2,900.

Guests of Honour

Robert Bloch (pro)
William Rotsler (fan)
Lester del Rey (toastmaster)

Awards

The World Science Fiction Society administers and presents the Hugo Awards,^[2] the oldest and most noteworthy award for science fiction. Selection of the recipients is by vote of the Worldcon members. Categories include novels and short fiction, artwork, dramatic presentations, and various professional and fandom activities.^[2]^[3]

Other awards may be presented at Worldcon at the discretion of the individual convention committee. This has often included the national SF awards of the host country, such as the Japanese Seiun Awards as part of Nippon 2007,^[4] and the Prix Aurora Awards as part of Anticipation in 2009. The Astounding Award for Best New Writer and the Sidewise Award, though not sponsored by the Worldcon, are usually presented, as well as the Chesley Awards, the Prometheus Award, and others.^[4]

1973 Hugo Awards

^[5]

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 (tie)
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

References

^ "Coming Events". The Financial Post. 1973-07-28. p. 13. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
^ ^a ^b "Article 3: Hugo Awards". WSFS Constitution. World Science Fiction Society. 2008. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2009.
^ Franklin, Jon (October 30, 1977). "Star roars: this year's champs in science fiction". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, MD. p. D5. Archived from the original on March 8, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Awards". Nippon2007: 65th World Science Fiction Convention. Archived from the original on August 2, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2009.
^ "1973 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. World Science Fiction Society. Archived from the original on 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2011-03-04.

External links

NESFA.org: The Long List
NESFA.org: 1973 convention notes Archived 2007-02-09 at the Wayback Machine

Preceded by 30th World Science Fiction Convention L.A.Con I in Los Angeles, California, United States (1972)	List of Worldcons 31st World Science Fiction Convention Torcon II in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1973)	Succeeded by 32nd World Science Fiction Convention Discon II in Washington, D.C., United States (1974)

[fp730728-1] "Coming Events". The Financial Post. 1973-07-28. p. 13. Retrieved 2011-03-04.

[wsfshugo-2] "Article 3: Hugo Awards". WSFS Constitution. World Science Fiction Society. 2008. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2009.

[bs771030-3] Franklin, Jon (October 30, 1977). "Star roars: this year's champs in science fiction". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, MD. p. D5. Archived from the original on March 8, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2011.

[otherawards-4] "Awards". Nippon2007: 65th World Science Fiction Convention. Archived from the original on August 2, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2009.

[hugo_1973-5] "1973 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. World Science Fiction Society. Archived from the original on 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2011-03-04.

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+The '''31st World Science Fiction Convention''' ([[Worldcon]]), also known as '''Torcon II''', was held on 31 August–3 September 1973 at the [[Fairmont Royal York|Royal York Hotel]] in [[Toronto, Ontario]], Canada.<ref name=fp730728/>
-<!-- The supporting organization was the [[ORG]]. -->The chairman was [[John Millard]]. The guests of honor were [[Robert Bloch]] (pro) and [[William Rotsler]] (fan). The toastmaster was [[Lester del Rey]]. Total attendance was approximately 2,900.
+The chairman was John Millard.
+== Participants ==
+Attendance was approximately 2,900.
+=== Guests of Honour ===
+* [[Robert Bloch]] (pro)
+* [[William Rotsler]] (fan)
+* [[Lester del Rey]] (toastmaster)
 == Awards ==
-The [[Hugo Award]]s, named after [[Hugo Gernsback]], are presented every year for the best [[science fiction]] or [[fantasy]] works and achievements of the previous year. Results are based on the ballots submitted by members of the [[World Science Fiction Society]]. Other awards, including the [[John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer]], are also presented each year at Worldcon.<ref name="hugofaq"/>
-===Hugo Awards===
+{{#section:Worldcon|Awards}}
-* [[Hugo Award for Best Novel|Best Novel]]: ''[[The Gods Themselves]]'' by [[Isaac Asimov]]<ref name="hugo73"/>
+=== 1973 Hugo Awards ===
-* [[Hugo Award for Best Novella|Best Novella]]: "[[The Word for World is Forest]]" by [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]
+<ref name=hugo_1973/>
+* [[Hugo Award for Best Novel|Best Novel]]: ''[[The Gods Themselves]]'' by [[Isaac Asimov]]
+* [[Hugo Award for Best Novella|Best Novella]]: ''[[The Word for World is Forest]]'' by [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]
 * [[Hugo Award for Best Novelette|Best Novelette]]: "[[Goat Song]]" by [[Poul Anderson]]
 * [[Hugo Award for Best Short Story|Best Short Story]]:
 ** "[[Eurema's Dam]]" by [[R. A. Lafferty]] and
 ** "[[The Meeting (short story)|The Meeting]]" by [[Frederik Pohl]] and [[Cyril M. Kornbluth]] (tie)
 * [[Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation|Best Dramatic Presentation]]: ''[[Slaughterhouse-Five (film)|Slaughterhouse-Five]]''
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 * [[Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist|Best Fan Artist]]: [[Tim Kirk]]
-===Other awards===
+=== Other awards ===
-* [[Worldcon Special Award|Special Award]]: [[Pierre Versins]] for ''[[L'Encyclopedie de l'Utopie et de la science fiction]]''
+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]]
-==See also==
+== See also ==
-*[[World Science Fiction Society]]
+* [[Hugo Award]]
+* [[Science fiction]]
+* [[Speculative fiction]]
+* [[World Science Fiction Society]]
+* [[Worldcon]]
+== References ==
+{{reflist|30em|refs=
+<ref name=fp730728>
+{{cite news
+ | work=[[The Financial Post]]
+ | title=Coming Events
+ | page=13
+ | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FGs_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=alQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4668,648127&dq=toronto+world-science-fiction&hl=en
+ | date=1973-07-28
+ | access-date=2011-03-04
+}}</ref>
+<ref name=hugo_1973>
+{{cite web
+ | work=The Hugo Awards
+ | title=1973 Hugo Awards
+ | publisher=[[World Science Fiction Society]]
+ | url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1973-hugo-awards/
+ | access-date=2011-03-04
+ | url-status=dead
+ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110507164622/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1973-hugo-awards/
+ | archive-date=2011-05-07
+}}</ref>
-==References==
-{{reflist|refs=
-<ref name="hugofaq">{{cite web|work=The Hugo Awards |publisher=[[World Science Fiction Society]] |title=Hugo Award FAQ |url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-faq/ |accessdate=October 11, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5yVV4tiaD?url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-faq/ |archivedate=May 7, 2011 }}</ref>
-<ref name="hugo73">{{cite web|work=The Hugo Awards |title=1973 Hugo Awards |publisher=[[World Science Fiction Society]] |url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1973-hugo-awards/ |accessdate=March 4, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5yVVBdci0?url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1973-hugo-awards/ |archivedate=May 7, 2011 }}</ref>
-<ref name="fp730728">{{cite news |work=[[The Financial Post]] |title=Coming Events |page=13 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FGs_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=alQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4668,648127&dq=toronto+world-science-fiction&hl=en |date=July 28, 1973 |accessdate=March 4, 2011}}</ref>
 }}
 == External links ==
-* [http://www.nesfa.org/data/LL/TheLongList.html NESFA.org: The Long List]
-* [http://www.nesfa.org/data/LL/LongListNotes.html#1973 NESFA.org: 1973 convention notes]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100110085511/http://www.nesfa.org/data/LL/TheLongList.html NESFA.org: The Long List]
+* [http://www.nesfa.org/data/LL/LongListNotes.html#1973 NESFA.org: 1973 convention notes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070209104936/http://www.nesfa.org/data/LL/LongListNotes.html#1973 |date=2007-02-09 }}
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 {{succession box
-| before = [[30th World Science Fiction Convention]] <br/> L.A.Con I in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], United States (1972)
+ | before=[[30th World Science Fiction Convention]]<br>L.A.Con I in [[Los Angeles, California]], United States (1972)
-| title = [[List of Worldcons]]
+ | title=[[List of Worldcons]]
-| years = '''31st World Science Fiction Convention'''<br/> in [[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]], Canada (1973)
+ | years='''31st World Science Fiction Convention'''<br>Torcon II in [[Toronto, Ontario]], Canada (1973)
-| after  = [[32nd World Science Fiction Convention]] <br/> Discon II in [[Washington, D.C.]], United States (1974)
+ | after=[[32nd World Science Fiction Convention]]<br>Discon II in [[Washington, D.C.]], United States (1974)
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+[[Category:Worldcon]]
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