# 63rd World Science Fiction Convention

The 63rd World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Interaction, was held on 4–8 August 2005 at the SEC Centre with the attached SEC Armadillo and Moat House Hotel in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Parties took place at the Hilton Hotel.
The organising committee was co-chaired by Colin Harris and Vincent Docherty.
This convention was also the 2005 Eurocon.

## Participants

Attendance was 4,115, out of 5,202 paid memberships. The members represented 35 different nationalities, of which the largest contingents were from the United States and the United Kingdom.

### Guests of Honour

* Greg Pickersgill
* Christopher Priest
* Robert Sheckley
* Lars-Olov Strandberg
* Jane Yolen

### Special guests

* Alan Lee
* Professor David Southwood

### Participating writers and artists

In addition to the guests of honour, notable participating science fiction and fantasy writers and artists included:
| Brian Aldiss Iain M. Banks Stephen Baxter Terry Brooks Jim Burns Susanna Clarke Jonathan Clements John Clute Cory Doctorow Greer Gilman Simon Green Joe Haldeman Peter F. Hamilton Harry Harrison | Robin Hobb P. C. Hodgell James P. Hogan Tanya Huff Conor Kostick Ellen Kushner Alan Lee Anne McCaffrey Ian McDonald Ken MacLeod George R. R. Martin China Miéville Elizabeth Moon | Richard Morgan John Picacio Terry Pratchett Robert Rankin Alastair Reynolds Justina Robson Kim Stanley Robinson Delia Sherman Robert Silverberg Michael Swanwick Harry Turtledove Connie Willis Frank Wu |

## Awards

The World Science Fiction Society administers and presents the Hugo Awards, 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.
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, 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.

### 2005 Hugo Awards

* Best Novel: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
* Best Novella: The Concrete Jungle by Charles Stross
* Best Novelette: "The Faery Handbag" by Kelly Link
* Best Short Story: "Travels with My Cats" by Mike Resnick
* Best Related Book: The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction, edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
* Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form: The Incredibles, written & directed by Brad Bird
* Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form: "33", Battlestar Galactica
* Best Professional Editor: Ellen Datlow
* Best Professional Artist: Jim Burns
* Best Semiprozine: Ansible, edited by David Langford
* Best Fanzine: Plokta, edited by Alison Scott, Steve Davies and Mike Scott
* Best Fan Writer: David Langford
* Best Fan Artist: Sue Mason
* Best Website: SciFiction (SciFiction), edited by Ellen Datlow. general manager Craig Engler

### Other awards

* John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer: Elizabeth Bear
* Special Interaction Committee Award: David Pringle
* Eurocon Awards – Best European Magazine: Galaktika

## Future site selection

Due to the changes in the World Science Fiction Society rules, which reduced the lead time from three to two years, no Worldcon site selection took place at this convention. The site for the 2007 Worldcon was decided at the 2004 Worldcon in Boston under the old three year lead-time rule. The site selection for the 2008 Worldcon, the first under the new two year lead-time rule, took place at the 2006 Worldcon in Anaheim.