16th World Science Fiction Convention

The 16th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Solacon, was held on 29 August–1 September 1958 at the Alexandria Hotel in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Solacon's chair was Anne S. Moffatt.

Participants
Attendance was 322.

Guests of Honor

 * Richard Matheson
 * Anthony Boucher (toastmaster)

1958 Hugo Awards
For the 1958 Hugos, Solacon presented engraved Hugo Award plaques instead of the nickel-plated Hugo rockets mounted on wooden bases, like those presented at the previous Worldcons in 1953, 1955, 1956, and 1957 (no awards were given in 1954).

The winners were:


 * Best Novel/Novelette: The Big Time, by Fritz Leiber
 * Best Short Story: "Or All the Seas with Oysters", by Avram Davidson
 * Best Professional Magazine: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, edited by Anthony Boucher and Robert P. Mills
 * Outstanding Movie: The Incredible Shrinking Man, directed by Jack Arnold; screenplay by Richard Matheson
 * Outstanding Artist: Frank Kelly Freas
 * Outstanding Actifan: Walt Willis