18th World Science Fiction Convention

The 18th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Pittcon, was held on 3–5 September 1960 at the Penn-Sheraton Hotel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

The convention was chaired by Dirce Archer.

Participants
Attendance was 568.

Guests of Honor

 * James Blish
 * Isaac Asimov (toastmaster)

1960 Hugo Awards

 * Best Novel: Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
 * Best Short Fiction: "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
 * Best Dramatic Presentation: The Twilight Zone
 * Best Professional Magazine: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction edited by Robert P. Mills
 * Best Professional Artist: Ed Emshwiller
 * Best Fanzine: Cry of the Nameless by F. M. Busby, Elinor Busby, Burnett Toskey, and Wally Weber

Other awards

 * Special Award: Hugo Gernsback as "The Father of Magazine Science Fiction"