47th World Science Fiction Convention

The 47th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Noreascon 3 (or "...Three", or "...III"), was held on 31 August–4 September 1989 at the Sheraton-Boston Hotel, Hilton Hotel, Boston Park Plaza, and the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

The chairman was Mark L. Olson.

Participants
Attendance was 6,837, out of 7,795 paid memberships.

Guests of Honor

 * Andre Norton (pro)
 * Ian & Betty Ballantine (pro)
 * The Stranger Club (fan)

The Stranger Club is the first known science fiction club in the Boston area, and the organizers of Boskone I, New England's first science fiction convention, in 1941. Seven surviving members of the latter group attended, including Harry Stubbs (Hal Clement).

1989 Hugo Awards
The 1989 Hugo Award base honored the 50th anniversary of both the 1939 New York World's Fair and the first Worldcon. The Fair's iconic Trylon and Perisphere were represented with the Hugo Award rocket taking the place of the 610 ft tall Trylon spire.


 * Best Novel: Cyteen by C. J. Cherryh
 * Best Novella: "The Last of the Winnebagos" by Connie Willis
 * Best Novelette: "Schrödinger's Kitten" by George Alec Effinger
 * Best Short Story: "Kirinyaga" by Mike Resnick
 * Best Non-Fiction Book: The Motion of Light in Water by Samuel R. Delany
 * Best Dramatic Presentation: Who Framed Roger Rabbit
 * Best Professional Editor: Gardner Dozois
 * Best Professional Artist: Michael Whelan
 * Best Semiprozine: Locus, edited by Charles N. Brown
 * Best Fanzine: File 770, edited by Mike Glyer
 * Best Fan Writer: Dave Langford
 * Best Fan Artist:
 * Brad Foster and
 * Diana Gallagher Wu (tie)

Other awards

 * Special Award: SF-Lovers Digest for pioneering the use of computer bulletin boards in fandom
 * Special Award: Alex Schomburg for lifetime achievement in science fiction art
 * John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer: Michaela Roessner