80th World Science Fiction Convention

The 80th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Chicon 8, was held on 1–5 September 2022 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Guests of Honor

 * Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes (author)
 * Edie Stern (fan)
 * Joe Siclari
 * Erle Korshak died in 2021
 * Annalee Newitz (toastmaster)
 * Charlie Jane Anders (toastmaster)
 * Charles de Lint (author) declined due to family reasons
 * Floyd Norman (artist) declined for personal reasons

2022 Hugo Awards
The winners were:


 * Best Novel: A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine
 * Best Novella: A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
 * Best Novelette: "Bots of the Lost Ark" by Suzanne Palmer
 * Best Short Story: "Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather" by Sarah Pinsker
 * Best Series: Wayward Children by Seanan McGuire
 * Best Graphic Story or Comic: Far Sector, written by N. K. Jemisin, art by Jamal Campbell
 * Best Related Work: Never Say You Can't Survive by Charlie Jane Anders
 * Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form: Dune, screenplay by Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, and Eric Roth; directed by Denis Villeneuve; based on the novel Dune by Frank Herbert
 * Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form: The Expanse: "Nemesis Games", written by Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck, and Naren Shankar; directed by Breck Eisner
 * Best Professional Editor, Short Form: Neil Clarke
 * Best Professional Editor, Long Form: Ruoxi Chen
 * Best Professional Artist: Rovina Cai
 * Best Semiprozine: Uncanny Magazine
 * Best Fanzine: Small Gods, by Lee Moyer and Seanan McGuire
 * Best Fancast: Our Opinions Are Correct, presented by Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders, produced by Veronica Simonetti
 * Best Fan Writer: Cora Buhlert
 * Best Fan Artist: Lee Moyer
 * Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book (presented by the World Science Fiction Society): The Last Graduate, by Naomi Novik
 * Astounding Award for Best New Writer (presented by Dell Magazines): Shelley Parker-Chan

Site selection
The following committees announced bids for hosting the convention:


 * Chicago in 2022
 * Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in 2022

The site was selected by members of the 78th World Science Fiction Convention. Chicago received 517 first-preference votes and Jeddah received 33.