(Washington, DC) The deadline for voting for the Hugo Awards is November 19, 2021 and submitting new business items for the meeting of the World Science Fiction Society is November 16, 2021. All eligible members (attending, virtual, or supporting,) please keep the deadline in mind. The Award Ceremony and Business Meeting will be held during DisCon III, the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) in Washington, DC., December 15-19, 2021.
DisCon III is the third World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) held in Washington DC, USA. Worldcon is the annual gathering of science fiction and fantasy fans, writers, artists, musicians, and other creators from across the globe. DisCon III will be held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC, on December 15-19, 2021.
Worldcon originally focused on and still has a strong emphasis on science fiction and fantasy literature but has grown to include genre television, movies, animation, games, and other popular media as well. It has truly become the world’s fair of science fiction and fantasy fandom. No other event brings together fans and creators, regardless of genre or medium, under one big tent with the intimacy of Worldcon.
DisCon III is sponsored by the Baltimore-Washington Area Worldcon Association, Inc. (BWAWA, Inc.), a 501(c)3 non-profit organization based in Maryland.
First held in New York City in 1939, Worldcon moves around the globe, held in a different city and organized by a different volunteer organization each year. Previous DC-based Worldcons were DisCon I in 1963 and DisCon II in 1974.
“World Science Fiction Society,” “WSFS,” “World Science Fiction Convention,” “Worldcon,” “NASFiC,” “Hugo Award,” the Hugo Award Logo, and the distinctive design of the Hugo Award Trophy Rocket are service marks of the World Science Fiction Society, an unincorporated literary society.
For more information, please contact:
Peter Thomas peter.thomas@discon3.org
Adam Beaton adam.beaton@discon3.org
Kevin Lampe kevin.lampe@discon3.org
(312) 617-7280