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Worldcon 75 Souvenir Book souvenir book A Worldcon for All of Us Ireland has a rich tradition of storytelling. A BID TO BRING THE It is a land famous for its ancient myths WORLD SCIENCE FICTION and legends, great playwrights, award- winning novelists, innovative comics artists, CONVENTION TO DUBLIN and groundbreaking illustrators. Our well- FOR THE FIRST TIME established science fiction and fantasy community and all of the Dublin 2019 team AUGUST 15TH — AUGUST 19TH 2019 would consider it an honour to celebrate Ireland’s rich cultural heritage, contemporary www.dublin2019.com creators and fandoms everywhere. [email protected] We love our venue, the Convention Centre twitter.com/Dublin2019 Dublin, and we believe that its spell-binding facebook.com/dublin2019 allure will take your breath away as you watch the sun set over the city before the Kraken rises from the River Liffey! © Iain Clark 2015 A Worldcon for All of Us Ireland has a rich tradition of storytelling. A BID TO BRING THE It is a land famous for its ancient myths WORLD SCIENCE FICTION and legends, great playwrights, award- winning novelists, innovative comics artists, CONVENTION TO DUBLIN and groundbreaking illustrators. Our well- FOR THE FIRST TIME established science fiction and fantasy community and all of the Dublin 2019 team AUGUST 15TH — AUGUST 19TH 2019 would consider it an honour to celebrate Ireland’s rich cultural heritage, contemporary www.dublin2019.com creators and fandoms everywhere. THE 75TH WORLD SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION [email protected] We love our venue, the Convention Centre twitter.com/Dublin2019 Dublin, and we believe that its spell-binding facebook.com/dublin2019 allure will take your breath away as you watch the sun set over the city before the ◆ Kraken rises from the River Liffey! 9–13 AUGUST, 2017 HELSINKI, FINLAND John-Henri Holmberg Nalo Hopkinson Johanna Sinisalo Claire Wendling Walter Jon Williams “World Science Fiction Society”, “WSFS”, “World Science Fiction Convention”, “Worldcon”, “NASFiC”, “Hugo Award”, the Hugo Award Logo, and © Iain Clark 2015 the distinctive design of the Hugo Award Trophy Rocket are service marks1 of the World Science Fiction Society, an unincorporated literary society. Ovi lukemattomiin maailmoihin OLIPA KERRAN ELÄMÄ 2495 1095 Mats Strandberg Mats Strandberg HOIVAKOTI RISTEILY 2795 2795 2795 Tiina Raevaara Sylvain Neuvel VERI JOKA UINUVAT JÄTTILÄISET SUONISSASI VIRTAA Elisabeth Hand PITKÄ VARJO www.like.fi 2 contents Tervetuloa Helsinkiin! ........................................ 5 Helsinki Fandom at the Dawn of Time ...........50 Greeting by Mayor Jan Vapaavuori ................... 7 Major Ursa Hat .................................................56 John-Henri Holmberg ........................................9 The Art of Claire Wendling ..............................60 Nalo Hopkinson ................................................13 Fan Funds ..........................................................74 Johanna Sinisalo ...............................................17 World Fandom .................................................78 Claire Wendling ............................................... 21 2017 Hugo Award Nominees ......................... 106 Walter Jon Williams ........................................ 25 The Hugo Award 1939–2016 ..........................110 Karen Lord ........................................................29 The Long List of World Ian Stewart ........................................................31 Science Fiction Conventions ........................... 131 Dr. Kjell N. Lindgren ......................................... 32 Notes on the Long List of Worldcons .............138 Eight Great Blunders of Finnish History .........34 Long List of Nasfics ........................................ 146 1803 – Starting Point of Long list of Nasfics – Notes.............................147 Finnish Science Fiction .....................................38 In Memoriam ................................................. 150 Gabriel Israel Hartman: A Dream ...................40 Worldcon 75 Committee .................................152 The Call of the Groke Membership Statistics ....................................158 – Philosophy with the Moomins .....................42 Membership List .............................................159 The Prehistory of Finnish Weird ......................46 Autograph Page ..............................................176 translations: Sarianna Silvonen, illustrations: Auri Poso, Vanessa Sjögren, Sari Haltijakäpälä: 46, 123 souvenir book Johan Anglemark, Juha Tupasela Aura Ijäs: 48 proofreading: Kimmo Isokoski: 4, 110 Charlotte Laihonen, Curtis Jefferson Miisa Lopperi: 74, 84, 86, 90, 101 editors: Vesa Sisättö, Charlotte Laihonen, bibliographies: Tuomas Myllylä: 47, 127 Curtis Jefferson Tapio Salomaa, Vesa Sisättö Sami Rouhiainen: 41, 82, 106, 113, 124, 154 editorial staff: Jo van Ekeren, cover art: Claire Wendling Jarkko Vanhalakka: 119 Jukka Halme, Mihaela Perkovic, graphic design: M. Pietikäinen printed at: Edmund Schluessel, Nina Törnudd goh portraits: Maya Hahto Dardedze Hologrāfija, Riga 2017 4 Tervetuloa Helsinkiin! elcome all to Helsinki, the host city of the I want to thank each and every person involved, 75th World Science Fiction Convention, whether you have been along for the ride from the Daughter of the Baltic Sea, the capital of Fin- beginning, or just a part of the way. Every little bit has Wland, my hometown. I hope you have time to helped, made all this possible, and by being a small savour the city as well as our event, try the current foodie part of the big machine, vitally instrumental in the revolution, see the sights and sample the sounds of it. greater scheme of things. The immeasurable amount of Helsinki is a beautiful, green city, filled with sights to free work fandom does in order to make these dreams see and things to try. Check out the seaside and archi- of a Worldcon into reality is simply breathtaking. I can- pelago, sample the choice locations in our Restaurant not possibly express the depths of my gratitude to all Guide, and feel free to roam around the Metropolitan of you, but rest assured, I value you all. This has been a area with your Free HSL Travel Card. But most of all, feel journey that I will never forget. the love and energy that the hundreds of volunteers Fandom is love. have put together, in order to make this Worldcon the And now, here we are. After five years of bidding, best ever, or at least the most Northern and Coolest partying, losing a vote, partying some more, and work- one. We have wonderful Guests, a LOT of programming, ing hard to spread the word on Helsinki, Finland, Finn- and a plethora of other things to show you all, so this ish fandom, SF/F and Weird, winning the Site Selection, should be a fun mission. planning, organizing, shedding blood, sweat and tears, It was a mere five years ago when I received that and building a community of Worldcon 75 organisa- phone call that changed my life fairly significantly, prob- tion, we can finally show you the results of our work. ably also for the entire Finnish fandom. Eemeli Aro (the It has been hard work, and not always successful, but Catalyst, as is his alter ego) was on the other end of the I believe the end result is something wonderful, inspir- call, inquiring whether it would be a good idea for Hel- ing and well worth the toil. I sure am going to relish the sinki to bid for Worldcon. I thought that the idea sounded opportunity of a lifetime to see as much as possible at not only crazy, but also dangerous – and still said “yes” to my local Worldcon. it. Have I regretted that answer? Jätän vastaamatta kysy- mykseen, koska vastaukseni saatettaisiin tulkita väärin. I hope you’ll enjoy Worldcon 75! jukka halme Worldcon 75 Tuoli 5 Tour de Helsinki Get the most out of your stay and discover Helsinki on city bikes. Look for yellow bike stations or ask the next local you meet. Enjoy your stay. hsl.fi/citybikes 6 greeting by mayor jan vapaavuori Dear Worldcon Members, For five very exciting days in August 2017, Helsinki will be not only the capital of Finland, but also of science fiction and fantasy. It is, indeed, a great honour for our city to host Worldcon 75; the first time that a World Science Fiction Convention takes place in a Nordic country. As previous conventions, Worldcon 75 will offer an abundant set of options, including interesting panels, parties, exhibitions and events. Helsinki is the ideal place to organize a major event such as World- con: a smart, safe and compact city, where modern urban life meets a beautiful diverse environment. The strengths of Helsinki are the talented people, a functional society, and a rich cultural life. The geo- graphical location of Helsinki as the shortest route between Asia and Europe is central to our accessibility and position as a leading transfer hub, while warp drive still remains to be discovered. We want Helsinki to be an open city that works together with oth- ers. No city, citizen, company or organization, no matter how capable or how big, can effectively innovate on its own. Helsinki’s creative, communal and distinctive atmosphere produces new phenomena and innovations worldwide. Our aim is to create the most progressive everyday life in the world and focus on finding solutions to global and sometimes even intergalactic challenges. Warmly welcome to Helsinki. May the force be with you. Jan Vapaavuori Mayor of Helsinki 7 ben roimola John-Henri Holmberg from shy fan to esteemed expert ne of the Worldcon Guests of Honour is a name
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