Presented at: L.A.con II, Anaheim, California, August 30 – September 3, 1984
Toastmaster: Robert Bloch
Base design: Jim Rumph incorporating rat design by Linda Miller
Awards Administration:
Best Novel
- Startide Rising by David Brin [Bantam, 1983]
- Tea with the Black Dragon by R. A. MacAvoy [Bantam, 1983]
- Millennium by John Varley [Berkley, 1983]
- Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern by Anne McCaffrey [Ballantine Del Rey, 1983]
- The Robots of Dawn by Isaac Asimov [Doubleday, 1983]
Best Novella
- “Cascade Point” by Timothy Zahn [Analog Dec 1983]
- “Hardfought” by Greg Bear [Asimov’s Feb 1983]
- “In the Face of My Enemy” by Joseph H. Delaney [Analog Apr 1983]
- “Seeking” by David R. Palmer [Analog Feb 1983]
- “Hurricane Claude” by Hilbert Schenck [F&SF Apr 1983]
Best Novelette
- “Blood Music” by Greg Bear [Analog Jun 1983]
- “The Monkey Treatment” by George R. R. Martin [F&SF Jul 1983]
- “The Sidon in the Mirror” by Connie Willis [Asimov’s Apr 1983]
- “Slow Birds” by Ian Watson [F&SF Jun 1983]
- “Black Air” by Kim Stanley Robinson [F&SF Mar 1983]
Best Short Story
- “Speech Sounds” by Octavia E. Butler [Asimov’s mid-Dec 1983]
- “Servant of the People” by Frederik Pohl [Analog Feb 1983]
- “The Geometry of Narrative” by Hilbert Schenck [Analog Aug 1983]
- “The Peacemaker” by Gardner Dozois [Asimov’s Aug 1983]
- “Wong’s Lost and Found Emporium” by William F. Wu [Amazing May 1983]
Best Related Non-Fiction Book
- The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy through 1968, Vol 3: Miscellaneous by Donald H. Tuck [Advent, 1983]
- The High Kings by Joy Chant, Ian Ballantine, Betty Ballantine, George Sharp and David Larkin [Bantam, 1983]
- Dream Makers, Volume II by Charles Platt [Berkley, 1983]
- Staying Alive: A Writer’s Guide by Norman Spinrad [Donning, 1983]
- The Fantastic Art of Rowena by Rowena Morrill [Pocket, 1983]
Best Dramatic Presentation
- Return of the Jedi (1983) [Lucasfilm] Directed by Richard Marquand; Written by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas; Story by George Lucas
- The Right Stuff (1983) [The Ladd Company] Directed by Philip Kaufmann; Screenplay by Philip Kaufmann; based on the book by Tom Wolfe
- WarGames (1983) [MGM] Directed by John Badham; Written by Lawrence Lasker & Walter F. Parkes
- Brainstorm (1983) [MGM] Directed by Douglas Trumbull; Screenplay by Philip Frank Messina and Robert Stitzel; Story by Bruce Joel Rubin
- Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) [Bryna/Disney] Directed by Jack Clayton; Written by Ray Bradbury; based on the novel by Ray Bradbury
Best Professional Editor
- Shawna McCarthy
- David G. Hartwell
- Terry Carr
- Edward L. Ferman
- Stanley Schmidt
Best Professional Artist
- Michael Whelan
- Rowena Morrill
- Don Maitz
- Barclay Shaw
- Val Lakey Lindahn
Best Semiprozine
- Locus ed. by Charles N. Brown
- Science Fiction Chronicle ed. by Andrew I. Porter
- Science Fiction Review ed. by Richard E. Geis
- Fantasy Newsletter/Fantasy Review ed. by Robert A. Collins
- Whispers ed. by Stuart David Schiff
Best Fanzine
- File 770 ed. by Mike Glyer
- Ansible ed. by Dave Langford
- The Philk Fee-Nom-Ee-Non ed. by Paul J. Willett
- Izzard ed. by Patrick Nielsen Hayden and Teresa Nielsen Hayden
- Holier Than Thou ed. by Marty Cantor and Robbie Cantor
Best Fan Writer
- Mike Glyer
- Richard E. Geis
- Dave Langford
- Teresa Nielsen Hayden
- Arthur D. Hlavaty
Best Fan Artist
- Alexis Gilliland
- William Rotsler
- Joan Hanke-Woods
- Brad W. Foster
- Stu Shiffman