13th World Science Fiction Convention


The 13th World Science Fiction Convention, also known as Clevention, was held on September 2–5, 1955, at the Manger Hotel in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
The chairmen were Nick and Noreen Falasca. The guests of honor were Isaac Asimov and Sam Moskowitz. Total attendance was approximately 380.
This was the first convention at which the Hugo Awards were established as an annual feature; the first awards had been given out two years before, at Philcon II in 1953.

Awards

The 11th Worldcon was the first one in which Hugo Awards were awarded. The 12th convention did not continue the tradition, but since the 13th convention, Hugo Awards have been a permanent fixture of Worldcons.

Hugo Awards