[3] Forrest J. Ackerman Roger MacBride Allen Kevin J. Anderson Rebecca Moesta Anderson Catherine Asaro Pierce Askegren Wayne Barlowe William Barton Stephen Baxter Greg Bear Stephanie Bedwell-Grime eluki bes shahar Kent Brewster David Brin Charles N. Brown Edward Bryant Jim Burns Pat Cadigan Jack L. Chalker David Cherry Richard Chwedyk Hal Clement Brenda Clough John Clute Glen Cook John G. Cramer Julie E. Czerneda Jack Dann Ellen Datlow Colleen Doran Gardner Dozois Andy Duncan Julia Ecklar Scott Edelman Laurie Toby Edison George Alec Effinger Bob Eggleton Jane Fancher David Feintuch Leslie Fish Michael Flynn Frank Kelly Freas Esther Friesner Craig Shaw Gardner James Alan Gardner Richard Garfinkle Mike Glyer Alexis Gilliland Lee Gold Kathleen Ann Goonan Joe Haldeman Elizabeth Hand David G. Hartwell Teddy Harvia (David Thayer) Peter Heck Howard V. Hendrix P. C. Hodgell Peter Jackson Steve Jackson Kij Johnson Robert Jordan James Patrick Kelly John Kessel Thomas Kidd Lee Killough Edward Kramer Nancy Kress David Kyle Geoffrey A. Landis Paul Levinson Shariann Lewitt Jacqueline Lichtenberg Barry B. Longyear Don Maitz Barry N. Malzberg George R. R. Martin Shawna McCarthy Wil McCarthy Maureen F. McHugh Ron Miller Steve Miller Mary Anne Mohanraj Elizabeth Moon Chris Moore James Morrow Patrick Nielsen Hayden Teresa Nielsen Hayden Larry Niven Jody Lynn Nye Kevin O'Donnell Jerry Oltion Fred Patten Frederik Pohl Andrew I. Porter Jerry Pournelle Melanie Rawn Robert Reed Laura Resnick Mike Resnick Jennifer Roberson John Maddox Roberts Kim Stanley Robinson Kristine Kathryn Rusch Robert J. Sawyer Darrell Schweitzer Melissa Scott Mark Shepherd Josepha Sherman Sharon Shinn Susan Shwartz Steven H Silver Robert Silverberg Joan Slonczewski Dean Wesley Smith Kristine Smith Henry Spencer Mary Stanton Allen Steele Sean Stewart S. M. Stirling Michael Swanwick Cecilia Tan Karen E. Taylor Bjo Trimble Harry Turtledove Mary A. Turzillo Gordon Van Gelder James Van Pelt Vernor Vinge Lawrence Watt-Evans Len Wein Toni Weisskopf Peter Weston Ted White (author) Sheila Williams Walter Jon Williams Jack Williamson Connie Willis John C. Wright Janny Wurts J. Steven York Sarah Zettel Philadelphia, Pennsylvania won the vote for the 59th World Science Fiction Convention, to be held in 2001.
The World Science Fiction Society administers and presents the Hugo Awards,[4] the oldest and most noteworthy award for science fiction.
Selection of the recipients is by vote of the Worldcon members.
Categories include novels and short fiction, artwork, dramatic presentations, and various professional and fandom activities.
[4][5] Other awards may be presented at Worldcon at the discretion of the individual convention committee.