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==History== | ==History== | ||
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| − | Starting in 1966, the '''Nebula Awards Banquet''' is where the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America | + | Starting in 1966, the '''Nebula Awards Banquet''' is where the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America give out their Nebula and other awards. |
In the early years, it was held on the same night in [[New York]], [[California]], and a central location to make it attendable to most of its membership. During the years 1969, 1970, and 1971, that central location was [[New Orleans]]. [[Don Walsh]] (host), the [[New Orleans Science Fiction Association]], [[Jan Samuels]] and the Tulane University [[fan]] group, and many of the [[Shadows of New Orleans Fandom]] took pride in guiding visiting authors and their families around the city, digging up old friends from the [[NOSFS]] days and party heartying. The Tulane University fan group hosted an after banquet party in 1969. | In the early years, it was held on the same night in [[New York]], [[California]], and a central location to make it attendable to most of its membership. During the years 1969, 1970, and 1971, that central location was [[New Orleans]]. [[Don Walsh]] (host), the [[New Orleans Science Fiction Association]], [[Jan Samuels]] and the Tulane University [[fan]] group, and many of the [[Shadows of New Orleans Fandom]] took pride in guiding visiting authors and their families around the city, digging up old friends from the [[NOSFS]] days and party heartying. The Tulane University fan group hosted an after banquet party in 1969. | ||
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Nebula Award Weekend 1976 East || April 29 - May 1, 1977 || Warwick Hotel || [[New York, NY]] || [[Isaac Asimov]] || [[Clifford D. Simak]] | Nebula Award Weekend 1976 East || April 29 - May 1, 1977 || Warwick Hotel || [[New York, NY]] || [[Isaac Asimov]] || [[Clifford D. Simak]] | ||
Nebula Award Weekend 1976 West || April 30, 1977 || ''America'' || [[San Francisco, CA]] || [[Greg Benford]], [[Jim Benford]]|| Clayton Bailey <br />(unofficial West Coast Banquet) | Nebula Award Weekend 1976 West || April 30, 1977 || ''America'' || [[San Francisco, CA]] || [[Greg Benford]], [[Jim Benford]]|| Clayton Bailey <br />(unofficial West Coast Banquet) | ||
| − | Nebula Award Weekend 1977 West || April 28-30, 1978 || Sir Francis Drake Hotel || [[San Francisco, CA]] || [[Robert Silverberg]] || William J. Kaufman, B. Kliban | + | Nebula Award Weekend 1977 West || April 28-30, 1978 || Sir Francis Drake Hotel || [[San Francisco, CA]] || [[Robert Silverberg]] || [[William J. Kaufman]], B. Kliban |
Nebula Award Weekend 1977 East || April 29, 1978 || American Hotel || [[New York, NY]] || ||(unofficial East Coast Banquet) | Nebula Award Weekend 1977 East || April 29, 1978 || American Hotel || [[New York, NY]] || ||(unofficial East Coast Banquet) | ||
Nebula Award Weekend 1978 || April 20-22, 1979 || Warwick Hotel || [[New York, NY]] || [[Norman Spinrad]] || Bob Guccione | Nebula Award Weekend 1978 || April 20-22, 1979 || Warwick Hotel || [[New York, NY]] || [[Norman Spinrad]] || Bob Guccione | ||
Latest revision as of 13:51, 31 January 2024
The annual conference of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), at which the Nebula Awards are presented.
History[edit]
New Orleans[edit]
Starting in 1966, the Nebula Awards Banquet is where the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America give out their Nebula and other awards.
In the early years, it was held on the same night in New York, California, and a central location to make it attendable to most of its membership. During the years 1969, 1970, and 1971, that central location was New Orleans. Don Walsh (host), the New Orleans Science Fiction Association, Jan Samuels and the Tulane University fan group, and many of the Shadows of New Orleans Fandom took pride in guiding visiting authors and their families around the city, digging up old friends from the NOSFS days and party heartying. The Tulane University fan group hosted an after banquet party in 1969.
In 1970, Wyane LeBaud and Dean Sweatman (the salt & pepper team of New Orleans fandom at that time) had the honor of guiding Jodie and Andy Offutt down Bourbon Street and ending up at The Morning Call for coffee and beignets. Saturday Dean drove Joe Green and family out to visit with Harry B. Moore for a [[fan
| Convention | Dates | Venue | Location | Toastmaster | Keynote Speaker, Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note that the year listed in the name represents the award year rather than the date of the event. | |||||
| Nebula Award Weekend 1965 East | March 11, 1966 | Overseas Press Club | New York, NY | ||
| Nebula Award Weekend 1965 West | March 11, 1966 | McHenry’s Tail O’ the Cock | Los Angeles, CA | ||
| Nebula Award Weekend 1966 East | March 25, 1967 | Les Champs | New York, NY | ||
| Nebula Award Weekend 1966 West | March 25, 1967 | McHenry’s Tail O’ the Cock | Los Angeles, CA | ||
| Nebula Award Weekend 1967 East | March 16, 1968 | Les Champs | New York, NY | ||
| Nebula Award Weekend 1967 West | March 16, 1968 | Hotel Claremont | Berkeley, CA | ||
| Nebula Award Weekend 1968 East | March 15, 1969 | Les Champs | New York, NY | ||
| Nebula Award Weekend 1968 West | March 15, 1969 | Club 33, Disneyland | Anaheim, CA | ||
| Nebula Award Weekend 1968 Central | March 14, 1969 | Fontainebleau Motor Hotel | New Orleans, LA | ||
| Nebula Award Weekend 1969 East | March 14, 1970 | Les Champs | New York, NY | Isaac Asimov | Carl Sagan |
| Nebula Award Weekend 1969 West | March 14, 1970 | Hotel Claremont | Berkeley, CA | (unofficial West Coast Banquet) | |
| Nebula Award Weekend 1969 Central | March 15, 1970 | Fontainebleau Motor Hotel | New Orleans, LA | ||
| Nebula Award Weekend 1970 West | April 3-4, 1971 | Hotel Claremont | Berkeley, CA | Avram Davidson | George Clayton Roberts |
| Nebula Award Weekend 1970 East | April 3, 1971 | Les Champs | New York, NY | Lester del Rey | Marvin Minsky (unofficial East Coast Banquet) |
| Nebula Award Weekend 1970 Central | April 3, 1971 | Bourbon Orleans Hotel / LePavillon Hotel | New Orleans, LA | Joseph Green | Gerald W. Page (unofficial Southern Banquet) |
| Nebula Award Weekend 1971 East | April 29-30, 1972 | New York Hilton | New York, NY | Harlan Ellison | (unofficial Southern Banquet) |
| Nebula Award Weekend 1971 West | April 29, 1972 | Airport-Marina Hotel | Los Angeles, CA | (unofficial West Coast Banquet) | |
| Nebula Award Weekend 1971 South | April 29, 1972 | Le Pavilion Hotel | New Orleans, LA | ||
| Nebula Award Weekend 1972 South | April 27-29, 1973 | Le Pavilion Hotel | New Orleans, LA | no toastmaster | |
| Nebula Award Weekend 1972 East | April 28, 1973 | Sheraton McAlpin Hotel | New York, NY | (unofficial East Coast Banquet) | |
| Nebula Award Weekend 1972 West | April 28, 1973 | Claremont Hotel | Berkeley, CA | (unofficial West Coast Banquet) | |
| Nebula Award Weekend 1973 West | April 26-28, 1974 | Century Plaza Hotel | Hollywood, CA | Robert Bloch | Bruce Murray, Edgar Mitchell, Al Worden |
| Nebula Award Weekend 1973 East | April 27, 1974 | Algonquin Hotel | New York, NY | (unofficial East Coast Banquet) | |
| Nebula Award Weekend 1974 East | April 25-27, 1975 | Warwick Hotel | New York, NY | no toastmaster | Damon Knight |
| Nebula Award Weekend 1974 West | April 26, 1975 | Robert W. Bussard (unofficial West Coast Banquet) | |||
| Nebula Award Weekend 1975 | April 9-11, 1976 | Century Plaza Hotel | Los Angeles, CA | Terry Carr | George Pal |
| Nebula Award Weekend 1976 East | April 29 - May 1, 1977 | Warwick Hotel | New York, NY | Isaac Asimov | Clifford D. Simak |
| Nebula Award Weekend 1976 West | April 30, 1977 | America | San Francisco, CA | Greg Benford, Jim Benford | Clayton Bailey (unofficial West Coast Banquet) |
| Nebula Award Weekend 1977 West | April 28-30, 1978 | Sir Francis Drake Hotel | San Francisco, CA | Robert Silverberg | William J. Kaufman, B. Kliban |
| Nebula Award Weekend 1977 East | April 29, 1978 | American Hotel | New York, NY | (unofficial East Coast Banquet) | |
| Nebula Award Weekend 1978 | April 20-22, 1979 | Warwick Hotel | New York, NY | Norman Spinrad | Bob Guccione |
| Nebula Award Weekend 1979 | April 25-27, 1980 | Beverly Wilshire Hotel | Los Angeles, CA | David Gerrold | Dr. Edward Krupp |
| Nebula Award Weekend 1980 | April 24-26, 1981 | Waldorf-Astoria | New York, NY | no toastmaster | Barbara Marx Hubbard |
| Nebula Award Weekend 1981 | April 23-25, 1982 | Claremont Resort Hotel | Oakland, CA | Terry Carr | Patricia Holt |
| Nebula Award Weekend 1982 | April 22-24, 1983 | Statler Hilton | New York, NY | Charles L. Grant | Page Cuddy |
| Nebula Award Weekend 1983 | April 27-29, 1984 | Queen Mary | Long Beach, CA | Terry Carr | Art Seidenbaum |
| Nebula Award Weekend 1984 | May 4-6, 1985 | Warwick Hotel | New York, NY | F. Paul Wilson | Tim Jensen |
| Nebula Award Weekend 1985 | April 25-27, 1986 | Claremont Hotel | Berkeley, CA | Robert Silverberg | |
| Nebula Award Weekend 1986 | May 1-3, 1987 | Halloran House Hotel | New York, NY | Charles Sheffield | Barry Moser |
| Nebula Award Weekend 1987 | May 20-22, 1988 | Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel | Hollywood, CA | no toastmaster | Louis Friedman and (impromptu) David Rappaport |
| Nebula Award Weekend 1988 | April 21-23, 1989 | Penta Hotel | New York, NY | no toastmaster | Ian Ballantine |
| Nebula Award Weekend 1989 | April 27-29, 1990 | Hyatt Regency Embarcadero | San Francisco, CA | Robert Silverberg | Thomas Furness |
| Nebula Award Weekend 1990 | April 26-28, 1991 | Roosevelt Hotel | New York, NY | Ben Bova | Hugh Downs |
| Nebula Award Weekend 1991 | April 24-26, 1992 | Colony Square Hotel | Atlanta, GA | no toastmaster | Newt Gingrich |
| Nebula Award Weekend 1992 | April 16-18, 1993 | Holiday Crowne Plaza | New Orleans, LA | Connie Willis | A. J. Smith |
| Nebula Award Weekend 1993 | April 22-24, 1994 | Valley River Inn | Eugene, Oregon | Connie Willis, Edward Bryant | K. Eric Drexler |
| Nebula Award Weekend 1994 | April 21-23, 1995 | Grand Hyatt Hotel | New York, NY | Gardner Dozois | Tom Doherty |
| Nebula Award Weekend 1995 | April 26-28, 1996 | Queen Mary | Long Beach, CA | George Alec Effinger | Bruce Murray |
| Nebula Award Weekend 1996 | April 18-20, 1997 | Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza | Kansas City, MO | Jane Yolen | Bernard Harris, Jr. |
| Nebula Award Weekend 1997 | April 29 - May 1, 1998 | Hotel Santa Fe | Santa Fe, NM | Michael Cassutt | Chris Crawford |
| Nebula Award Weekend 1998 | April 30 - May 2, 1999 | Marriott City Center Hotel | Pittsburgh, PA | Stanley Schmidt | David Hartwell |
| Nebula Award Weekend 1999 | May 19-21, 2000 | Crowne Plaza Hotel | New York, NY | Scott Edelman | |
| Nebula Award Weekend 2000 | April 27-29, 2001 | Beverly Hilton Hotel | Los Angeles, CA | Neil Gaiman | Paul Guay |
| Nebula Award Weekend 2001 | April 26-28, 2002 | Westin Crown Center Hotel | Kansas City, MO | Esther M. Friesner | |
| Nebula Award Weekend 2002 | April 18-20, 2003 | Radisson Plaza-Warwick Hotel | Philadelphia, PA | Harry Harrison | |
| Nebula Award Weekend 2003 | April 16-18, 2004 | Westin Seattle Hotel | Seattle, WA | Neal Stephenson | Rich Rashid |
| Nebula Award Weekend 2004 | April 27 - May 1, 2005 | Allegro Hotel | Chicago, IL | Neil Gaiman | |
| Nebula Award Weekend 2005 | May 4-7, 2006 | Mission Palms Hotel | Tempe, AZ | Connie Willis | |
| Nebula Award Weekend 2006 | May 11-13, 2007 | Marriott Financial Center | New York, NY | Ronald D. Moore | |
| Nebula Award Weekend 2007 | April 24-27, 2008 | Omni Austin Hotel Downtown | Austin, TX | Joe R. Lansdale, John Moore | |
| Nebula Award Weekend 2008 | April 24-26, 2009 | Luxe Hotel | Los Angeles, CA | Janis Ian | Chuck Lorre |
| Nebula Award Weekend 2009 | May 13-16, 2010 | Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront hotel | Cocoa Beach, FL | Allen Steele | David D. Levine |
| Nebula Award Weekend 2010 | May 19-22, 2011 | Washington Hilton | Washington, DC | Michael Swanwick | Michael Dirda |
| Nebula Award Weekend 2011 | May 17-20, 2012 | Hyatt Regency hotel | Crystal City, VA | Walter Jon Williams | Mike Fincke |
| Nebula Award Weekend 2012 | May 16-19, 2013 | Hilton San José | San José, CA | Robert Silverberg | |
| Nebula Award Weekend 2013 | May 15-18, 2014 | San José Marriott | San José, CA | Ellen Klages | |
| Nebula Award Weekend 2014 | June 4-7, 2015 | Palmer House Hilton | Chicago, IL | Nick Offerman | |
| Nebula Award Weekend 2015 | May 12-15, 2016 | Palmer House Hilton | Chicago, IL | John Hodgman | |
| Nebula Award Weekend 2016 | May 18-21, 2017 | Pittsburgh Marriott City Center | Pittsburgh, PA | Kjell Lindgren | |
| Nebula Award Weekend 2017 | May 17-20, 2018 | Pittsburgh Marriott City Center | Pittsburgh, PA | Martin P. Robinson | |
| Nebula Award Weekend 2018 | May 16-19, 2019 | Warner Center Marriott | Woodland Hills, CA | Bobak Ferdowsi | |
| Nebula Award Weekend 2019 | May 28-31, 2020 | Aydrea Walden | moved online due to Covid-19 | ||
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