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Montréal Selected to Host 2027 Worldcon

~ Kayla Allen

The bid from Montréal, Quebéc, Canada won the election to to host the 2027 Worldcon held at the 2025 Worldcon in Seattle, Washington, USA. Montréal was the only candidate on the ballot, and received 605 of the 666 ballots cast that had a preference.

The 2027 Worldcon will be called Montréal Worldcon 2027. The convention’s announced Guests of Honor are Jo Walton, Yves Menard, Chris Barkley, and Jeph Jacques. The convention will be held September 2-6, 2027 at the Palais des Congrès de Montréal and surrounding hotels. Registration for Montréal Worldcon 2027 can be done online at https://reg.montreal2027.ca/.

The detailed results of the site selection election are listed below.

2027 World Science Fiction Convention Site Selection
Bid Online Wednesday Thursday Friday Total
Montréal 2027 215 88 146 156 605 Winner
Write-ins
Pisa in 2027 1 1
Avignon in 2027 3 3
Anyone
Demonstrably
Organized		 1 1
Grantville WV 1 1
Preservation
System		 1 1
Minneapolis
in ’73		 1 1
Xerps in 2010 2 2
BSFS Building 2 2
Home of the
Next Canadian
Stanley Cup
Winner		 1 1
Jim Murray’s
House		 1 1
Peggy Rae’s
House		 1 1
None of
the Above		 25 2 10 8 45
Total With
Preference		 248 94 158 166 666
Needed to Win
(Majority)		 334
Blank/No Preference 7 2 4 3 16
Total
Valid Ballots		 255 96 162 169 682

Seattle is Only Bid on Ballot for 2025 Worldcon

~ Kevin Standlee

According to the June 5, 2023 edition of the Seattle in 2025 Worldcon Bid newsletter, the Seattle bid to hold the 2025 Worldcon August 13-17, 2025 at the Seattle Convention Center was the only bid filed with the Chengdu 2023 Worldcon committee before the filing deadline. This means that Seattle will be the only bid listed on the ballot. Write-in bids can file up until the end of the election, which will take place at the 2023 Worldcon in Chengdu, China.

Seattle has posted their filing documents on their web site.

Nice, France Worldcon Bid Announces Postponement

~ Kevin Standlee ~ 1 Comment

In an announcement posted on their website on July 25, 2020, the Worldcon bid for Nice, France announced that they are postponing their bid to host the World Science Fiction Convention. They initially were bidding to host the 2023 Worldcon. No new target date has yet been announced. Their announcement follows:

After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to postpone our bid for hosting the 2023 World Science Fiction Convention in Nice, France.

The impacts of COVID-19 are extensive and have far reaching consequences, as various industries and sectors are affected by the aftermath of the pandemic. Our daily lives, employments and businesses are severely disrupted, and we find ourselves unable to keep the 2023 target.

This has been and still is a challenging time for everyone, and we want to thank you all for your support, open discussions, understanding and encouragement.

We’re genuinely upset and disappointed, but we fully intend to host the WSFC later in time. We will be working to finalize the details and will share more information about our plans in the coming months.

2020 Worldcon Announces Virtual Convention Plans, Revised Rates

~ Kevin Standlee

As previously announced, CoNZealand, the 2020 Worldcon in Wellington, New Zealand, will be held online only due to the restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. In a statement posted on April 15, 2020 on their web site, CoNZealand has announced a collaboration with The Fantasy Network to host the virtual convention. CoNZeland has also reduced their attending membership rate to NZ$300 for an attending membership, with other rates also changed. An attending membership is required to participate in the online convention. Information about requesting refunds is also available on the CoNZealand web site.

Please contact CoNZealand through their web site with questions about their convention arrangements. Every Worldcon is independently organize. The Worldcon, WSFS, and Hugo Awards web sites do not operate any Worldcon.