The 13th World Science Fiction Convention, also known as Clevention, was held on 2–5 September 1955 at the Manger Hotel in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. The chairmen were Nick and Noreen Falasca. The guests of honor were Isaac Asimov (pro) Sam Moskowitz (mystery GoH). 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.
| Preceded by 12th World Science Fiction Convention SFCon in San Francisco, USA (1954) |
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Worldcons 13th World Science Fiction Convention in Cleveland, USA (1955) |
Succeeded by 14th World Science Fiction Convention NYCon II in New York, USA (1956) |
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