Site: Biltmore Hotel
City: Providence, Rhode Island
Theme: Reunion
Guests of Honor: Stephen King, Frank Belknap Long
Guest Artist: Michael Whelan
Toastmaster: Charles L. Grant
Chair: Bob Booth
Winners & Nominees
| First Name | Last Name | Year | Category | Title | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Luis | Borges | 1979 | Life Achievement | Winner | |
| Michael | Moorcock | 1979 | Novel | "Gloriana" | Winner |
| Tanith | Lee | 1979 | Novel | "Night's Master" | Nominee |
| Les | Daniels | 1979 | Novel | "The Black Castle" | Nominee |
| Charles L. | Grant | 1979 | Novel | "The Sound of" | Nominee |
| Stephen | King | 1979 | Novel | "The Stand" | Nominee |
| Avram | Davidson | 1979 | Short Fiction | "Naples" | Winner |
| Avram | Davidson | 1979 | Short Fiction | "A Good Night's Sleep" | Nominee |
| Charles L. | Grant | 1979 | Short Fiction | "Hear Me Now My Sweet Abbey Rose" | Nominee |
| Larry | Niven | 1979 | Short Fiction | "The Magic Goes Away" | Nominee |
| Michael | Bishop | 1979 | Short Fiction | "Within the Walls of Tyre" | Nominee |
| Charles L. | Grant | 1979 | Collection/Anthology | "Shadows" | Winner |
| Fritz | Leiber | 1979 | Collection/Anthology | "Heroes and Horrors" | Nominee |
| Stephen | King | 1979 | Collection/Anthology | "Night Shift" | Nominee |
| Karl Edward | Wagner | 1979 | Collection/Anthology | "Night Winds" | Nominee |
| Avram | Davidson | 1979 | Collection/Anthology | "The Redward Edward Papers" | Nominee |
| Gerald W. | Page | 1979 | Collection/Anthology | "Year's Best Horror VI" | Nominee |
| Alicia | Austin | 1979 | Artist | Winner | |
| Dale | Enzenbacher | 1979 | Artist | Nominee | |
| Stephen | Fabian | 1979 | Artist | Nominee | |
| Michael | Whelan | 1979 | Artist | Nominee | |
| Edward L. | Ferman | 1979 | Special - Pro | "F&SF" | Winner |
| Donald M. | Grant | 1979 | Special - Pro | "Donald M. Grant, Publisher" | Nominee |
| Donald H. | Tuck | 1979 | Special - Non-Pro | "The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy" | Winner |
| Paul C. | Allen | 1979 | Special - Non-Pro | "Fantasy Newsletter" | Nominee |
| Pat | Cadigan | 1979 | Special - Non-Pro | "Shayol" | Nominee |
| Arnie | Fenner | 1979 | Special - Non-Pro | "Shayol" | Nominee |
| W. Paul | Ganley | 1979 | Special - Non-Pro | "Weirdbook" | Nominee |
| Stuart David | Schiff | 1979 | Special - Non-Pro | "Whispers &Whispers Press" | Nominee |
| Kirby | McCauley | 1979 | Convention Award | Winner |