Site: Marriott Hunt Valley Inn
City: Baltimore, Maryland
Theme: Edgar Allen Poe
Guest of Honor: Jack Vance
Guest Artist: Boris Vallejo
Toastmaster: Robert Bloch
Chairs: Chuck Miller, Tim Underwood
Winners & Nominees
| First Name | Last Name | Year | Category | Title | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manly Wade | Wellman | 1980 | Life Achievement | Winner | |
| Elizabeth A. | Lynn | 1980 | Novel | "Watchtower" | Winner |
| Patricia A. | McKillip | 1980 | Novel | "Harpist in the Wind" | Nominee |
| Elizabeth A. | Lynn | 1980 | Novel | "The Dancers of Arun" | Nominee |
| Patricia | Wrightson | 1980 | Novel | "The Dark Bright Water" | Nominee |
| Charles L. | Grant | 1980 | Novel | "The Last Call of Mourning" | Nominee |
| Chelsea Quinn | Yarbro | 1980 | Novel | "The Palace" | Nominee |
| Ramsey | Campbell | 1980 | Short Fiction | "Mackintosh Willy" | Winner |
| T.E.D. | Klein | 1980 | Short Fiction | "Petey" | Nominee |
| William F. | Nolan | 1980 | Short Fiction | "Saturday's Shadow" | Nominee |
| Fritz | Leiber | 1980 | Short Fiction | "The Button Molder" | Nominee |
| Elizabeth A. | Lynn | 1980 | Short Fiction | "The Woman Who Loved the Moon" | Nominee |
| Jessica Amanda | Salmonson | 1980 | Collection/Anthology | "Amazons!" | Winner |
| Charles L. | Grant | 1980 | Collection/Anthology | "Nightmares" | Nominee |
| Charles L. | Grant | 1980 | Collection/Anthology | "Shadows 2" | Nominee |
| Terry | Carr | 1980 | Collection/Anthology | "The Year's Finest Fantasy Volume 2" | Nominee |
| Robert | Asprin | 1980 | Collection/Anthology | "Thieves' World" | Nominee |
| Stuart David | Schiff | 1980 | Collection/Anthology | "Whispers II" | Nominee |
| Don | Maitz | 1980 | Artist | Winner | |
| Stephen | Fabian | 1980 | Artist | Nominee | |
| Boris | Vallejo | 1980 | Artist | Nominee | |
| Michael | Whelan | 1980 | Artist | Nominee | |
| Donald M. | Grant | 1980 | Special - Pro | "Donald M. Grant Publisher" | Winner |
| Lester | del Rey | 1980 | Special - Pro | "Del Rey Fantasy" | Nominee |
| Donald A. | Wollheim | 1980 | Special - Pro | DAW Books | Nominee |
| Pat | LoBrutto | 1980 | Special - Pro | editing | Nominee |
| James | Turner | 1980 | Special - Pro | editing | Nominee |
| Paul C. | Allen | 1980 | Special - Non-Pro | "Fantasy Newsletter" | Winner |
| Harry O. | Morris | 1980 | Special - Non-Pro | "Nyctalops" | Nominee |
| Pat | Cadigan | 1980 | Special - Non-Pro | "Shayol" | Nominee |
| Arnie | Fenner | 1980 | Special - Non-Pro | "Shayol" | Nominee |
| Stuart David | Schiff | 1980 | Special - Non-Pro | "Whispers & Whispers Press" | Nominee |
| Stephen | King | 1980 | Convention Award | Winner |