Press and Media

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  • Press release 1 (July 30, 2020) Chicago selected site of the 80th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon)
  • Press release 2 (January 16, 2022) Hugo Nominations Open
  • Press release 3 (April 7, 2022) Hugo Finalists Announced
  • Press release 4 (May 2, 2022) Hugo Award and Lodestar Award Designers Announced
  • Press release 5 (June 10, 2022) Additional Guests of Honor
  • Press release 6 (June 17, 2022) Final Hugo Award Ballot Open and Voter Packet Available
  • Press release 7 (August 11, 2022) Chicon 8 and Tamora Pierce Join Forces
  • Press release 8 (August 15, 2022) Chengdu Worldcon 2023 Redirects Passalong Funds to Support Chicon 8
  • Press release 9 (August 22, 2022) Chicon 8 Announces Full Program Schedule
  • Press release 10 (August 31, 2022) Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki Granted Visa to Attend Chicon 8
  • Press release 11 (September 2, 2022) Chicon 8 Takes Off To The Stars
  • Press release 12 (September 4, 2022) Glasgow and Winnipeg Announced as Site Selection Winners
  • Press release 13 (September 4, 2022) Chicon 8 Announces 2022 Hugo Award Winners.