would have been Hugo-eligible had the award existed in 1939: Best Novel: The Sword in the Stone by T. H. White Best Novella: "Who Goes There?" by John W. Campbell (as "Don A. Stuart") Best Novelette: "Rule 18" by Clifford D. Simak Best Short Story: "How We Went to Mars" by Arthur C. Clarke Best Dramatic Presentation: The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells, written for radio by Howard E. Koch and Anne Froelick, directed by Orson Welles (The Mercury Theatre on the Air/CBS) Best Professional Editor: John W. Campbell Best Professional Artist: Virgil Finlay Best Fanzine: Imagination!, edited by Forrest J Ackerman, Myrtle Rebecca "Morojo" Douglas, and T. Bruce Yerke Best Fan Writer: Ray Bradbury Special Committee Award: Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, creators of Superman See also World Science Fiction Society References Further reading In Memory Yet Green by Isaac Asimov (1979) The Futurians by Damon Knight (1977) The Way The Future Was by Frederik Pohl (1978) External links World Science Fiction Society NYcon 1 - 1939 WorldCon 1939 New York World's Fair 1939 conferences 1939 in New York City July 1939 events Science fiction conventions in the United States Worldcon