▁book ▁The ▁convention ▁also ▁produced ▁another ▁first : ▁a ▁highly ▁collect ible ▁hard cover ▁ 1 7 2 ▁page ▁program ▁and ▁sou venir ▁book , ▁edited ▁and ▁designed ▁by ▁Tom ▁Re amy . ▁The ▁book ▁contained ▁articles , ▁ess ays , ▁an ▁artists ' ▁port folio ▁illustr ating ▁scenes ▁from ▁the ▁nov els ▁of ▁Gu est ▁of ▁Honor ▁Robert ▁A . ▁Hein lein , ▁fiction ▁by ▁Har lan ▁Ell ison ▁and ▁Howard ▁Wald rop , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁convention - related ▁items ▁like ▁guest ▁bi ograph ies , ▁detailed ▁film ▁program ▁notes , ▁a ▁membership ▁list , ▁and ▁paid ▁advert ising . ▁Only ▁two ▁other ▁hard co vers ▁have ▁subsequently ▁been ▁done , ▁one ▁by ▁the ▁ 4 5 th ▁World ▁Science ▁F iction ▁Convention ▁and ▁one ▁by ▁the ▁ 6 3 rd ▁World ▁Science ▁F iction ▁Convention . ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁Hugo ▁awards ▁ ▁Cer em ony ▁and ▁format ▁change ▁At ▁Mid Amer i Con , ▁the ▁ 2 2 nd ▁Ann ual ▁Science ▁F iction ▁Ach iev ement ▁Awards , ▁the ▁H ug os , ▁were ▁held ▁for ▁the ▁very ▁first ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁stand - alone , ▁separate ▁event ▁and ▁not ▁given ▁out ▁during ▁a ▁traditional ▁combined ▁guests ▁of ▁honor ▁speech es ▁and ▁awards ▁ban quet ▁in ▁the ▁Rad isson ▁M ue h le bach ▁Hotel . ▁Instead , ▁Sunday ▁evening ▁of ▁the ▁convention , ▁they ▁were ▁presented ▁in ▁the ▁nearby ▁ 2 6 0 0 - se at ▁Music ▁Hall ▁of ▁Kansas ▁City ' s ▁Art ▁Dec o ▁Municipal