Site: Sheraton Fort Worth Hotel
City: Fort Worth, Texas
Theme: Robert E. Howard
Guest of Honor: Fritz Leiber
Guest Artist: Alicia Austin
Toastmaster (Scheduled): Gahan Wilson
Toastmaster (Actual): Andy Offutt
Chair: Michael Templin
Winners & Nominees
| First Name | Last Name | Year | Category | Title | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Belknap | Long | 1978 | Life Achievement | Winner | |
| Fritz | Leiber | 1978 | Novel | "Our Lady of Darkness" | Winner |
| Stephen R. | Donaldson | 1978 | Novel | "The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever" | Nominee |
| Charles L. | Grant | 1978 | Novel | "The Hour of the Oxrun Dead" | Nominee |
| Ramsey | Campbell | 1978 | Short Fiction | "The Chimney" | Winner |
| Harlan | Ellison | 1978 | Short Fiction | "Jeffty Is Five" | Nominee |
| Ramsey | Campbell | 1978 | Short Fiction | "Loveman's Comeback" | Nominee |
| Avram | Davidson | 1978 | Short Fiction | "Manatee Gal Ain't You Coming Out Tonight" | Nominee |
| Jack | Vance | 1978 | Short Fiction | "The Bagful of Dreams" | Nominee |
| Charles L. | Grant | 1978 | Short Fiction | "When All the Children Call My Name" | Nominee |
| Hugh B. | Cave | 1978 | Collection/Anthology | "Murgunstrumm and Others" | Winner |
| Robert | Bloch | 1978 | Collection/Anthology | "Cold Chills" | Nominee |
| Fritz | Leiber | 1978 | Collection/Anthology | "Swords and Ice Magic" | Nominee |
| Stuart David | Schiff | 1978 | Collection/Anthology | "Whispers" | Nominee |
| Gerald W. | Page | 1978 | Collection/Anthology | "Year's Best Horror Stories V" | Nominee |
| Lee Brown | Coye | 1978 | Artist | Winner | |
| Stephen | Fabian | 1978 | Artist | Nominee | |
| Tim | Kirk | 1978 | Artist | Nominee | |
| Michael | Whelan | 1978 | Artist | Nominee | |
| E. F. | Bleiler | 1978 | Special - Pro | Winner | |
| Ballantine | Books | 1978 | Special - Pro | Nominee | |
| Edward L. | Ferman | 1978 | Special - Pro | Nominee | |
| Donald A. | Wollheim | 1978 | Special - Pro | Nominee | |
| Robert | Weinberg | 1978 | Special - Non-Pro | Winner | |
| Jonathan | Bacon | 1978 | Special - Non-Pro | Nominee | |
| W. Paul | Ganley | 1978 | Special - Non-Pro | Nominee | |
| Garry | Hoppenstand | 1978 | Special - Non-Pro | Nominee | |
| Stephen | Jones | 1978 | Special - Non-Pro | Nominee | |
| Harry O. | Morris | 1978 | Special - Non-Pro | Nominee | |
| Glenn | Lord | 1978 | Convention Award | Winner |