1923 in science fiction
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The year 1923 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.
Births and deaths
Births
- January 12: Pierre Versins, American writer (died 2001)[1]
- April 17: Lloyd Biggle, Jr., American writer (died 2002)[2]
- April 23: Avram Davidson, American writer (died 1993)[3]
- July 12: James E. Gunn, American writer (died 2020)[4]
- July 23: Cyril M. Kornbluth, American writer (died 1958)[5]
- August 20: Henri Bessière, French writer (died 2011)[6]
- November 1: Gordon R. Dickson, American writer (died 2001)[7]
Deaths
Events
- March: first publication of Weird Tales, American pulp magazine.[8]
Awards
The main science-fiction Awards known at the present time did not exist at this time.
Literary releases
Novels
- Aelita, by Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy.[9]
- (in French) La Poupée sanglante (The Bloody Doll), by Gaston Leroux.[10]