1926 in science fiction
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The year 1926 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.
Births and deaths
Births
- February 20 â Richard Matheson, American writer (died 2013)[1]
- March 19 â Jimmy Guieu, French writer (died 2000)[2]
- March 29 â Lino Aldani, Italian writer (died 2009)[3]
- April 1 â Anne McCaffrey, American writer (died 2011)[4]
- May 9 â John Middleton Murry, Jr., British writer (died 2002)[5]
- August 9 â Frank M. Robinson, American writer (died 2014)[6]
- August 12 - Chan Davis, American writer (died 2022)[7]
- November 25 â Poul Anderson, American writer (died 2001)[8]
Deaths
Events
- April â first publication of Amazing Stories, which ran until 1995 (and again from 1998â2000, 2004â2005 and 2012âpresent)[9]
Awards
The main science-fiction Awards known at the present time did not exist at this time.
Literary releases
Novels
- Metropolis, by Thea von Harbou[10]
- The Land of Mist, by Arthur Conan Doyle[11]
- (in Russian) The Lord of the World, by Alexander Belayev[12]
Stories collections
Short stories
- (in French) The Coming of the Ice, by Green Peyton Wertenbaker[13]