1930 in science fiction
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The year 1930 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.
Births and deaths
Births
- June 3 : Marion Zimmer Bradley, American writer (died 1999)[1]
- November 15 : J. G. Ballard, British writer (died 2009)[2]
- Donald Malcolm, Scottish writer (died 2013)[3]
Deaths
Events
- Creation of the American magazine Astounding Stories of Super-Science, now called Analog Science Fiction and Fact.[4]
Literary releases
Novels
- Last and First Men, by Olaf Stapledon.[5]
- Tarzan at the Earth's Core, by Edgar Rice Burroughs.[6]
- (in French) Utopolis, by (in German) Werner Illing.[7]
Stories collections
Short stories
Movies
- Just Imagine directed by David Butler[8]
Awards
The main science fiction awards known at the present time did not exist at this time.