1937 in science fiction
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The year 1937 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.
Births and deaths
Births
- February 19 : Terry Carr, American writer and editor (died 1987)[1]
- February 22 : Joanna Russ, American writer (died 2011)[2]
- April 9 : Barrington J. Bayley, British writer (died 2008)[3]
- May 13 : Roger Zelazny, American writer (died 1995)[4]
- May 27 : Gérard Klein, French writer and editor[5]
- September 19 : Jean-Pierre Andrevon, French writer[6]
Deaths
Events
Literary releases
Novels
- (in French) La Cité des asphyxiés, by Régis Messac.[7]
- Star Maker, by Olaf Stapledon.[8]
- Galactic Patrol, by Edward Elmer Smith.[9]
- Swastika Night by Katharine Burdekin.[10]
Stories collections
Short stories
- Travel by Wire!, Arthur C. Clarke's first published story[11]
Comics
- (in French) Futuropolis, by René Pellos.[12]
Movies
Awards
The main science-fiction Awards known at the present time did not exist at this time.