1969 in science fiction
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The year 1969 was marked, in science fiction, by the following:
- The 27th annual Worldcon, St. Louiscon, was held in St. Louis, USA
- The first Ditmar Awards were awarded at the Australian National Science Fiction Convention
Births and deaths
Literary releases
Novels
- The Andromeda Strain, by Michael Crichton
- Dune Messiah, by Frank Herbert
- The Jagged Orbit, by John Brunner
- The Left Hand of Darkness, by Ursula K. Le Guin
- The Man in the Maze, by Robert Silverberg
- Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut
- UBIK, by Philip K. Dick
Short stories
Children's books
Comics
- Doraemon, by Fujiko F. Fujio, begins serialization
- The 1969 reboot of The Eternaut, by Héctor Germán Oesterheld and Alberto Breccia begins serialization in Argentine magazine Gente y la actualidad
- First issue of From Beyond the Unknown is published by DC Comics
Movies
- The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, dir. by Robert Butler
- Invasión, dir. by Hugo Santiago
- Stereo, dir. by David Cronenberg