1921 in science fiction
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{{Years in Science Fiction}}
The year 1921 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.
Births and deaths
= Births =
- January 14: Kenneth Bulmer, British writer (died 2005){{cite web |last1=Holland |first1=Steve |title=Obituary: Ken Bulmer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/dec/22/guardianobituaries.booksobituaries |website=The Guardian |accessdate=January 14, 2019 |date=December 22, 2005}}
- January 25: Russell Braddon, Australian writer (died 1995){{cite web |title=OBITUARIES Russell Braddon |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituaries-russell-braddon-1613338.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituaries-russell-braddon-1613338.html |archive-date=May 1, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |website=The Independent |accessdate=January 14, 2019 |language=en |date=March 30, 1995}}{{cbignore}}
- May 23: James Blish, American writer (died 1975){{cite web |title=James Blish {{!}} American author and critic |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-Blish |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |accessdate=April 2, 2019 |language=en}}
- May 31: Arthur Sellings, British writer (died 1968){{cite web |title=Authors: Sellings, Arthur: SFE: Science Fiction Encyclopedia |url=http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/sellings_arthur |website=www.sf-encyclopedia.com |accessdate=April 2, 2019}}
- June 6: Francis G. Rayer, British writer (died 1981){{cite web |title=Authors: Rayer, Francis G: SFE: Science Fiction Encyclopedia |url=http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/rayer_francis_g |website=www.sf-encyclopedia.com |accessdate=April 2, 2019}}
- August 11: {{in lang|fr}} Henri Viard, French writer (died 1989){{cite web |title=Authors: Ward, Henry: SFE: Science Fiction Encyclopedia |url=http://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/ward_henry |website=sf-encyclopedia.com |accessdate=April 2, 2019}}
- August 19: Gene Roddenberry, American television screenwriter, producer and creator of the original Star Trek television series (died 1991){{Cite book |last=Alexander |first=David |year=1995 |title=Star Trek Creator: The Authorized Biography of Gene Roddenberry |publisher=Roc |location=New York |isbn=0-451-45440-5 |ref=alexander1995 |url=https://archive.org/details/startrekcreator00davi }}
- September 12: Stanisław Lem, polish writer (died 2006){{cite web |title=Stanislaw Lem |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/stanislaw-lem-6105099.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/stanislaw-lem-6105099.html |archive-date=May 1, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |website=The Independent |accessdate=April 2, 2019 |language=en |date=March 31, 2006}}{{cbignore}}
- October 7: H. H. Hollis, American writer (died 1977){{cite web |title=Summary Bibliography: H. H. Hollis |url=http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?11393 |website=www.isfdb.org |accessdate=April 2, 2019}}
- November 9: Alfred Coppel, American writer (died 2004){{cite web |title=Authors: Coppel, Alfred: SFE: Science Fiction Encyclopedia |url=http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/coppel_alfred |website=www.sf-encyclopedia.com |accessdate=April 2, 2019}}
- Vladimir Colin, writer (died 1991){{cite book |last1=Olărescu |first1=Daniela |title=Die Rezeption der rumänischen Literatur in Deutschland zwischen 1945 und 1989 |date=2008 |publisher=Peter Lang |isbn=9783631581131 |page=195 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=afp-y-vd4CIC&pg=PA195|language=de}}
= Deaths =
Events
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Awards
The main science-fiction Awards known at the present time did not exist at this time.
Literary releases
= Novels =
= Stories collections =
= Short stories =
- {{in lang|fr}} L'Homme truqué, by {{in lang|fr}} Maurice Renard{{cite book |last1=Horn |first1=Pierre L. |title=Handbook of French Popular Culture |date=1991 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |isbn=9780313261213 |page=234 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QZ3gEzNUn4QC&pg=PA234|language=en}}