1928 in science fiction
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{{Years in Science Fiction}}
The year 1928 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.
Births and deaths
= Births =
- March 6 : William F. Nolan, American writer{{cite book |last1=Reginald |first1=R. |last2=Burgess |first2=Mary A. |last3=Menville |first3=Douglas |title=Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature Vol 2 |date=2010 |publisher=Wildside Press LLC |isbn=9780941028783 |page=1017 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3nPYfqEbfrsC&pg=PA1017|language=en}}
- June 8 : Kate Wilhelm, American writer (died 2018){{cite web |last1=Roberts |first1=Sam |title=Kate Wilhelm, Prolific Science Fiction Writer, Dies at 89 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/16/obituaries/kate-wilhelm-prolific-science-fiction-writer-dies-at-89.html |website=The New York Times |accessdate=8 April 2019 |date=16 March 2018}}
- July 3 : Georges-Jean Arnaud, French writer (died 2020).
- July 16 : Robert Sheckley, American writer, (died 2005){{cite web |title=Robert Sheckley |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/robert-sheckley-519837.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/robert-sheckley-519837.html |archive-date=2022-05-01 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |website=The Independent |accessdate=8 April 2019 |language=en |date=17 December 2005}}{{cbignore}}
- July 28 : Angélica Gorodischer, Argentine writer.
- August 11 : Alan E. Nourse, American writer (died 1992){{cite web |title=Authors : Nourse, Alan E : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia |url=http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/nourse_alan_e |website=www.sf-encyclopedia.com |accessdate=8 April 2019}}
- December 16 : Philip K. Dick, American writer (died 1982){{cite web |title=Philip K. Dick {{!}} American author |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Philip-K-Dick |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |accessdate=8 April 2019 |language=en}}
= Deaths =
Events
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Literary releases
= Novels =
- The Skylark of Space, by Edward Elmer Smith.{{cite book |last1=Bould |first1=Mark |last2=Vint |first2=Sherryl |title=The Routledge Concise History of Science Fiction |date=2011 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781136820410 |page=46 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HcesAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA46|language=en}}
- {{in lang|ru}} Amphibian Man, by Alexander Beliaev.
- The Rocket to the Moon, by Thea von Harbou.
- {{in lang|fr}} Hans Hardts Mondfahrt, by Otto Willi Gail.{{cite web |title=Authors : Gail, Otto Willi : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia |url=http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/gail_otto_willi |website=www.sf-encyclopedia.com |accessdate=8 April 2019}}
= Stories collections =
= Short stories =
= Comics =
Audiovisual outputs
= Movies =
Awards
The main science-fiction Awards known at the present time did not exist at this time.