1936 in science fiction

The year 1936 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

Births and deaths

April 19 : Tom Purdom, American writer{{cite book |last1=Reginald |first1=Robert |title=Contemporary Science Fiction Authors |date=2009 |publisher=Wildside Press LLC |isbn=9781434478573 |page=220 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qwXhmXlVT_oC&pg=PA220|language=en}}
June 11 : {{in lang|fr}} Bernard Dufossé, French illustrator (died 2016){{cite web |title=Bernard Dufossé (1936-2016) |url=https://data.bnf.fr/fr/11900968/bernard_dufosse/ |website=data.bnf.fr |accessdate=9 April 2019 |language=en}}
November 18 : Suzette Haden Elgin : American writer (died 2015){{cite web |title=Authors : Elgin, Suzette Haden : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia |url=http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/elgin_suzette_haden |website=www.sf-encyclopedia.com |accessdate=9 April 2019}}
November 19 : Wolfgang Jeschke, German writer (died 2015){{cite web |title=Authors : Jeschke, Wolfgang : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia |url=http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/jeschke_wolfgang |website=www.sf-encyclopedia.com |accessdate=9 April 2019}}

First publication of the British magazine Novae Terrae ; the magazine will be named New Worlds in 1939.

The Cometeers by Jack Williamson, Astounding Stories, published in book form in 1950.
The Incredible Invasion by Murray Leinster, Astounding Stories, published in book form as The Other Side of Here in 1955.

{{in lang|fr}} Les Mains et la machine (Stenographer's Hands, 1928), translate by Régis Messac.
{{in lang|fr}} La Nourrice automatique (The Psychophonic Nurse, 1928), translate by Régis Messac.
{{in lang|fr}} Les Mains et la machine (The Ivy War, 1930), translate by Régis Messac.{{cite book |title= La Guerre du lierre |date=1936 |publisher=la Fenêtre ouverte |url=https://www.noosfere.org/icarus/livres/niourf.asp?numlivre=5451}}