1911 in science fiction

The year 1911 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

Births and deaths

Births

• January 24 : René Barjavel, French writer (died 1985)[1]
• January 24 : Catherine Lucille Moore, American writer (died 1987)[2]
• February 17 : Margaret St. Clair, American writer (died 1995)[3]
• March 13 : L. Ron Hubbard, American writer (died 1986)[4]
• June 20 : Stanley Mullen, American editor and writer (died 1974)[5]
• July 30 : Reginald Bretnor, American writer (died 1992)[6]
• August 23 : Otto Binder, American writer (died 1974)[7]
• October 2 : Jack Finney, American writer (died 1995)[8]

Awards

The main science-fiction Awards known at the present time did not exist at this time.

Literary releases

Novels

• Modern Electrics begins serialization of Ralph 124C 41+, by editor/owner Hugo Gernsback.[9]
• Fantômas, by Pierre Souvestre and Marcel Allain.[10]

Short stories and story collections

• The Country of the Blind and Other Stories by H. G. Wells[11]

Audiovisual outputs

See also

• 1911 in science
• 1910 in science fiction
• 1912 in science fiction

References

1. Congress, The Library of. "Barjavel, René, 1911-1985". id.loc.gov. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
2. Congress, The Library of. "Moore, C. L. (Catherine Lucile), 1911-1987". id.loc.gov. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
3. "Authors : St Clair, Margaret : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia". www.sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
4. "L. Ron Hubbard | Biography & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
5. "Authors : Mullen, Stanley : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia". www.sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
6. "Authors : Bretnor, Reginald : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia". www.sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
7. "Authors : Binder, Eando : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia". www.sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
8. "Jack Finney". BFI. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
9. "Rejoice for Utopia is nigh!". The Economist. December 26, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
10. Server, Lee (2014). Encyclopedia of Pulp Fiction Writers. Infobase Publishing. pp. 4–5. ISBN 9781438109121.
11. H. G. Wells (September 5, 2013). The Country of the Blind and Other Stories (The original 1911 edition of 33 fantasy and science fiction short stories): The Original 1911 Edition of 33 Fantasy and Science Fiction Short Stories. e-artnow. p. 7. ISBN 978-80-7484-865-0.