1928 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[1]
• June 8 : Kate Wilhelm, American writer (died 2018)[2]
• July 3 : Georges-Jean Arnaud, French writer (died in 2020).
• July 16 : Robert Sheckley, American writer, died in 2005)[3]
• July 28 : Angélica Gorodischer, Argentine writer.
• August 11 : Alan E. Nourse, American writer (died 1992)[4]
• December 16 : Philip K. Dick, American writer (died 1982)[5]

Literary releases

Novels

• The Skylark of Space, by Edward Elmer Smith.[6]
• (in Russian) Amphibian Man, by Alexander Beliaev.
• The Rocket to the Moon, by Thea von Harbou.
• (in French) Hans Hardts Mondfahrt, by Otto Willi Gail.[7]

Short stories

• When the World Screamed, by Arthur Conan Doyle.

Audiovisual outputs

Awards

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

See also

• 1928 in science
• 1927 in science fiction
• 1929 in science fiction

References

1. Reginald, R.; Burgess, Mary A.; Menville, Douglas (2010). Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature Vol 2. Wildside Press LLC. p. 1017. ISBN 9780941028783.
2. Roberts, Sam (16 March 2018). "Kate Wilhelm, Prolific Science Fiction Writer, Dies at 89". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
3. "Robert Sheckley". The Independent. 17 December 2005. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
4. "Authors : Nourse, Alan E : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia". www.sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
5. "Philip K. Dick | American author". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
6. Bould, Mark; Vint, Sherryl (2011). The Routledge Concise History of Science Fiction. Routledge. p. 46. ISBN 9781136820410.
7. "Authors : Gail, Otto Willi : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia". www.sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 8 April 2019.