1921 in science fiction

The year 1921 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

Births and deaths

January 14: Kenneth Bulmer, British writer (died 2005)^[1]
January 25: Russell Braddon, Australian writer (died 1995)^[2]
May 23: James Blish, American writer (died 1975)^[3]
May 31: Arthur Sellings, British writer (died 1968)^[4]
June 6: Francis G. Rayer, British writer (died 1981)^[5]
August 11: (in French) Henri Viard, French writer (died 1989)^[6]
August 19: Gene Roddenberry, American television screenwriter, producer and creator of the original Star Trek television series (died 1991)^[7]
September 12: Stanisław Lem, polish writer (died 2006)^[8]
October 7: H. H. Hollis, American writer (died 1977)^[9]
November 9: Alfred Coppel, American writer (died 2004)^[10]
Vladimir Colin, writer (died 1991)^[11]

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

^ Holland, Steve (December 22, 2005). "Obituary: Ken Bulmer". The Guardian. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
^ "OBITUARIES Russell Braddon". The Independent. March 30, 1995. Archived from the original on May 1, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
^ "James Blish | American author and critic". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
^ "Authors: Sellings, Arthur: SFE: Science Fiction Encyclopedia". www.sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
^ "Authors: Rayer, Francis G: SFE: Science Fiction Encyclopedia". www.sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
^ "Authors: Ward, Henry: SFE: Science Fiction Encyclopedia". sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
^ Alexander, David (1995). Star Trek Creator: The Authorized Biography of Gene Roddenberry. New York: Roc. ISBN 0-451-45440-5.
^ "Stanislaw Lem". The Independent. March 31, 2006. Archived from the original on May 1, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
^ "Summary Bibliography: H. H. Hollis". www.isfdb.org. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
^ "Authors: Coppel, Alfred: SFE: Science Fiction Encyclopedia". www.sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
^ Olărescu, Daniela (2008). Die Rezeption der rumänischen Literatur in Deutschland zwischen 1945 und 1989 (in German). Peter Lang. p. 195. ISBN 9783631581131.
^ Horn, Pierre L. (1991). Handbook of French Popular Culture. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 234. ISBN 9780313261213.