1961 in science fiction

The year 1961 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

Births and Deaths

Births

• Neal Asher
• Greg Egan

Deaths

• Clark Ashton Smith

Literary Releases

Novels

Further information: Category:1960 science fiction novels

• The Primal Urge by Brian Aldiss
• Solaris by Stanislaw Lem
• Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein

Comics

• Fantastic Four #1 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby ^[1]

Television

• A for Andromeda ^[2]

Awards

• A Canticle for Liebowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr. won the Hugo Award for Best Novel ^[3]
• The Longest Voyage by Poul Anderson won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story ^[3]
• The Twilight Zone won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation ^[3]

References

1. "Fantastic Four (1961) #1 | Comic Issues | Marvel". www.marvel.com.
2. "BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. October 3, 1961.
3. "1961 Hugo Awards". July 26, 2007.