1936 in science fiction
# 1936 in science fiction

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

## Births and deaths

### Births

* April 19 : Tom Purdom, American writer
* June 11 : (in French) Bernard Dufossé, French illustrator (died 2016)
* November 18 : Suzette Haden Elgin : American writer (died 2015)
* November 19 : Wolfgang Jeschke, German writer (died 2015)

## Events

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

## Literary releases

### Novels

* The Cometeers, by Jack Williamson (monthly publication in Astounding).

### Short stories

* (in French) Les Mains et la machine (Stenographer's Hands, 1928), translate by Régis Messac.
* (in French) La Nourrice automatique (The Psychophonic Nurse, 1928), translate by Régis Messac.
* (in French) Les Mains et la machine (The Ivy War, 1930), translate by Régis Messac.

## Movies

* Flash Gordon, by Frederick Stephani and Ray Taylor.
* Things to Come, by William Cameron Menzies.
* Kosmicheskiy reys (Cosmic Voyage), by Vassili Jouravlev.

## Awards

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

