1927 in science fiction
# 1927 in science fiction

The year 1927 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

## Births and deaths

### Births

* June: Lynn Venable
* July 19 : Richard E. Geis, American writer (died 2013)
* July 25 : (in French) Pierre-Jean Brouillaud, French writer
* August 9 : Daniel Keyes, American writer (died 2014)
* October 3 : Donald R. Bensen, American writer and editor (died 1997)

## Awards

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

## Literary releases

### Novels

* (in French) Radiopolis, by Otfrid von Hanstein.
* (in French) Dix mille lieues dans les airs, by Otfrid von Hanstein.
* (in Russian) The Garin Death Ray by Alexey N. Tolstoy.

### Short stories

* Night on the Galactic Railroad, by Kenji Miyazawa.
* The Colour Out of Space, by Howard Phillips Lovecraft.

## Audiovisual outputs

### Movies

* Metropolis, by Fritz Lang.
