Science fiction year 1946
Overview
◄◄ | ◄ | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | Science Fiction Year 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | ► | ►►
Other events
Literary prizes
Retro Hugo Award
The Retro Hugo Awards for 1946 were presented in 1996.
| Retro Hugo Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Isaac Asimov | The Mule | The galactic general | Best novel |
| George Orwell | Animal Farm | Animal farm | Best short novel |
| Murray Leinster | First contact | First encounter too: First contact also: First contact | Best story |
| Hal Clement | Uncommon scythe | The millipede | Best short story |
New publications literature
| German title |
Year of publication in German |
Original title | author | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star of the unborn | 1946 | Franz Werfel |
New releases films
| German title |
Year of publication in German |
Original title | Director | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Flying Serpent | Sam Newfield | |||
| El moderno Barba Azul | Jaime Salvador |
New publications magazines / fanzines / magazines
- New Worlds , 1946-1997
New publications issue series
- Chez Morell , 1946–1947, 15 notebooks
Conventions
4th Worldcon , August 30th - September 1st, Los Angeles , Chairman: Walter J. Daugherty , Guests of Honor: AE van Vogt & Edna Mayne Hull
Born
- Robert Lynn Asprin († 2008)
- Julian Barnes
- Saul Dunn
- Alan Dean Foster
- Mark S. Geston
- Janet Kagan († 2008)
- Falk-Ingo Klee
- Elizabeth A. Lynn
- Bruce McAllister
- Michael McCollum
- Thomas F. Monteleone
- Janet Morris
- Geo. W. Proctor († 2008)
- Harald Pusch
- Rudy Rucker
- Michael Shea († 2014)
- Josepha Sherman († 2012)
- L. Neil Smith
- Steven G. Spruill
- Andrew Stephenson
- Howard Waldrop
- Francis Paul Wilson
Died
- Paul Adler (* 1878)
- Diedrich Bischoff (* 1866)
- Solomon Friedlaender (* 1871)
- Robert Heymann (* 1879)
- Paul Lincke (* 1866)
- Karl Hans Strobl (* 1877)
- HG Wells (* 1866)
