Science Fiction Year 1971
Overview
◄◄ | ◄ | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | Science Fiction Year 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | ► | ►►
Other events
Events
- The Locus Award is presented for the first time.
Literary prizes
British Science Fiction Association Award
| British Science Fiction Association Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Brian Aldiss | The Moment of Eclipse | Best novel | |
Hugo Award
| Hugo Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Larry Niven | Ringworld | Ringworld | Best novel |
| Fritz Leiber | I'll mead in Lankhmar |
The house of thieves too: Fateful encounter in Lankhmar also: Doom in Lankhmar |
Best short novel |
| Category not assigned | Best story | ||
| Theodore Sturgeon | Slow sculpture |
The slowest sculpture in the world, also: Slow growth, too: The bonsai man, also: The awakening |
Best short story |
Locus Award
| Locus Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Larry Niven | Ringworld | Ringworld | Best novel |
| Harlan Ellison | The Region Between | Best short story | |
| Robert Silverberg | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame | Best anthology | |
Nebula Award
| Nebula Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Larry Niven | Ringworld | Ringworld | Best novel |
| Katherine MacLean | The Missing Man | The missing man | Best short novel |
| Poul Anderson | "The Queen of Air and Darkness |
The queen of air and darkness, also: The queen of demons, also: mistress of air and darkness |
Best story |
| Robert Silverberg | Good News from the Vatican | "Good news from the Vatican | Best short story |
New publications literature
New releases films
New releases TV series
| German title | sent | Original title | Episodes | Seasons | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| It happened the day after tomorrow | 1971-1974 | Aux frontiers you possible | 13 | 1 |
New releases computer games
| German title | Original title | Studio | genre | platform | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galaxy Game | Galaxy Game | Bill Pitts, Hugh Tuck | Space flight simulation | PDP-11 | |
| Computer space | Computer space | Nutting Associates | Shoot 'em up | Arcade | First commercial arcade game |
New publications issue series
- Terra Astra , 1971–1985 published by Moewig-Verlag with a total of 643 issues
Conventions
29th Worldcon , 2nd - 6th September, Boston , Chairman: Tony Lewis , Guests of Honor: Clifford D. Simak (pro) & Harry Warner, Jr. (fan)
Born
- Elizabeth Bear
- Eugie Foster († 2014)
- Cory Doctorow
- Stanley Gallon
- Sofia Samatar
- Lawrence Schimel
- Jeff Somers
Died
- Sergej Bobrov (* 1889)
- John W. Campbell (born 1910)
- Fritz EW Enskat (* 1898)
- CC MacApp (pseudonym of Carroll M. Capps) (* 1913)
- Gyula Macskássy (* 1912)
- Howard L. Myers (born 1930)
- Russ Winterbotham (* 1904)
- Philip Wylie (* 1902)
