1961 in science fiction

Events

• The 19th annual Worldcon, Seacon, is held in Seattle, USA

Births

• Neal Asher
• Greg Egan

Deaths

• Clark Ashton Smith

Literary Releases

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

Television

• A for Andromeda

Awards

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