1923 in science fiction

The year 1923 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

Births

 * January 12: Pierre Versins, American writer (died 2001)
 * April 17: Lloyd Biggle, Jr., American writer (died 2002)
 * April 23: Avram Davidson, American writer (died 1993)
 * July 12: James E. Gunn, American writer
 * July 23: Cyril M. Kornbluth, American writer (died 1958)
 * August 20: Henri Bessière, French writer (died 2011)
 * November 1: Gordon R. Dickson, American writer (died 2001)

Events

 * March: first publication of Weird Tales, American pulp magazine.

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

Novels

 * Aelita, by Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy.
 * La Poupée sanglante (The Bloody Doll), by Gaston Leroux.