1931 in science fiction

The year 1931 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

Births

 * January 9 : Algis Budrys, American writer, (d. 2008)
 * January 28 : Sakyo Komatsu, Japan writer, (d. 2011)
 * December 3 : Bob Shaw, British writer, (d. 1996)

Novels

 * Druso oder : die gestohlene Menschheit, by Friedrich Freksa.

Movies

 * Frankenstein, by James Whale.
 * End of the World, by Abel Gance.
 * A Connecticut Yankee, by David Butler.

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