1936 in science fiction

The year 1936 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

Births

 * April 19 : Tom Purdom, American writer
 * June 11 : Bernard Dufossé, French illustrator (died 2016)
 * November 18 : Suzette Haden Elgin : American writer (died 2015)
 * November 19 : Wolfgang Jeschke, German writer (died 2015)

Events

 * First publication of the British magazine Novae Terrae ; the magazine will be named New Worlds in 1939.

Serialized novels

 * The Cometeers by Jack Williamson, Astounding Stories, published in book form in 1950.
 * The Incredible Invasion by Murray Leinster, Astounding Stories, published in book form as The Other Side of Here in 1955.

Short stories

 * Les Mains et la machine (Stenographer's Hands, 1928), translate by Régis Messac.
 * La Nourrice automatique (The Psychophonic Nurse, 1928), translate by Régis Messac.
 * Les Mains et la machine (The Ivy War, 1930), translate by Régis Messac.

Movies



 * Flash Gordon, by Frederick Stephani and Ray Taylor.
 * Things to Come, by William Cameron Menzies.
 * Kosmicheskiy reys (Cosmic Voyage), by Vassili Jouravlev.

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