1958 in science fiction

The year 1958 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

Births

 * Wayne Barlowe
 * Jay Caselberg
 * Bradley Denton
 * A. R. Morlan (d. 2016)
 * Don Sakers (d. 2021)
 * David Sherman
 * Johanna Sinisalo
 * Allen Steele
 * Peter Watts
 * Lynda Williams

Deaths

 * E. Everett Evans (b. 1893)
 * Cyril M. Kornbluth (b. 1923)
 * Henry Kuttner (b. 1915)
 * R. DeWitt Miller (b. 1910)

Novels

 * A Case of Conscience by James Blish, a Jesuit priest grapples with the morality of an alien civilization.
 * The Cosmic Rape by Theodore Sturgeon, humanity is absorbed into a collective alien consciousness.
 * The Languages of Pao by Jack Vance, language manipulation shapes the destiny of an alien world.
 * Methuselah's Children by Robert A. Heinlein, a long-lived family flees Earth to escape persecution.
 * Non-Stop by Brian W. Aldiss, a generational spaceship's inhabitants discover their true situation.
 * Slaves of the Klau by Jack Vance, human captives plan an escape from their alien overlords.
 * Star Gate by Andre Norton, a man uses a star gate to travel between parallel worlds.
 * Starman's Quest by Robert Silverberg, a spacefaring twin searches for his long-lost brother.
 * The Time Traders by Andre Norton, time agents battle an alien menace through history.
 * The Tower of Zanid by L. Sprague de Camp, an adventurer navigates political intrigue on an alien planet.

Short stories

 * "The Feeling of Power" by Isaac Asimov
 * "The Men Who Murdered Mohammed" by Alfred Bester
 * "Or All the Seas with Oysters" by Avram Davidson
 * "The Prize of Peril" by Robert Sheckley

Juveniles

 * Have Space Suit—Will Travel by Robert A. Heinlein (juvenile), a teenager's adventure across the galaxy after winning a space suit.

Children's books

 * Mr. Bass's Planetoid by Eleanor Cameron (children's book), children help save a small planet in the Mushroom Planet series.

Awards

 * The Big Time by Fritz Leiber won the Hugo Award for Best Novel.