1960 in science fiction

The year 1960 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

Births

 * Dafydd ab Hugh
 * Fyodor Berezin
 * Eric Brown
 * Yuli Burkin
 * Daína Chaviano
 * Brenda Cooper
 * Kelley Eskridge
 * Neil Gaiman
 * Charles E. Gannon
 * Nicola Griffith
 * Peter F. Hamilton
 * Nalo Hopkinson
 * Dave Hutchinson
 * Emmanuel Jouanne (d. 2008)
 * Steven L. Kent
 * Ian McDonald
 * Linda Nagata
 * Philip Palmer
 * Kristine Kathryn Rusch
 * Robert J. Sawyer
 * Roland C. Wagner (d. 2012)
 * Don Webb
 * Andrzej Ziemiański

Deaths

 * Victor Rousseau Emanuel (b. 1879)
 * John Russell Fearn (b. 1908)
 * Eden Phillpotts (b. 1862)
 * John Taine (b. 1883) (pseudonym of Eric Temple Bell)

Novels

 * Drunkard's Walk by Frederik Pohl, a professor unravels a conspiracy involving free will and predestination.
 * Flesh by Philip José Farmer, space explorers return to a future Earth dominated by a fertility cult.
 * The High Crusade by Poul Anderson, medieval knights capture an alien spaceship and embark on interstellar adventures.
 * Rogue Moon by Algis Budrys, scientists explore a deadly alien artifact on the Moon, facing existential challenges.
 * The Status Civilization by Robert Sheckley, a man navigates a dystopian society where criminals are exiled to a savage world.
 * Storm Over Warlock by Andre Norton, a survivor on an alien planet allies with native beings against an alien threat.
 * Trouble with Lichen by John Wyndham, a biochemist discovers a lichen that slows aging, leading to societal upheaval.
 * Venus Plus X by Theodore Sturgeon, a man encounters a future society with unique views on gender and sexuality.
 * Vulcan's Hammer by Philip K. Dick, an AI dictatorship faces rebellion and internal conflict.

Short stories

 * "First Men to the Moon" (novella) by Wernher von Braun

Children's books

 * A Mystery for Mr. Bass by Eleanor Cameron, children solve a mystery on the Mushroom Planet.

Awards

 * Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein won the Hugo Award for Best Novel.