The year 1961 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

Contents

• Births and Deaths
• Events
• Births
• Deaths
• Literary Releases
• Novels
• Comics
• Television
• Awards
• References

Births and Deaths

Events

• The 19th annual Worldcon, Seacon, is held in Seattle, USA

Literary Releases

Television

• A for Andromeda ^[2]

Awards

• A Canticle for Liebowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr. won the Hugo Award for Best Novel ^[3]
• The Longest Voyage by Poul Anderson won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story ^[3]
• The Twilight Zone won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation ^[3]

References