1975 in science fiction

none The year 1975 was marked, in science fiction, by the following: Events The 33rd annual Worldcon, Aussiecon, is held in Melbourne, Australia Births and deaths Births Deaths James Blish Miriam Allen deFord Murray Leinster Rod Serling Literary releases Novels Category:1975 science fiction novels Dhalgren, by Samuel R. Delany The Female Man, by Joanna Russ Midworld, by Alan Dean Foster Venus on the Half-Shell, by Philip Jose Farmer (writing as Kilgore Trout) Short stories "The Chaste Planet", by John Updike, pub. in The New YorkerUpdike John John Updike The Chaste Planet https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1975/11/10/the-chaste-planet The New Yorker 26 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20230602164102/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1975/11/10/the-chaste-planet 2 June 2023 10 November 1975 "The Lawnmower Man", by Stephen King, pub. in CavalierLawnmower Man, The https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/lawnmower_man_the The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction 26 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260922070023/https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/lawnmower_man_the 22 September 2026 Anthologies The New Atlantis, ed. by Robert Silverberg Children's books Comics Doomsday + 1 by Joe Gill and John Byrne Movies Category:1975 science fiction films A Boy and His Dog, dir. by L.Q. Jones Death Race 2000, dir. by Paul Bartel Rollerball, dir. by Norman Jewison Television Reideen the Brave Space: 1999 Survivors Video games Other media Mothership Connection, album by Parliament Awards Hugos Best novel: The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. Le Guin1975 Hugo Awards https://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1975-hugo-awards/ The Hugo Award 27 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260923183828/https://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1975-hugo-awards/ 23 September 2026 Best novella: A Song for Lya, by George R. R. Martin Best novelette: "Adrift Just Off the Islets of Langerhans", by Harlan Ellison Best short story: "The Hole Man" by Larry Niven Best dramatic presentation: Young Frankenstein, dir. by Mel Brooks; screenplay by Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks; based on the characters in the novel Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Best professional editor: Ben Bova Best professional artist: Frank Kelly Freas Best fanzine: The Alien Critic, ed. by Richard E. Geis Best fan writer: Richard E. Geis Best fan artist: William Rotsler Nebulas Best novel: The Forever War, by Joe Haldeman1975 Nebula Awards https://nebulas.sfwa.org/award-year/1975/ The Nebula Awards 27 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260810120520/https://nebulas.sfwa.org/award-year/1975/ 10 August 2026 Best novella: Home is the Hangman, by Roger Zelazny Best novelette: "San Diego Lightfoot Sue", by Tom Reamy Best short story: "Catch That Zeppelin!", by Fritz Lieber Other awards BSFA Award for Best Novel: Orbitsville, by Bob ShawBSFA - Past Winners https://www.bsfa.co.uk/Past-Winners British Science Fiction Association 27 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260904105451/https://www.bsfa.co.uk/Past-Winners 4 September 2026 Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film: Rollerball References Category:Science fiction by year