1969 in science fiction

The year 1969 was marked, in science fiction, by the following:

• The 27th annual Worldcon, St. Louiscon, was held in St. Louis, USA
• The first Ditmar Awards were awarded at the Australian National Science Fiction Convention

• John Scalzi

• John Wyndham

• The Andromeda Strain, by Michael Crichton
• Dune Messiah, by Frank Herbert
• The Jagged Orbit, by John Brunner
• The Left Hand of Darkness, by Ursula K. Le Guin
• The Man in the Maze, by Robert Silverberg
• Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut
• UBIK, by Philip K. Dick

• "Dancing Gerontius", by Lee Harding
• "Supertoys Last All Summer Long", by Brian Aldiss

• Doraemon, by Fujiko F. Fujio, begins serialization
• The 1969 reboot of The Eternaut, by Héctor Germán Oesterheld and Alberto Breccia begins serialization in Argentine magazine Gente y la actualidad
• First issue of From Beyond the Unknown is published by DC Comics

• The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, dir. by Robert Butler
• Invasión, dir. by Hugo Santiago
• Stereo, dir. by David Cronenberg

• Night Gallery

• Space Travel

• The first science fiction wargame, Lensman, is published

• Best novel: Stand on Zanzibar, by John Brunner^[1]
• Best novella: Nightwongs, by Robert Silverberg^[1]
• Best novelette: "The Sharing of Flesh", by Poul Anderson^[1]
• Best short story: " The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World", by Harlan Ellison^[1]
• Best dramatic presentation: 2001: A Space Odyssey, dir. by Stanley Kubrick; screenplay by Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick; based on the story " The Sentinel" by Arthur C. Clarke^[1]
• Best professional magazine: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, ed. by Edward L. Ferman^[1]
• Best professional artist: Jack Gaughan^[1]
• Best fanzine: Science Fiction Review, ed. by Richard E. Geis^[1]
• Best fan writer: Harry Warner Jr.^[1]
• Best fan artist: Vaughn Bodé^[1]

• Best novel: The Left Hand of Darkness, by Ursula K. Le Guin^[2]
• Best novella: A Boy and His Dog, by Harlan Ellison^[2]
• Best novelette: "Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones", by Samuel R. Delany^[2]
• Best short story: "Passengers (short story)", by Robert Silverberg^[2]

• BSFA Award for Best Novel: Stand on Zanzibar, by John Brunner