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The year 1917 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

## Births and deaths

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### Births

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* February 25 : Anthony Burgess, British writer (died 1993)[1]
* March 17 : Charles Fontenay, American writer and journalist (died 2007)[2]
* April 5 : Robert Bloch, American writer (died 1994)[3]
* August 28 : Jack Kirby, American scenarist and illustrator (died 1994)[4]
* November 1 : Zenna Henderson, American writer (died 1983)[5]
* December 16 : Arthur C. Clarke, British writer (died 2008)[6]

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## Events

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Main article: 1917

## Awards

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The main science-fiction Awards known at the present time did not exist at this time.

## Literary releases

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### Novels

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* A Princess of Mars, by Edgar Rice Burroughs.[7]

### Stories collections

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### Short stories

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### Comics

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## Audiovisual outputs

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### Movies

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## See also

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* 1917 in science
* 1916 in science fiction
* 1918 in science fiction

## References

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1. ^ "Obituary: Anthony Burgess". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
2. ^ III, Harris M. Lentz (2008). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2007: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. p. 123\. ISBN 9780786434817.
3. ^ "Robert Albert Bloch - American writer". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
4. ^ "Jack Kirby - Biography, Characters, & Influence". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
5. ^ "Authors : Henderson, Zenna : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia". www.sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
6. ^ Roberts, Adam (9 December 2017). "Arthur C Clarke at 100: still the king of science fiction". the Guardian. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
7. ^ "Edgar Rice Burroughs - American novelist". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 18 June 2018.

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