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
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 Yorker "The Lawnmower Man", by Stephen King, pub. in Cavalier Anthologies The New Atlantis, ed. by Robert Silverberg Children's books Comics Doomsday + 1 by Joe Gill and John Byrne Movies
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 Guin 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 Haldeman 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 Shaw Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film: Rollerball
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