title: 1917 in science fiction
text: # 1917 in science fiction
  
  The year 1917 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.
  
  ## Births and deaths
  
  ### Births
  
  * February 25 : Anthony Burgess, British writer (died 1993)
  * March 17 : Charles Fontenay, American writer and journalist (died 2007)
  * April 5 : Robert Bloch, American writer (died 1994)
  * August 28 : Jack Kirby, American scenarist and illustrator (died 1994)
  * November 1 : Zenna Henderson, American writer (died 1983)
  * December 16 : Arthur C. Clarke, British writer (died 2008)
  
  ## Awards
  
  The main science-fiction Awards known at the present time did not exist at this time.
  
  ## Literary releases
  
  ### Novels
  
  * A Princess of Mars, by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
  