The year 1926 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.
Births and deaths
Births
February 20 – Richard Matheson, American writer (died 2013) March 19 – Jimmy Guieu, French writer (died 2000) March 29 – Lino Aldani, Italian writer (died 2009) April 1 – Anne McCaffrey, American writer (died 2011) May 9 – John Middleton Murry, Jr., British writer (died 2002) August 9 – Frank M. Robinson, American writer (died 2014) November 25 – Poul Anderson, American writer (died 2001)
Deaths
Events
April – first publication of Amazing Stories, which ran until 1995 (and again from 1998–2000, 2004–2005 and 2012–present)
Awards
The main science-fiction Awards known at the present time did not exist at this time.