1979

A year in the Gregorian calendar.

Births

• Catherynne M. Valente

Publications

• Benefits, by Zoë Ann Fairbairns
• The Dancers of Arun, by Elizabeth A. Lynn
• Dreamsnake, by Vonda N. McIntyre
• Eyes of Amber and Other Stories, by Joan D. Vinge
• Fireflood and Other Stories, by Vonda N. McIntyre
• Juniper Time, by Kate Wilhelm
• Kindred, by Octavia E. Butler
• The Language of the Night, by Ursula K. Le Guin
• Leviathan's Deep, by Jayge Carr
• Malafrena, by Ursula K. Le Guin
• Motherlines, by Suzy McKee Charnas
• The Wanderground: Stories of the Hill Women, by Sally Miller Gearhart
• Watchtower, by Elizabeth A. Lynn