Heinlein Society

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The Heinlein Society was founded in 1998 by William H. Patterson and Virginia Heinlein and "exists to preserve the legacy renowned writer Robert Anson Heinlein left us in novels, essays, speeches, and short stories."

It has established programs to: "Promote Heinlein blood drives, Award scholarships to worthy young people, Provide educational materials to teachers and librarians, Promote scholarly research and overall discussion of the works and ideas of Robert Anson Heinlein."

Since 2003 it has funded the Robert A. Heinlein Award. The winner in 2018 was Neal Stephenson.


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