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| − | The Robert A. Heinlein Award was established by the [[Heinlein Society]] in 2003 "for outstanding published works in science fiction and technical writings to inspire the human exploration of space." | + | The '''Robert A. Heinlein Award''' was established by the [[Heinlein Society]] in 2003 "for outstanding published works in [[science fiction]] and technical writings to inspire the human exploration of space." |
| − | It is named for the award-winning SF author [[Robert A. Heinlein]] and is administered by the [[Baltimore Science Fiction Society]] | + | It is named for the award-winning [[SF]] [[author]] [[Robert A. Heinlein]] and is administered by the [[Baltimore Science Fiction Society]]. The award is a sterling silver medallion with the image of Heinlein by [[artist]] [[Arlin Robins]]. The award is funded by [[The Heinlein Society]] and the Estate of [[Yoji Kondo]] (a long-time friend of the Heinleins). |
| − | The | + | The award's selection [[committee]] consists of science fiction writers and was founded by Kondo. The [[chairman]] of the Selection Committee is [[Michael F. Flynn]]. The award is generally given annually to one or more recipients. |
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| + | [http://www.bsfs.org/bsfsheinlein.htm Website. ] | ||
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2019 ||[[Greg Benford]] | 2019 ||[[Greg Benford]] | ||
2020 ||[[Vernor Vinge]] | 2020 ||[[Vernor Vinge]] | ||
| + | 2021 ||[[C. J. Cherryh]] | ||
| + | 2022 || [[David Gerrold]] | ||
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Revision as of 12:04, 11 September 2022
The Robert A. Heinlein Award was established by the Heinlein Society in 2003 "for outstanding published works in science fiction and technical writings to inspire the human exploration of space."
It is named for the award-winning SF author Robert A. Heinlein and is administered by the Baltimore Science Fiction Society. The award is a sterling silver medallion with the image of Heinlein by artist Arlin Robins. The award is funded by The Heinlein Society and the Estate of Yoji Kondo (a long-time friend of the Heinleins).
The award's selection committee consists of science fiction writers and was founded by Kondo. The chairman of the Selection Committee is Michael F. Flynn. The award is generally given annually to one or more recipients.
| Year | Winners |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Michael Flynn, Virginia Heinlein |
| 2004 | Arthur C. Clarke |
| 2005 | Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle |
| 2006 | Greg Bear, Jack Williamson |
| 2007 | Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth Moon |
| 2008 | Ben Bova, Spider Robinson |
| 2009 | Joe Haldeman, John Varley |
| 2010 | not awarded |
| 2011 | Connie Willis |
| 2012 | Stanley Schmidt |
| 2013 | Yoji Kondo, Allen Steele |
| 2014 | Geoffrey A. Landis |
| 2015 | Jack McDevitt |
| 2016 | Kim Stanley Robinson |
| 2017 | Robert J. Sawyer |
| 2018 | Neal Stephenson |
| 2019 | Greg Benford |
| 2020 | Vernor Vinge |
| 2021 | C. J. Cherryh |
| 2022 | David Gerrold |
| Award | 2003— |
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