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Robert A. Heinlein Award

Index Robert A. Heinlein Award

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 prolific science fiction author Robert A. Heinlein and is administered by the Baltimore Science Fiction Society. [1]

28 relations: Allen Steele, Anne McCaffrey, Arthur C. Clarke, Baltimore Science Fiction Society, Ben Bova, Connie Willis, Elizabeth Moon, Geoffrey A. Landis, Greg Bear, Heinlein Society, Jack McDevitt, Jack Williamson, Jerry Pournelle, Joe Haldeman, John Varley (author), Kim Stanley Robinson, Larry Niven, Locus (magazine), Michael Flynn (writer), Neal Stephenson, Robert A. Heinlein, Robert J. Sawyer, Science fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Spider Robinson, Stanley Schmidt, Virginia Heinlein, Yoji Kondo.

Allen Steele

Allen Mulherin Steele, Jr. (born January 19, 1958) is an American journalist and science fiction author.

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Anne McCaffrey

Anne Inez McCaffrey (1 April 1926 – 21 November 2011) was an American-born writer who emigrated to Ireland and was best known for the Dragonriders of Pern science fiction series.

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Arthur C. Clarke

Sir Arthur Charles Clarke (16 December 1917 – 19 March 2008) was a British science fiction writer, science writer and futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host.

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Baltimore Science Fiction Society

The Baltimore Science Fiction Society is a literary organization focusing on science fiction, fantasy and related genres.

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Ben Bova

Benjamin William "Ben" Bova (born November 8, 1932) is an American writer.

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Connie Willis

Constance Elaine Trimmer Willis (born December 31, 1945), commonly known as Connie Willis, is an American science fiction and fantasy writer.

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Elizabeth Moon

Elizabeth Moon (born March 7, 1945) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer.

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Geoffrey A. Landis

Geoffrey Alan Landis (born May 28, 1955) is an American scientist, working for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on planetary exploration, interstellar propulsion, solar power and photovoltaics.

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Greg Bear

Gregory Dale "Greg" Bear (born August 20, 1951) is an American writer and illustrator best known for science fiction.

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Heinlein Society

The Heinlein Society is a United States organization devoted to the study and promotion of the late American science fiction author Robert Heinlein.

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Jack McDevitt

Jack McDevitt (born April 14, 1935) is an American science fiction author whose novels frequently deal with attempts to make contact with alien races, and with archaeology or xenoarchaeology.

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Jack Williamson

John Stewart Williamson (April 29, 1908 – November 10, 2006), who wrote as Jack Williamson, was an American science fiction writer, often called the "Dean of Science Fiction" after the death of Robert Heinlein in 1988.

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Jerry Pournelle

Jerry Eugene Pournelle (August 7, 1933 – September 8, 2017) was an American science fiction writer, essayist, and journalist who contributed for many years to the computer magazine Byte in the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s.

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Joe Haldeman

Joe William Haldeman (born June 9, 1943) is an American science fiction author.

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John Varley (author)

John Herbert Varley (born August 9, 1947) is an American science fiction writer.

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Kim Stanley Robinson

Kim Stanley Robinson (born March 23, 1952) is an American writer of science fiction.

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Larry Niven

Laurence van Cott Niven (born April 30, 1938) is an American science fiction writer.

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Locus (magazine)

Locus: The Magazine of The Science Fiction & Fantasy Field, is an American magazine published monthly in Oakland, California.

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Michael Flynn (writer)

Michael Francis Flynn (born 1947) is an American statistician and science fiction author.

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Neal Stephenson

Neal Town Stephenson (born October 31, 1959) is an American writer and game designer known for his works of speculative fiction.

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Robert A. Heinlein

Robert Anson Heinlein (See also the biography at the end of For Us, the Living, 2004 edition, p. 261. July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988) was an American science-fiction writer.

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Robert J. Sawyer

Robert James Sawyer (born April 29, 1960) is a Canadian science fiction writer.

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Science fiction

Science fiction (often shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction, typically dealing with imaginative concepts such as advanced science and technology, spaceflight, time travel, and extraterrestrial life.

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Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, or SFWA is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization of professional science fiction and fantasy writers.

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Spider Robinson

Spider Robinson (born November 24, 1948) is an American-born Canadian science fiction author.

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Stanley Schmidt

Stanley Albert Schmidt (born March 7, 1944) is an American science fiction author.

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Virginia Heinlein

Virginia "Ginny" Heinlein (April 22, 1916 – January 18, 2003), born Virginia Doris Gerstenfeld, was a chemist, biochemist, engineer, and the third wife of Robert A. Heinlein, a prominent and successful author often considered as one of the "Big Three" of science fiction (along with Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke).

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Yoji Kondo

was a Japanese-born American astrophysicist who also wrote science fiction under the pseudonym Eric Kotani.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_A._Heinlein_Award

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