Robert A. Heinlein Award

For the science award, see Heinlein Prize for Advances in Space Commercialization.

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".^[1][2] It is named for renowned science fiction author Robert A. Heinlein and is administered by the Baltimore Science Fiction Society. It is generally given annually to one or more recipients.

Robert A. Heinlein Award
Awarded for	Outstanding science fiction or technical writing promoting space exploration.
Sponsored by	Baltimore Science Fiction Society
Country	United States
First award	2003
Website	www.bsfs.org/bsfsheinlein.htm

The Robert A. Heinlein Award is a sterling silver medallion bearing the image of Robert A. Heinlein, as depicted by artist Arlin Robbins. The medallion is matched with a red-white-blue lanyard.^[3]

Winners

Year	Winner(s)	References
2003	Michael Flynn Virginia Heinlein	[4]
2004	Arthur C. Clarke	[5]
2005	Larry Niven Jerry Pournelle	[6]
2006	Greg Bear Jack Williamson	[7]
2007	Anne McCaffrey Elizabeth Moon	[8]
2008	Ben Bova Spider Robinson	[9]
2009	Joe Haldeman John Varley	[10]
2010	not awarded
2011	Connie Willis	[11]
2012	Stanley Schmidt	[12]
2013	Allen Steele Yoji Kondo	[13]
2014	Geoffrey A. Landis	[3][14]
2015	Jack McDevitt	[15]
2016	Kim Stanley Robinson	[16]
2017	Robert J. Sawyer	[17]
2018	Neal Stephenson	[18]
2019	Gregory Benford	[19]
2020	Vernor Vinge	[20]
2021	C. J. Cherryh	[21]
2022	David Gerrold	[22]
2023	John Scalzi	[23]
2024	Tom Doherty	[24]

References

1. "BSFS's Robert A. Heinlein Award Page [Version DA-3]". Baltimore Science Fiction Society. September 19, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2011.
2. "The Locus Index to SF Awards: About the Robert A. Heinlein Award". Locus Online. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
3. "Geoffrey A. Landis to Receive 2014 Robert A. Heinlein Award". SFWA. January 14, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
4. "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2003 Robert A. Heinlein Award". Locus Online. Archived from the original on December 11, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2011.
5. "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2004 Robert A. Heinlein Award". Locus Online. Archived from the original on December 11, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2011.
6. "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2005 Robert A. Heinlein Award". Locus Online. Archived from the original on December 11, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2011.
7. "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2006 Robert A. Heinlein Award". Locus Online. Archived from the original on December 11, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2011.
8. "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2007 Robert A. Heinlein Award". archive.org. Archived from the original on 2008-07-06. Retrieved 2016-11-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
9. "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2008 Robert A. Heinlein Award". archive.org. Archived from the original on 2010-04-23. Retrieved 2016-11-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
10. "2009 Robert A. Heinlein Award Winners". locusmag.com. Locus Publications. 2008-09-28. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
11. "Willis Wins 2011 Robert A. Heinlein Award". Locus Online. September 21, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2011.
12. "Stanley Schmidt Wins 2012 Heinlein Award". SFScope.com. May 3, 2012. Archived from the original on May 24, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
13. "Steele and Kondo Win 2013 Heinlein Award". Locus Online. January 28, 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
14. "Landis Wins 2014 Heinlein Award". Locus Online. January 14, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
15. "McDevitt Wins 2015 Heinlein Award". Locus Online. January 28, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
16. "Robinson Wins 2016 Heinlein Award". Locus Online. January 7, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
17. "Sawyer Wins 2017 Heinlein Award". Locus Online. February 15, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
18. "Stephenson Wins 2018 Heinlein Award". Locus Online. February 8, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
19. "Benford Wins 2019 Heinlein Award". Locus Online. January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
20. "Vinge Wins 2020 Heinlein Award". Locus Online. January 7, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
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External links

• The Heinlein Society