Robert A. Heinlein Award

American literary award

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

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| bsfs.org/bsfsheinlein.htm

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.

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

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Award winners[4] Year | Winner(s) | Ref.

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2003 | Michael Flynn
Virginia Heinlein | [5]
2004 | Arthur C. Clarke | [6]
2005 | Larry Niven
Jerry Pournelle | [7]
2006 | Greg Bear
Jack Williamson | [8][9]
2007 | Anne McCaffrey
Elizabeth Moon | [10]
2008 | Ben Bova
Spider Robinson | [11]
2009 | Joe Haldeman
John Varley | [12]
2010 | not awarded |
2011 | Connie Willis | [13]
2012 | Stanley Schmidt | [14]
2013 | Allen Steele
Yoji Kondo | [15]
2014 | Geoffrey A. Landis | [3][16]
2015 | Jack McDevitt | [17]
2016  | Kim Stanley Robinson | [18]
2017  | Robert J. Sawyer | [19]
2018  | Neal Stephenson | [20]
2019  | Gregory Benford | [21]
2020  | Vernor Vinge | [22]
2021  | C. J. Cherryh | [23]
2022  | David Gerrold | [24]
2023  | John Scalzi | [25]
2024  | Tom Doherty | [26]
2025  | Sharon Lee | [27]

## References

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1. ^ "BSFS's Robert A. Heinlein Award Page [Version DA-3]". Baltimore Science Fiction Society. September 19, 2011. Archived from the original on September 24, 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. ^ a b "Geoffrey A. Landis to Receive 2014 Robert A. Heinlein Award". SFWA. January 14, 2014. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
4. ^ "Robert A. Heinlein Award". Baltimore Science Fiction Society. Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
5. ^ "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.
6. ^ "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.
7. ^ "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.
8. ^ "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.
9. ^ "Award: Heinlein Winners". Shelf Awareness. July 11, 2006. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
10. ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2007 Robert A. Heinlein Award". archive.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2008. Retrieved November 21, 2016.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
11. ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2008 Robert A. Heinlein Award". archive.org. Archived from the original on April 23, 2010. Retrieved November 21, 2016.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
12. ^ "2009 Robert A. Heinlein Award Winners". locusmag.com. Locus Publications. September 28, 2008. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
13. ^ "Willis Wins 2011 Robert A. Heinlein Award". Locus Online. September 21, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2011.
14. ^ "Stanley Schmidt Wins 2012 Heinlein Award". SFScope.com. May 3, 2012. Archived from the original on May 24, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
15. ^ "Steele and Kondo Win 2013 Heinlein Award". Locus Online. January 28, 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
16. ^ "Landis Wins 2014 Heinlein Award". Locus Online. January 14, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
17. ^ "McDevitt Wins 2015 Heinlein Award". Locus Online. January 28, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
18. ^ "Robinson Wins 2016 Heinlein Award". Locus Online. January 7, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
19. ^ "Sawyer Wins 2017 Heinlein Award". Locus Online. February 15, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
20. ^ "Stephenson Wins 2018 Heinlein Award". Locus Online. February 8, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
21. ^ "Benford Wins 2019 Heinlein Award". Locus Online. January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
22. ^ "Vinge Wins 2020 Heinlein Award". Locus Online. January 7, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
23. ^ "Awards: BSFS Robert A. Heinlein Winner". Shelf Awareness . March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
24. ^ "Awards: Robert A. Heinlein Winner". Shelf Awareness. January 25, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
25. ^ "Awards: Robert A. Heinlein Winner; Drue Heinz Winner; Arabic Fiction Longlist". Shelf Awareness. January 25, 2023. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
26. ^ "Tom Doherty Wins Robert A. Heinlein Award". Shelf Awareness. March 6, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
27. ^ "Awards: Robert A. Heinlein Winner; Women's Prize for Fiction Longlist". Shelf Awareness . March 4, 2025. Retrieved March 11, 2025.

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* The Man Who Sold the Moon (1950)
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