Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award Explained

The Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award, established in 2007, is an annual literary award for science fiction short stories presented by the National Space Society and Baen Books. Recognizing "the role that science fiction plays in advancing real science",[1] the award is presented to “original stories celebrating optimistic, near-future space exploration.”[2]

The award honors American science fiction publisher and editor Jim Baen (1943–2006).

Recipients

Year! scope="col"
StoryAuthorResultRef.
2007"Better Sense of Direction"
"Anniversary"
"Acclimatization"
2008"Letting Go"
"Skipping Stones"
"Self Defense"
2009"Cathedral"
"Burst Mode"
"All The Way"
2010"Space Hero"
"Citizen-Astronaut"
"High Ground"
2011"That Undiscovered Country"
"Gemini XVII"
"Natural Selection"
2012"Taking the High Road"
"Scramble"
"One Cog"
2013"The Lamplighter Legacy"
"Intent to Occupy"
"Improvising at Branson Six"
2014"Low Arc"
"Balance"
"Wind Shear"
2015"We Fly"[3]
"A Metal Box Floating Between the Stars"
"Boomerang Zone"
2016"Dear Ammi"[4]
"To Lose the Stars"
"Cylinders"
2017“Feldspar”[5]
“Bullet Catch”
2018“Homunculus”[6]
“Dangerous Company”
“Falling to the Moon”
2019“Burners”[7]
“Acid Test”
“Dangerous Orbit”
2020“Bagala Devi Objective”[8]
“Spinners”
“Sample Return”
2021“Salvage Judgement”[9]
“Reaction Time”
“Love On The Ganymede Trail”
“Samba do Espaço”
2022“Man on the Moon”[10]
“A New Life”
“The Rocketship of Her Dreams”
2023“The Insomniac”[11]
“High Risk”
“Cronus”
2024“Locus of Control”
"Extraction"
“Saving Gallivander”

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award . 2024-04-18 . . en.
  2. Web site: 2024-04-16 . 2024 Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award Winner . 2024-04-18 . . en-US.
  3. Web site: 2015-03-16 . Baen Memorial Contest Winners . 2024-04-18 . Locus Online . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2016-03-22 . 2016 Baen Memorial Contest Winner . 2024-04-18 . Locus Online . en-US.
  5. Web site: 2017-03-20 . 2017 Baen Memorial Contest Winner . 2024-04-18 . Locus Online . en-US.
  6. Web site: 2018-03-19 . 2018 Jim Baen Memorial Award Winner . 2024-04-18 . Locus Online . en-US.
  7. Web site: 2019-03-19 . 2019 Jim Baen Memorial Award Winner . 2024-04-18 . Locus Online . en-US.
  8. Web site: 2020-03-25 . 2020 Jim Baen Memorial Award Winner . 2024-04-18 . Locus Online . en-US.
  9. Web site: 2021-03-25 . 2021 Jim Baen Memorial Award Winner . 2024-04-18 . Locus Online . en-US.
  10. Web site: 2022-03-28 . 2022 Jim Baen Memorial Award Winner . 2024-04-18 . Locus Online . en-US.
  11. Web site: 2023-04-05 . 2023 Jim Baen Memorial Award Winner . 2024-04-18 . Locus Online . en-US.