Zack Be was named the winner of this year’s Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award Contest for his story “Locus of Control.” The contest has been held annually since 2007 by Baen Books, in partnership with the National Space Society, to discover … Continue reading →

Baen Books, in partnership with the National Space Society, has announced the 2023 finalists for the Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award. First launched in 2007, for the past 17 years the Jim Baen Memorial Award has been awarded to realistic hard … Continue reading →

Baen Books, in partnership with the National Space Society, has announced the 2023 finalists for the Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award. First launched in 2007, for the past 16 years the Jim Baen Memorial Award has been awarded to … Continue reading →

Elaine Midcoh of Pembroke Pines, Florida has won the grand prize in the 2022 Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award competition with her short story “Man on the Moon.” The Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Contest has been held annually since 2007 … Continue reading →

Baen Books, in partnership with the National Space Society, has announced the 2022 finalists for the Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award. First launched in 2007, for the past 15 years the Jim Baen Memorial Award has been awarded to realistic hard … Continue reading →

The finalists for the 2021 Jim Baen Memorial Award competition have been announced. The Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Contest has been held annually since 2007 and is focused on stories of space exploration and discovery, with an optimistic spin … Continue reading →

William Ledbetter, who administers the Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award contest for Baen Books and the National Space Society, announced the ten finalists of this year’s contest on March 7. D.A. D’Amico, “The Boy Who Cried Fish” Austin Eberle, … Continue reading →