Matt McHugh of New Jersey has won the grand prize in the 2019 Jim Baen Memorial Award competition for his short story “Burners.” The Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Contest has been held annually since 2007 and is focused on … Continue reading
Baen Books has announced the top ten finalists for the 2019 Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award. The Grand Prize will be presented at the 2019 International Space Development Conference in Arlington, VA the weekend of June 6-9. “The goal … Continue reading
The winner and runners-up for the 2018 Jim Baen Memorial Award competition have been announced. GRAND PRIZE “Homonculus” by Stephen Lawson FIRST RUNNER-UP “Dangerous Company” by C. Stuart Hardwick SECOND RUNNER-UP “Falling to the Moon” by Wendy Nikel Stephen Lawson’s win … Continue reading
Baen Books has announced the top ten finalists for the 2018 Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award. The Grand Prize will be presented at the 2018 International Space Development Conference in Los Angeles, CA the weekend of May 24-27. “The … Continue reading
Philip A. Kramer of Seattle, WA has won the grand prize in the 2017 Jim Baen Memorial Award competition for his short story “Feldspar.” The Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Contest has been held annually since 2007 and is focused … Continue reading
Aimee Ogden of Madison, Wisconsin has won the grand prize in the 2016 Jim Baen Memorial Award competition for her short story “Dear Ammi.” Jennifer Brozek took second place, and Ronald D. Ferguson third. GRAND PRIZE “Dear Ammi” by Aimee … Continue reading
The winner and runners-up for the 2016 Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award have been announced. GRAND PRIZE “Dear Ammi” by Aimee Ogden SECOND PLACE “To Lose the Stars” by Jennifer Brozek THIRD PLACE “Cylinders” by Ronald D. Ferguson Aimee … Continue reading
The 2016 Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Contest is open to stories about the near future of manned space exploration up to 8,000 words long. The contest opened for submissions October 1, 2015 (according to its webpage) and will take … Continue reading
Karen Birkendahl Rylander, writing as K. B. Rylander, of San Antonio has won the 2015 Jim Baen Memorial Award competition with her short story “We Fly.” The annual Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Contest recognizes authors of stories about “space … Continue reading
The 2009 Jim Baen Memorial Writing Contest is accepting entries until April 1. See rules and specifications at the site. Judging will be done by Baen Books senior editor Hank Davis and Jim Baen’s Universe editors Eric Flint and Mike … Continue reading