A press release from the Baltimore Science Fiction Society:

The Baltimore Science Fiction Society has announced that authors Allen M. Steele and Yoji Kondo (aka Eric Kotani) are the winners of the Robert A. Heinlein Award for 2013.

The Heinlein Award is given to writers of science fiction and technical writers whose work inspires the exploration of space. The recipients are selected by a panel from the Heinlein Society and the award is presented by the Baltimore Science Fiction Society.

Steele is the author of 28 novels and short-fiction collections and has received numerous awards in the field, including three Hugos for short fiction. Kondo written many stories and non-fiction articles, and has edited Requiem, a major collection of Heinlein’s short fiction.

The award will be presented Friday, May 24, 2013, at the Balticon 47 science fiction convention in Hunt Valley, Maryland. The winners will receive a plaque, a sterling silver medallion engraved with Heinlein’s likeness, and two lapel pins.