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Kim Stanley Robinson
Science Fiction Author,
Kim Stanley Robinson is an American science fiction writer. He is the author of more than 20 books, including the international bestselling Mars trilogy, and more recently Red Moon, New York 2140, Aurora, Shaman, Green Earth, and 2312. He was sent to the Antarctic by the US National Science Foundation's Antarctic Artists and Writers' Program in 1995 and returned in their Antarctic media program in 2016.
In 2008, Kim was named a "Hero of the Environment" by Time magazine. He works with the Sierra Nevada Research Institute, the Clarion Writers' Workshop, and UC San Diego's Arthur C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination. His work has been translated into 25 languages and won a dozen awards in five countries, including the Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and World Fantasy awards. In 2016, asteroid 72432 was named "Kimrobinson."
Speaker at FiRe 2007, 2012, 2019, 2022
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Posted on Thu Apr 2, 2026, 1:57 pm
Science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson will deliver 2026 Commencement Ad... -
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Author of Red Mars calls 'bullshit' on emigrating to the planet - New Scienti... -
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Why Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars is still a classic, 34 years on - New Sci... -
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Thought Leaders Series with Kim Stanley Robinson - UNESCO -
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10 Climate Change Sci-Fi Books for Kim Stanley Robinson Fans - The Portalist -
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‘Mars can’t save you,’ says Kim Stanley Robinson - The New Indian Express -
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Author Kim Stanley Robinson on climate fiction & navigating the climate crisi... -
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Lessons from ‘Ministry for the Future’ author, Kim Stanley Robinson - butlern... -
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Science fiction novelist Kim Stanley Robinson to present at Missouri S&T - Mi... -
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Berkeley Talks: Sci-fi writer Kim Stanley Robinson on the need for ‘angry opt... -
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FiRe 2022 Media
'Ministry for the Future Keynote with Kim Stanley Robinson'
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FiRe 2012 Media
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FiRe 2007 Media
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