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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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Overlooked Evocations - Alta Journal -
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Why Stand Up for Science? Ask Kim Stanley Robinson - Legal Planet -
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Sci-Fi writer talks on the environment and society at CSUF - Daily Titan -
Posted on Fri Feb 28, 2025, 8:00 am
March 6: ‘Optimism, Optopia and Climate Change Stories’ - Newsroom | UCLA -
Posted on Fri Feb 28, 2025, 8:00 am
Climate Fiction Author Kim Stanley Robinson to Speak at CSUF - CSUF News -
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New York Times bestselling science fiction writer to be featured at Sonoma ev... -
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KQED Climate Book Club: Kim Stanley Robinson's "The Ministry for the Future" ... -
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Bestselling science fiction author brings message of hope for the future to c... -
Posted on Sat Apr 6, 2024, 6:46 am
The Celebrated Sci-Fi Writer Kim Stanley Robinson Talks About His “Cli-Fi” No... -
Posted on Wed Apr 3, 2024, 7:00 am
Author Robinson Discusses the Urgency of Climate Crisis in Presidential Lectu... -
Posted on Fri Mar 22, 2024, 7:00 am
Berkeley Talks: Sci-fi writer Kim Stanley Robinson on the need for ‘angry opt... -
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April 1 Presidential Lecture Features Author Kim Stanley Robinson - SBU News -
Posted on Fri Nov 17, 2023, 8:00 am
Writer Kim Stanley Robinson: ‘If the world fails, business fails’ - Financial... -
Posted on Sat Sep 9, 2023, 7:00 am
Author Kim Stanley Robinson Has a Utopian Climate Solution: Cities - Bloomber... -
Posted on Mon Aug 14, 2023, 7:00 am
Kim Stanley Robinson: A science fiction writer’s love affair with the High Si... -
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A Sci-Fi Writer Returns to Earth: ‘The Real Story Is the One Facing Us’ (Publ... -
Posted on Thu Apr 13, 2023, 7:00 am
Esteemed Science Fiction Writer to Close Out 2022-2023 UC San Diego Library A... -
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The novelist Kim Stanley Robinson’s vision roves from the deep past to the di... -
Posted on Fri Jul 15, 2022, 7:00 am
Opinion | A Weird, Wonderful Conversation With Kim Stanley Robinson (Publishe...