The Mary Kay Bray Award is given by the
Science Fiction Research Association
The Science Fiction Research Association (SFRA), founded in 1970, is the oldest, non-profit professional organization committed to encouraging, facilitating, and rewarding the study of science fiction and fantasy literature, film, and other media. ...
for the best essay, interview, or extended review to appear in the ''SFRA Review'' in a given year.
Previous winners include:
*2002 -
Karen Hellekson
Karen L. Hellekson (born 1966) is an American author and scholar who researches science fiction and fan studies. In the field of science fiction, she is known for her research on the alternate history genre, the topic of her 2001 book, ''The Alte ...
, "Transforming the Subject: Humanity, the Body, and Posthumanism" (Mar/Apr 2003)
*2003 -
Farah Mendlesohn
Farah Jane Mendlesohn (born 27 July 1968) is a British academic historian, writer on speculative fiction, and active member of science fiction fandom. Mendlesohn is best-known for their 2008 book ''Rhetorics of Fantasy'', which classifies fantas ...
, Review of ''The Years of Rice and Salt'' () by Kim Stanley Robinson
*2004 - Bruce A. Beatie, Review of ''L. Frank Baum, Creator of Oz'' () by Katharine M. Rogers (Apr/May/Jun 2004)
*2005 - Thomas J. Morrissey, Review of ''The Shore of Women'' () by
Pamela Sargent
Pamela Sargent (born March 20, 1948) is an American feminist, science fiction author, and editor. She has an MA in classical philosophy and has won a Nebula Award.
Sargent wrote a trilogy concerning the terraforming of Venus that is sometim ...
(Jan/Feb/Mar 2005)
*2006 - Ed Carmien, Review of ''The Space Opera Renaissance'' () edited by
David G. Hartwell
David Geddes Hartwell (July 10, 1941 – January 20, 2016) was an American critic, publisher, and editor of thousands of science fiction and fantasy novels. He was best known for work with Signet, Pocket, and Tor Books publishers. He was also no ...
and
Kathryn Cramer
Kathryn Elizabeth Cramer (born April 16, 1962) is an American science fiction writer, editor, and literary critic.
Early years
Kathryn Cramer is the daughter of physicist John G. Cramer. She grew up in Seattle and graduated from Columbia Univer ...
(Jul/Aug/Sep 2006)
*2007 - Jason W. Ellis, Reviews of ''Starship Troopers'' () by Robert Heinlein (April/May/June 2007) and ''Brasyl'' ({{ISBN, 978-1591025436) by Ian McDonald (July/Aug/Sept 2007)
*2008 - Sandor Klapcsik, ''Rewired'' (Spring 2008)
*2009 - Ritch Calvin, "Mundane SF 101" (Summer 2009).
*2010 - Alfredo Suppia, "Southern Portable Panic: Federico Álvarez’s Ataque de Pánico!" (Spring 2010)
Academic science fiction awards
Awards established in 2002
2002 establishments in the United States