The Science Fiction Research Association announced their 2026 award winners in June. STUDENT PAPER AWARDThe Student Paper Award is presented to the outstanding scholarly essay read at the previous annual conference of the SFRA by a student. SFRA INNOVATIVE RESEARCH AWARDInnovative Research Award is given to the writer or writers of the previous year’s best critical essay-length work. Recipient: Regina Kanyu Wang for “Growth, Resource, Population: The GRP Triangle in Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction by Female Writers.” Recipient: Patrick SharpSFRA AWARD FOR LIFETIME CONTRIBUTIONS TO SF SCHOLARSHIPThe SFRA Award for Lifetime Contributions to SF Scholarship honors lifetime contributions to SF and fantasy scholarship.