The Heinlein Society is hosting a Centennial Short Story Contest for the best original story expressing the spirit, ideas, and philosophy of Robert A. Heinlein.

I am a child of Heinlein in many ways. I have written many (bad) stories where I try to copy his style, mood and philosophy. I need to get together a few good ideas and enter one of them.

It looks like we have a few months to ponder this. The winners will be announced in July of 2008, so I figure the closing date around the end of the year.

Centennial Short Story Contest:
“All stories must employ an original universe of characters and locations (sorry, no Lazarus Long stories), and should be fewer than 15,000 words in length. Entries shall be judged by a most august panel of professional writers, editors, and Heinlein scholars.”