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When did the University of Kansas establish the annual John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel?
Shortly after his death in 1971
During his lifetime
In the 1950s
In the 1980s
Answer
Shortly after his death in 1971, the University of Kansas established the annual John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel in honor of John W. Campbell, who served as the editor of Astounding Science Fiction magazine for over thirty years. The award is given annually to a science fiction novel that has been published in the United States in the previous year.
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