"The Pilgrim Award is presented by the Science Fiction Research Association for Lifetime Achievement in the field of science fiction scholarship. It was created in 1970 and was named after J. O. Bailey\u2019s pioneering book Pilgrims Through Space and Time. Fittingly, the first award was presented to Bailey.1970 \u2013 J. O. Bailey (USA)1971 \u2013 Marjorie Hope Nicolson (USA)1972 \u2013 Julius Kagarlitski (USSR)1973 \u2013 Jack Williamson (USA)1974 \u2013 I. F. Clarke (UK)1975 \u2013 Damon Knight (USA)1976 \u2013 James E."@en .