SERIAL

1. "Dawn", Dean McLaughlin (27 Apr,25 May,22 Jun,10 Jul 1981)
2. "Shuttle Down", Lee Correy (Dec 1980, Jan 5, Feb 2, Mar 2 1981)
3. "Dragonstar", David Bischoff & Thomas F. Monteleone (14 Sep,12 Oct,9 Nov,7 Dec 1981)

NOVELLA/NOVELETTE

1. "Emergence", David R. Palmer (5 Jan 1981)
2. "Petals of Rose", Marc Stiegler (9 Nov 1981)
3. "The Saturn Game", Poul Anderson (2 Feb 1981)
4. "Guardians", George R. R. Martin (12 Oct 1981)
5. "The Tides of Kithrup", David Brin (25 May 1981)

SHORT STORY

1. "Green Winter", F. Paul Wilson (5 Jan 1981)
2. "Absent Thee from Felicity Awhile", Somtow Sucharitkul (14 Sep 1981)
3. "Collector's Item", Barry B. Longyear (27 Apr 1981)
4. "The Pacifists", Jayge Carr (12 Oct 1981)
5. "Misfits", Edward A. Byers (14 Sep 1981)

FACT ARTICLE

1. "Extraterrestrial Zoology", Robert A. Freitas, Jr. (20 Jul 1981)
2. "Base Eight Arithmetic, Meteors, and Man", John Gribbin (7 Dec 1981)
3. "Mars in 1995!", Bob Parkinson & David Hardy (22 Jun 1981)
4. "Mercury's Missing Divot", J. E. Enever (5 Jan 1981)

COVER

1. Vincent Di Fate, Cover of 2 Feb 1981 (illustrating "The Saturn Game" by Poul Anderson)
2. David Hardy, Cover of 22 Jun 1981
3. Paul Lehr, Cover of 2 Mar 1981
4. Rick Sternbach, Cover of 5 Jan 1981