NOVELLA

1. "Where the Winds Are All Asleep", Michael F. Flynn (Oct 2009)
2. "Doctor Alien", Rajnar Vajra (Jan/Feb 2009)
3. "Gunfight on Farside", Adam-Troy Castro (Apr 2009)
4. "The Recovery Man's Bargain", Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Jan/Feb 2009)
5. "Failure to Obey", John G. Hemry (Jul/Aug 2009)

NOVELETTE

1. "Chain", Stephen L. Burns (Jun 2009)
2. *"But It Does Move", Harry Turtledove (Jun 2009)
2. *"Cold Words", Juliette Wade (Oct 2009)
3. "Zheng He and the Dragon", Dave Creek (Jan/Feb 2009)
4. "The Last Resort", Alec Nevala-Lee (Sep 2009)

SHORT STORY

1. "The Universe Beneath Our Feet", Carl Frederick (Dec 2009)
2. "Solace", James Van Pelt (Jun 2009)
3. "Foreign Exchange", Jerry Oltion (Nov 2009)
4. "Attack of the Grub-Eaters", Richard A. Lovett (Jun 2009)
5. "The Invasion", H. G. Stratmann (Apr 2009)

FACT ARTICLE

1. "From Atlantis to Canoe-Eating Trees: Geomythology Comes of Age", Richard A. Lovett (Sep 2009)
2. "Geology, Geohistory, and 'Psychohistory': The (Continuing) Debate Between Uniformitarians and Catastrophists", Richard A. Lovett (May 2009)
3. "Plate Tectonics, Goldilocks, and the Late Heavy Bombardment: Why Earth Isn't Mars or Venus", Richard A. Lovett (Dec 2009)
4. "The Psychology of Space Travel", Nick Kanas (Oct 2009)
5. "Futuropolis: How NASA Plans to Create a Permanent Presence on the Moon", Michael Carroll (Jun 2009)

COVER (tie)

1. John Allemand, Cover of Jan/Feb 2009
1. Bob Eggleton, Cover of Oct 2009
2. Vincent Di Fate, Cover of Nov 2009
3. Michael Carroll, Cover of Jun 2009
4. John Allemand, Cover of Jul/Aug 2009