WINNER

• Shambling Towards Hiroshima, James Morrow (Tachyon Publications)

SECOND PLACE

• "As Women Fight", Sara Genge (Asimov's Oct/Nov 2009)
• "Things Undone", John Barnes (Baen's Universe Dec 2009)
• "This Wind Blowing, and this Tide", Damien Broderick (Asimov's Apr/May 2009)

FINALISTS

• "Blood Dauber", Ted Kosmatka & Michael Poore (Asimov's Oct/Nov 2009)
• "Clockatrice", Tanith Lee (Fantasy Magazine Oct 2009)
• "The Death of Che Guevara", Lewis Shiner (Subterranean Fal 2009)
• "Eros, Philia, Agape", Rachel Swirsky (Tor.com)
• "Her Voice in a Bottle", Tim Pratt (Subterranean Win 2009)
• "The Island", Peter Watts (The New Space Opera 2)
• "Spar", Kij Johnson (Clarkesworld Magazine Oct 2009 [nomination withdrawn])
• "True Fame", Robert Reed (Asimov's Apr/May 2009)