• “The Blind Geometer” by Kim Stanley Robinson, published by Asimov’s Magazine and Cheap Street Press. Winner, in
  • When Gravity Fails by George Alec Effinger, published by Arbor House. Nominated for in
  • Vergil in Averno by Avram Davidson, published by Doubleday. Nominated for in
  • The Uplift War by David Brin, published by Bantam Spectra and Phantasia Press Inc.. Nominated for in
  • Soldier of the Mist by Gene Wolfe, published by Tor. Nominated for in
  • The Forge of God by Greg Bear, published by Tor. Nominated for in
  • The Falling Woman by Pat Murphy, published by Tor. Winner, in
  • M. J. Engh for in
  • Ardath Mayhar for in
  • D. G. Compton for in