Novelette
- Winner: “The Flowers of Aulit Prison”, Nancy Kress (Asimov's Oct/Nov 1996)
- “The Copyright Notice Case”, Paul Levinson (Analog Apr 1996)
- “The Dog's Story”, Eleanor Arnason (Asimov's May 1996)
- “The Miracle of Ivar Avenue”, John Kessel (Intersections: The Sycamore Hill Anthology; Asimov's Sep 1996)
- “Three Hearings on the Existence of Snakes in the Human Bloodstream”, James Alan Gardner (Asimov's Feb 1997)
- “The Undiscovered”, William Sanders (Asimov's Mar 1997)
- “We Will Drink a Fish Together...”, Bill Johnson (Asimov's May 1997)
Associated Awards