Novelette
- Winner: “Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast”, Eugie Foster (Interzone Feb 2009)
- “Divining Light”, Ted Kosmatka (Asimov's Aug 2008)
- “The Gambler”, Paolo Bacigalupi (Fast Forward 2)
- “I Needs Must Part, the Policeman Said”, Richard Bowes (F&SF Dec 2009)
- “A Memory of Wind”, Rachel Swirsky (Tor.com Nov 2009)
- “Vinegar Peace, or, the Wrong-Way Used-Adult Orphanage”, Michael Bishop (Asimov's Jul 2008)
Associated Awards
Winner
- The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, Catherynne M. Valente (www.catherynnemvalente.com)