Finalists
- “And Then There Were (N-One)”, Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny Mar 2017)
- “The Discrete Charm of the Turing Machine”, Greg Egan (Asimov's Nov/Dec 2017)
- “Fandom for Robots”, Vina Jie-Min Prasad (Uncanny Sep 2017)
- “The Martian Obelisk”, Linda Nagata (Tor.com Jul 2017)
- “The Secret Life of Bots”, Suzanne Palmer (Clarkesworld Sep 2017)
- “A Series of Steaks”, Vina Jie-Min Prasad (Clarkesworld Jan 2017)
- “Sidewalks”, Maureen F. McHugh (Omni Nov 2017)
- “We Who Live in the Heart”, Kelly Robson (Clarkesworld May 2017)
- “Welcome to Your Authentic Indian ExperienceTM”, Rebecca Roanhorse (Apex Aug 2017)
- “Zen and the Art of Starship Maintenance”, Tobias S. Buckell (Cosmic Powers)