Shortlist
- “Another Word for Map Is Faith”, Christopher Rowe (F&SF Aug 2006)
- “Dawn, and Sunset, and the Colours of the Earth”, Michael F. Flynn (Asimov's Oct/Nov 2006)
- “The Djinn's Wife”, Ian McDonald (Asimov's Jul 2006)
- “The House Beyond Your Sky”, Benjamin Rosenbaum (Strange Horizons 4 Sep 2006)
- “Inclination”, William Shunn (Asimov's Apr/May 2006)
- Julian: A Christmas Story, Robert Charles Wilson (PS Publishing)
- “The Walls of the Universe”, Paul Melko (Asimov's Apr/May 2006)
- “Yellow Card Man”, Paolo Bacigalupi (Asimov's Dec 2006)
- “You Have Never Been Here”, M. Rickert (Feeling Very Strange: The Slipstream Anthology)