Finalist, Best Novel, 1967
Flowers for Algernon
Daniel Keyes (opens in a new tab)
A man with a learning disability takes part in an experiment that makes him a genius, and keeps a diary of what follows.
The ballot
- The Moon is a Harsh MistressRobert A. HeinleinIf Dec 1965,Jan,Feb,Mar,Apr 1966; Putnam, 1966Winner
- Babel-17Samuel R. DelanyAce, 1966
- Too Many MagiciansRandall GarrettAnalog Aug,Sep,Oct,Nov 1966
- The Witches of KarresJames H. SchmitzChilton, 1966
- Day of the MinotaurThomas Burnett SwannAce, 1966