Best Novelette, 1985

Bloodchild

Octavia E. Butler

Also on the ballot

  • The Man Who Painted the Dragon GriauleLucius ShepardF&SF Dec 1984
  • Return to the FoldTimothy ZahnAnalog Sep 1984
  • Blued MoonConnie WillisAsimov’s Jan 1984
  • Silicon MuseHilbert SchenckAnalog Sep 1984
  • The WeigherEric Vinicoff and Marcia MartinAnalog Oct 1984
  • The Lucky StrikeKim Stanley RobinsonUniverse 14, 1984