The ballot
- The Last of the WinnebagosConnie WillisAsimov’s Jul 1988Winner
- The Scalehunter’s Beautiful DaughterLucius ShepardZiesing, 1988; Asimov’s Sep 1988
- The Calvin Coolidge Home for Dead ComediansBradley DentonF&SF Jun 1988
- SurfacingWalter Jon WilliamsAsimov’s Apr 1988