The ballot
- The Last of the WinnebagosConnie WillisAsimov’s Jul 1988Winner
- The Scalehunter’s Beautiful DaughterLucius ShepardZiesing, 1988; Asimov’s Sep 1988
- Journals of the Plague YearsNorman Spinrad
- The Calvin Coolidge Home for Dead ComediansBradley DentonF&SF Jun 1988