The ballot
- Inside JobConnie WillisAsimov’s Jan 2005Winner
- Magic for BeginnersKelly LinkMagic for Beginners, Small Beer Press, 2005; F&SF Sep 2005Runner-up
- BurnJames Patrick KellyTachyon, 2005
- Identity TheftRobert J. SawyerDown These Dark Spaceways, Sfbc, 2005