The ballot
- The Lifecycle of Software ObjectsTed ChiangSubterraneanWinner
- TroikaAlastair ReynoldsGodlike Machines, Science Fiction Book ClubRunner-up
- The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers beneath the Queen’s WindowRachel SwirskySubterranean Magazine, Summer 2010
- The Maiden Flight of McCauley’s BellerophonElizabeth HandStories: All New Tales, William Morrow