Runner-up, Best Novella, 2012

Kiss Me Twice

Mary Robinette Kowal (opens in a new tab)

Asimov’s

When the police department's AI, who wears the face of Mae West, is stolen in the middle of a murder case, the detective who works with her sets out to find her.

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The ballot

The Man Who Bridged the MistKij JohnsonAsimov’sWinner
Silently and Very FastCatherynne M. ValenteWSFA
The Man Who Ended History: A DocumentaryKen LiuPanverse 3
CountdownMira GrantOrbit
The Ice OwlCarolyn Ives GilmanThe Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction