The ballot
- Every Heart a DoorwaySeanan McGuireTor.com publishingWinner
- The Dream-Quest of Vellitt BoeKij JohnsonTor.com publishingRunner-up
- The Ballad of Black TomVictor LaValleTor.com publishing
- A Taste of HoneyKai Ashante WilsonTor.com publishing
- This Census-TakerChina MiévilleDel Rey / Picador
