Finalist, Best Novella, 2022
The Past Is Red
Catherynne M. Valente (opens in a new tab)
A girl lives on a floating heap of rubbish in a drowned future, and is optimistic about it.
The ballot
- A Psalm for the Wild-BuiltBecky ChambersTordotcomWinner
- Elder RaceAdrian TchaikovskyTordotcomRunner-up
- A Spindle SplinteredAlix E. HarrowTordotcom
- Across the Green Grass FieldsSeanan McGuireTordotcom
- Fireheart TigerAliette de BodardTordotcom