By categoryBy year

Best Short Story

1955 to 2026. Most wins: Harlan Ellison, 4

  1. 2026
    In My CountryThomas Ha
  2. 2025
    Stitched to Skin Like Family IsNghi Vo
  3. 2024
    Better Living Through AlgorithmsNaomi Kritzer
  4. 2023
    Rabbit TestSamantha Mills
  5. 2022
    Where Oaken Hearts Do GatherSarah Pinsker
  6. 2021
    Metal Like Blood in the DarkT. Kingfisher
  7. 2020
    As the Last I May KnowS. L. Huang
  8. 2019
    A Witch's Guide to EscapeAlix E. Harrow
  9. 2018
    Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience™Rebecca Roanhorse
  10. 2017
    Seasons of Glass and IronAmal El-Mohtar
  11. 2016
    Cat Pictures PleaseNaomi Kritzer
  12. 2015
    No Award
  13. 2014
    The Water That Falls on You from NowhereJohn Chu
  14. 2013
    Mono no AwareKen Liu
  15. 2012
    The Paper MenagerieKen Liu
  16. 2011
    For Want of a NailMary Robinette Kowal
  17. 2010
    BridesicleWill McIntosh
  18. 2009
    ExhalationTed Chiang
  19. 2008
    TidelineElizabeth Bear
  20. 2007
    Impossible DreamsTim Pratt
  21. 2006
    Tk'tk'tkDavid D. Levine
  22. 2005
    Travels with My CatsMike Resnick
  23. 2004
    A Study in EmeraldNeil Gaiman
  24. 2003
    Falling onto MarsGeoffrey A. Landis
  25. 2002
    The Dog Said Bow-WowMichael Swanwick
  26. 2001
    Different Kinds of DarknessDavid Langford
  27. 2000
    Scherzo with TyrannosaurMichael Swanwick
  28. 1999
    The Very Pulse of the MachineMichael Swanwick
  29. 1998
    The 43 Antarean DynastiesMike Resnick
  30. 1997
    The Soul Selects Her Own SocietyConnie Willis
  31. 1996
    The Lincoln TrainMaureen F. McHugh
  32. 1995
    None So BlindJoe Haldeman
  33. 1994
    Death on the NileConnie Willis
  34. 1993
    Even the QueenConnie Willis
  35. 1992
    A Walk in the SunGeoffrey A. Landis
  36. 1991
    Bears Discover FireTerry Bisson
  37. 1990
    BoobsSuzy McKee Charnas
  38. 1989
    KirinyagaMike Resnick
  39. 1988
    Why I Left Harry's All-Night HamburgersLawrence Watt-Evans
  40. 1987
    TangentsGreg Bear
  41. 1986
    Fermi and FrostFrederik Pohl
  42. 1985
    The Crystal SpheresDavid Brin
  43. 1984
    Speech SoundsOctavia E. Butler
  44. 1983
    Melancholy ElephantsSpider Robinson
  45. 1982
    The PusherJohn Varley
  46. 1981
    Grotto of the Dancing DeerClifford D. Simak
  47. 1980
    The Way of Cross and DragonGeorge R. R. Martin
  48. 1979
    CassandraC. J. Cherryh
  49. 1978
    Jeffty Is FiveHarlan Ellison
  50. 1977
    TricentennialJoe Haldeman
  51. 1976
    Catch That Zeppelin!Fritz Leiber
  52. 1975
    The Hole ManLarry Niven
  53. 1974
    The Ones Who Walk Away from OmelasUrsula K. Le Guin
  54. 1973
    Eurema's DamR. A. LaffertyThe MeetingFrederik Pohl, C. M. Kornbluth
  55. 1972
    Inconstant MoonLarry Niven
  56. 1971
    Slow SculptureTheodore Sturgeon
  57. 1970
    Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious StonesSamuel R. Delany
  58. 1969
    The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the WorldHarlan Ellison
  59. 1968
    I Have No Mouth, and I Must ScreamHarlan Ellison
  60. 1967
    Neutron StarLarry Niven
  61. 1966
    “Repent, Harlequin!” Said the TicktockmanHarlan Ellison
  62. 1965
    Soldier, Ask NotGordon R. Dickson
  63. 1964
    No Truce with KingsPoul Anderson
  64. 1963
    The Dragon MastersJack Vance
  65. 1962
    HothouseBrian Aldiss
  66. 1961
    The Longest VoyagePoul Anderson
  67. 1960
    Flowers for AlgernonDaniel Keyes
  68. 1959
    That Hell-Bound TrainRobert Bloch
  69. 1958
    Or All the Seas with OystersAvram Davidson
  70. 1956
    The StarArthur C. Clarke
  71. 1955
    AllamagoosaEric Frank Russell