| Year |
Work |
Editor(s) |
Ref. |
| 1984 |
Locus* | Charles N. Brown |
[9] |
| Fantasy Review | Robert A. Collins |
[9] |
| Science Fiction Chronicle | Andrew I. Porter |
[9] |
| Science Fiction Review | Richard E. Geis |
[9] |
| Whispers | Stuart David Schiff |
[9] |
| 1985 |
Locus* | Charles N. Brown |
[10] |
| Fantasy Review | Robert A. Collins |
[10] |
| Science Fiction Chronicle | Andrew I. Porter |
[10] |
| Science Fiction Review | Richard E. Geis |
[10] |
| Whispers | Stuart David Schiff |
[10] |
| 1986 |
Locus* | Charles N. Brown |
[11] |
| Fantasy Review | Robert A. Collins |
[11] |
| Interzone | Simon Ounsley and David Pringle |
[11] |
| Science Fiction Chronicle | Andrew I. Porter |
[11] |
| Science Fiction Review | Richard E. Geis |
[11] |
| 1987 |
Locus* | Charles N. Brown |
[12] |
| Fantasy Review | Robert A. Collins |
[12] |
| Interzone | Simon Ounsley and David Pringle |
[12] |
| Science Fiction Review | Richard E. Geis |
[12] |
| Science Fiction Chronicle | Andrew I. Porter |
[12] |
| 1988 |
Locus* | Charles N. Brown |
[13] |
| Aboriginal Science Fiction | Charles C. Ryan |
[13] |
| Interzone | Simon Ounsley and David Pringle |
[13] |
| Science Fiction Chronicle | Andrew I. Porter |
[13] |
| Thrust | Doug Fratz |
[13] |
| 1989 |
Locus* | Charles N. Brown |
[14] |
| Interzone | David Pringle |
[14] |
| The New York Review of Science Fiction | David G. Hartwell, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Teresa Nielsen Hayden, Susan Palwick, and Kathryn Cramer |
[14] |
| Science Fiction Chronicle | Andrew I. Porter |
[14] |
| Thrust | Doug Fratz |
[14] |
| 1990 |
Locus* | Charles N. Brown |
[15] |
| Interzone | David Pringle |
[15] |
| The New York Review of Science Fiction | David G. Hartwell, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Teresa Nielsen Hayden, Susan Palwick, and Kathryn Cramer |
[15] |
| Science Fiction Chronicle | Andrew I. Porter |
[15] |
| Thrust | Doug Fratz |
[15] |
| 1991 |
Locus* | Charles N. Brown |
[16] |
| Interzone | David Pringle |
[16] |
| The New York Review of Science Fiction | Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell, and Gordon Van Gelder |
[16] |
| Quantum | Doug Fratz |
[16] |
| Science Fiction Chronicle | Andrew I. Porter |
[16] |
| 1992 |
Locus* | Charles N. Brown |
[17] |
| Interzone | David Pringle |
[17] |
| The New York Review of Science Fiction | Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell, and Gordon Van Gelder |
[17] |
| Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine | Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith |
[17] |
| Science Fiction Chronicle | Andrew I. Porter |
[17] |
| 1993 |
Science Fiction Chronicle* | Andrew I. Porter |
[18] |
| Interzone | David Pringle |
[18] |
| Locus | Charles N. Brown |
[18] |
| The New York Review of Science Fiction | Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell, Ariel Haméon, and Tad Dembinski |
[18] |
| Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine | Dean Wesley Smith and Jonathan E. Bond |
[18] |
| 1994 |
Science Fiction Chronicle* | Andrew I. Porter |
[19] |
| Interzone | David Pringle |
[19] |
| Locus | Charles N. Brown |
[19] |
| The New York Review of Science Fiction | Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell, Ariel Haméon, and Tad Dembinski |
[19] |
| Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine | Dean Wesley Smith and Jonathan E. Bond |
[19] |
| Tomorrow Speculative Fiction | Algis Budrys |
[19] |
| 1995 |
Interzone* | David Pringle |
[20] |
| Locus | Charles N. Brown |
[20] |
| The New York Review of Science Fiction | Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell, Ariel Haméon, and Tad Dembinski |
[20] |
| Science Fiction Chronicle | Andrew I. Porter |
[20] |
| Tomorrow Speculative Fiction | Algis Budrys |
[20] |
| 1996 |
Locus* | Charles N. Brown |
[21] |
| Crank! | Bryan Cholfin |
[21] |
| Interzone | David Pringle |
[21] |
| The New York Review of Science Fiction | Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell, Ariel Haméon, and Tad Dembinski |
[21] |
| Science Fiction Chronicle | Andrew I. Porter |
[21] |
| 1997 |
Locus* | Charles N. Brown |
[22] |
| Interzone | David Pringle |
[22] |
| The New York Review of Science Fiction | Kathryn Cramer, Tad Dembinski, Ariel Haméon, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin J. Maroney | [22] |
| Science Fiction Chronicle | Andrew I. Porter |
[22] |
| Speculations | Kent Brewster |
[22] |
| 1998 |
Locus* | Charles N. Brown |
[23] |
| Interzone | David Pringle |
[23] |
| The New York Review of Science Fiction | Kathryn Cramer, Ariel Haméon, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin J. Maroney |
[23] |
| Science Fiction Chronicle | Andrew I. Porter |
[23] |
| Speculations | Kent Brewster |
[23] |
| 1999 |
Locus* | Charles N. Brown |
[24] |
| Interzone | David Pringle |
[24] |
| The New York Review of Science Fiction | Kathryn Cramer, Ariel Haméon, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin J. Maroney |
[24] |
| Science Fiction Chronicle | Andrew I. Porter |
[24] |
| Speculations | Kent Brewster |
[24] |
| 2000 |
Locus* | Charles N. Brown |
[25] |
| Interzone | David Pringle |
[25] |
| The New York Review of Science Fiction | Kathryn Cramer, Ariel Haméon, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin J. Maroney |
[25] |
| Science Fiction Chronicle | Andrew I. Porter |
[25] |
| Speculations | Kent Brewster |
[25] |
| 2001 |
Locus* | Charles N. Brown |
[26] |
| Interzone | David Pringle |
[26] |
| The New York Review of Science Fiction | Kathryn Cramer, Ariel Haméon, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin J. Maroney |
[26] |
| Science Fiction Chronicle | Andrew I. Porter |
[26] |
| Speculations | Denise Lee and Susan Fry |
[26] |
| 2002 |
Locus* | Charles N. Brown |
[27] |
| Absolute Magnitude | Warren Lapine |
[27] |
| Interzone | David Pringle |
[27] |
| The New York Review of Science Fiction | Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin J. Maroney |
[27] |
| Speculations | Susan Fry and Kent Brewster |
[27] |
| 2003 |
Locus* | Charles N. Brown, Jennifer A. Hall, and Kirsten Gong-Wong |
[28] |
| Ansible | David Langford |
[28] |
| Interzone | David Pringle |
[28] |
| The New York Review of Science Fiction | Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin J. Maroney |
[28] |
| Speculations | Kent Brewster |
[28] |
| 2004 |
Locus* | Charles N. Brown, Jennifer A. Hall, and Kirsten Gong-Wong |
[29] |
| Ansible | David Langford |
[29] |
| Interzone | David Pringle |
[29] |
| The New York Review of Science Fiction | Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin J. Maroney |
[29] |
| Third Alternative | Andy Cox |
[29] |
| 2005 |
Ansible* | David Langford |
[30] |
| Interzone | David Pringle and Andy Cox |
[30] |
| Locus | Charles N. Brown, Jennifer A. Hall, and Kirsten Gong-Wong |
[30] |
| The New York Review of Science Fiction | Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin J. Maroney |
[30] |
| Third Alternative | Andy Cox |
[30] |
| 2006 |
Locus* | Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong, and Liza Groen Trombi |
[31] |
| Ansible | David Langford |
[31] |
| Emerald City | Cheryl Morgan |
[31] |
| Interzone | Andy Cox |
[31] |
| The New York Review of Science Fiction | Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin J. Maroney |
[31] |
| 2007 |
Locus* | Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong, and Liza Groen Trombi |
[32] |
| Ansible | David Langford |
[32] |
| Interzone | Andy Cox |
[32] |
| Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet | Kelly Link and Gavin Grant |
[32] |
| The New York Review of Science Fiction | Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin J. Maroney |
[32] |
| 2008 |
Locus* | Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong, and Liza Groen Trombi |
[33] |
| Ansible | David Langford |
[33] |
| Helix SF | William Sanders and Lawrence Watt-Evans |
[33] |
| Interzone | Andy Cox |
[33] |
| The New York Review of Science Fiction | Kathryn Cramer, Kristine Dikeman, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin J. Maroney |
[33] |
| 2009 |
Weird Tales* | Ann VanderMeer and Stephen H. Segal |
[34] |
| Clarkesworld Magazine | Neil Clarke, Nick Mamatas, and Sean Wallace |
[34] |
| Interzone | Andy Cox |
[34] |
| Locus | Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong, and Liza Groen Trombi |
[34] |
| The New York Review of Science Fiction | Kathryn Cramer, Kristine Dikeman, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin J. Maroney |
[34] |
| 2010 |
Clarkesworld Magazine* | Neil Clarke, Sean Wallace, and Cheryl Morgan |
[35] |
| Ansible | David Langford |
[35] |
| Interzone | Andy Cox |
[35] |
| Locus | Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong, and Liza Groen Trombi |
[35] |
| Weird Tales | Ann VanderMeer and Stephen H. Segal |
[35] |
| 2011 |
Clarkesworld Magazine* | Neil Clarke, Sean Wallace, and Cheryl Morgan; podcast directed by Kate Baker |
[36] |
| Interzone | Andy Cox |
[36] |
| Lightspeed | John Joseph Adams |
[36] |
| Locus | Liza Groen Trombi and Kirsten Gong-Wong |
[36] |
| Weird Tales | Ann VanderMeer and Stephen H. Segal |
[36] |
| 2012 |
Locus* | Liza Groen Trombi and Kirsten Gong-Wong |
[37] |
| Apex Magazine | Catherynne M. Valente, Lynne M. Thomas, and Jason Sizemore |
[37] |
| Interzone | Andy Cox |
[37] |
| Lightspeed | John Joseph Adams |
[37] |
| The New York Review of Science Fiction | David G. Hartwell, Kevin J. Maroney, Kris Dikeman, and Avram Grumer |
[37] |
| 2013 |
Clarkesworld Magazine* | Neil Clarke, Jason Heller, Sean Wallace, and Kate Baker |
[38] |
| Apex Magazine | Lynne M. Thomas, Jason Sizemore, and Michael Damian Thomas |
[38] |
| Beneath Ceaseless Skies | Scott H. Andrews |
[38] |
| Lightspeed | John Joseph Adams and Stefan Rudnicki |
[38] |
| Strange Horizons | Niall Harrison, Jed Hartman, Lee Mandelo, An Owomoyela, Julia Rios, Abigail Nussbaum, AJ Odasso, Sonya Taaffe, Dave Nagdeman, and Rebecca Cross |
[38] |
| 2014 |
Lightspeed* | John Joseph Adams, Rich Horton and Stefan Rudnicki |
[39] |
| Apex Magazine | Lynne M. Thomas, Jason Sizemore, and Michael Damian Thomas |
[39] |
| Beneath Ceaseless Skies | Scott H. Andrews |
[39] |
| Interzone | Andy Cox |
[39] |
| Strange Horizons | Niall Harrison, Lee Mandelo, An Owomoyela, Julia Rios, Abigail Nussbaum, AJ Odasso, Sonya Taaffe, Rebecca Cross, Anaea Lay, and Shane Garvin |
[39] |
| 2015 |
Lightspeed* | John Joseph Adams, Stefan Rudnicki, Rich Horton, Wendy N. Wagner, and Christie Yant |
[40] |
| Abyss & Apex Magazine | Wendy S. Delmater |
[40] |
| Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine | David Kernot and Sue Bursztynski |
[40] |
| Beneath Ceaseless Skies | Scott H. Andrews |
[40] |
| Strange Horizons | Niall Harrison |
[40] |
| 2016 |
Uncanny Magazine* | Lynne M. Thomas, Michael Damian Thomas, Michi Trota, Erika Ensign, Steven Schapansky |
[41] |
| Beneath Ceaseless Skies | Scott H. Andrews |
[41] |
| Daily Science Fiction | Michele-Lee Barasso and Jonathan Laden |
[41] |
| Sci Phi Journal | Jason Rennie |
[41] |
| Strange Horizons | Catherine Krahe, Julia Rios, AJ Odasso, Vanessa Rose Phin, and Maureen Kincaid Speller |
[41] |
| 2017 |
Uncanny Magazine* | Lynne M. Thomas, Michael Damian Thomas, Michi Trota, Julia Rios, Erika Ensign, and Steven Schapansky |
[42] |
| Beneath Ceaseless Skies | Scott H. Andrews |
[42] |
| Cirsova Heroic Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine | P. Alexander |
[42] |
| GigaNotoSaurus | Rashida J. Smith |
[42] |
| Strange Horizons | Niall Harrison, Catherine Krahe, Vajra Chandrasekera, Vanessa Rose Phin, Li Chua, Aishwarya Subramanian, Tim Moore, and Anaea Lay |
[42] |
| The Book Smugglers | Ana Grilo and Thea James |
[42] |
| 2018 |
Uncanny Magazine* | Lynne M. Thomas, Michael Damian Thomas, Michi Trota, Julia Rios, Erika Ensign, and Steven Schapansky |
[43] |
| Beneath Ceaseless Skies | Scott H. Andrews |
[43] |
| The Book Smugglers | Ana Grilo and Thea James |
[43] |
| Escape Pod | Mur Lafferty, S. B. Divya, Norm Sherman, and Benjamin C. Kinney |
[43] |
| Fireside Magazine | Brian White, Julia Rios, Elsa Sjunneson-Henry, Mikki Kendall, and Pablo Defendini |
[43] |
| Strange Horizons | Kate Dollarhyde, Gautam Bhatia, AJ Odasso, Lila Garrott, Heather McDougal, Ciro Faienza, Tahlia Day, and Vanessa Rose Phin |
[43] |
| 2019 |
Uncanny Magazine* | Lynne M. Thomas, Michael Damian Thomas, Michi Trota, Erika Ensign, Steven Schapansky, Elsa Sjunneson-Henry, and Dominik Parisien |
[44] |
| Beneath Ceaseless Skies | Scott H. Andrews |
[44] |
| Fireside Magazine | Julia Rios, Elsa Sjunneson-Henry, Chelle Parker, Meg Frank, Tanya DePass, Brian White, and Pablo Defendini |
[44] |
| FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction | Troy L. Wiggins, DaVaun Sanders, L. D. Lewis, Brandon O'Brien, Kaleb Russell, Danny Lore, and Brent Lambert |
[44] |
| Shimmer Magazine | Beth Wodzinski and E. Catherine Tobler |
[44] |
| Strange Horizons | Jane Crowley, Kate Dollarhyde, Vanessa Rose Phin, Vajra Chandrasekera, Romie Stott, Maureen Kincaid Speller |
[44] |
| 2020 |
Uncanny Magazine* | Lynne M. Thomas, Michael Damian Thomas, Michi Trota, Chimedum Ohaegbu, Erika Ensign, Steven Schapansky |
[45] |
| Beneath Ceaseless Skies | Scott H. Andrews |
[45] |
| Escape Pod | Mur Lafferty, S. B. Divya, Benjamin C. Kinney, Adam Pracht, Summer Brooks, Tina Connolly, Alasdair Stuart |
[45] |
| Fireside Magazine | Julia Rios, Elsa Sjunneson, Chelle Parker, Meg Frank, Pablo Defendini, Brian White |
[45] |
| FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction | Troy L. Wiggins, Eboni Dunbar, Brent Lambert, L. D. Lewis, Danny Lore, Brandon O'Brien and Kaleb Russell |
[45] |
| Strange Horizons | Vanessa Rose Phin, Catherine Krahe, AJ Odasso, Dan Hartland, Joyce Chng, Dante Luiz |
[45] |
| 2021 |
FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction* | Troy L. Wiggins, DaVaun Sanders, Eboni Dunbar, Brandon O'Brien, Brent Lambert, L. D. Lewis |
[46] |
| Beneath Ceaseless Skies | Scott H. Andrews |
[46] |
| Escape Pod | Mur Lafferty, S. B. Divya, Benjamin C. Kinney, Adam Pracht, Summer Brooks, Tina Connolly, Alasdair Stuart |
[46] |
| PodCastle | C. L. Clark, Jen R. Albert, Setsu Uzumé, Peter Adrian Behravesh |
[46] |
| Uncanny Magazine | Lynne M. Thomas, Michael Damian Thomas, Michi Trota, Chimedum Ohaegbu, Elsa Sjunneson, Erika Ensign, Steven Schapansky |
[46] |
| Strange Horizons | Vanessa Rose Phin et al. |
[46] |
| 2022 |
Uncanny Magazine* | Lynne M. Thomas, Michael Damian Thomas, Chimedum Ohaegbu, Elsa Sjunneson, Erika Ensign, Steven Schapansky |
[47] |
| Beneath Ceaseless Skies | Scott H. Andrews |
[47] |
| Escape Pod | S. B. Divya, Mur Lafferty, Valerie Valdes, et al. |
[47] |
| FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction | Troy L. Wiggins, DaVaun Sanders, et al. |
[47] |
| PodCastle | Jen R. Albert, C. L. Clark, Shingai Njeri Kagunda, Eleanor R. Wood, et al. |
[47] |
| Strange Horizons | The Strange Horizons Editorial Collective |
[47] |
| 2023 |
Uncanny Magazine* | Lynne M. Thomas, Michael Damian Thomas, Chimedum Ohaegbu, Monte Lin, Meg Elison, Erika Ensign, Steven Schapansky |
[48] |
| Escape Pod | Mur Lafferty, Valerie Valdes, Benjamin C. Kinney, Premee Mohamed, Tina Connolly, Summer Brooks, Adam Pracht |
[48] |
| FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction | The FIYAH team |
[48] |
| khōréō | Team khōréō |
[48] |
| PodCastle | Shingai Njeri Kagunda, Eleanor R. Wood, Sofia Barker, Matt Dovey, Peter Adrian Behravesh, Devin Martin, Eric Valdes |
[48] |
| Strange Horizons | The Strange Horizons Editorial Team |
[48] |
| 2024 |
Strange Horizons* | The Strange Horizons Editorial Collective |
[49] |
| Escape Pod | Mur Lafferty, Valerie Valdes, Benjamin C. Kinney, Premee Mohamed, Kevin Wabaunsee, Tina Connolly, Alasdair Stuart, Summer Brooks, Adam Pracht, Escape Pod team |
[49] |
| FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction | DaVaun Sanders, B. Sharise Moore, L. D. Lewis, Christian Ivey, Rebecca McGee, Kerine Wint, Joshua Morley, Emmalia Harrington, Genine Tyson, Tonya R. Moore, Nelson Rolon |
[49] |
| GigaNotoSaurus | LaShawn M. Wanak, Mia Tsai, Edgard Wentz, GNS Slushreaders Team |
[49] |
| khōréō | Aleksandra Hill et al. |
[49] |
| Uncanny Magazine | Lynne M. Thomas, Michael Damian Thomas, Monte Lin, Meg Elison, Erika Ensign, Steven Schapansky |
[49] |
| 2025 |
Uncanny Magazine* | Lynne M. Thomas, Michael Damian Thomas, Monte Lin, Betsy Aoki, Erika Ensign, Steven Schapansky |
[50] |
| The Deadlands | Sean Markey, E. Catherine Tobler, Nicasio Andres Reed, David Gilmore, Laura Blackwell, Annika Barranti Klein, Josephine Stewart, Amanda Downum, Cory Skerry, Christine M. Scott, Felicia Martínez, Shana Du Bois |
[50] |
| Escape Pod | Mur Lafferty, Valerie Valdes, Benjamin C. Kinney, Premee Mohamed, Kevin Wabaunsee, Tina Connolly, Alasdair Stuart, Summer Brooks, Adam Pracht |
[50] |
| FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction | DaVaun Sanders, B. Sharise Moore, L. D. Lewis, Christian Ivey, Rebecca McGee, Kerine Wint, Joshua Morley, Emmalia Harrington, Genine Tyson, Tonya R. Moore, Nelson Rolon |
[50] |
| khōréō | Zhui Ning Chang et al. |
[50] |
| Strange Horizons | The Strange Horizons Editorial Collective |
[50] |