| 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 andDavid 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 andDavid 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 andDavid 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, andKathryn 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, andKathryn 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, andGordon 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, andGordon Van Gelder | [17] |
| Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine | Kristine Kathryn Rusch andDean 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 andSusan 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 andKent 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 andGavin 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 andLawrence 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 andStephen H. Segal | [34] |
|---|
| Clarkesworld Magazine | Neil Clarke,Nick Mamatas, andSean 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, andCheryl 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 andStephen H. Segal | [35] |
| 2011 | Clarkesworld Magazine* | Neil Clarke,Sean Wallace, andCheryl 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 andStephen H. Segal | [36] |
| 2012 | Locus* | Liza Groen Trombi and Kirsten Gong-Wong | [37] |
|---|
| Apex Magazine | Catherynne M. Valente,Lynne M. Thomas, andJason 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, andMichael 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, andMichael 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] |