The finalists for The 2009 Theodore Sturgeon Award (the short fiction counterpart of the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for best novel of the year) have been announced:

• Paolo Bacigalupi, "The Gambler" Fast Forward 2
• Ted Chiang, "Exhalation" Eclipse 2
• Charles Coleman Finlay, "The Political Prisoner" F&SF, August
• Cory Doctorow & Benjamin Rosenbaum, "True Names" Fast Forward 2
• James Alan Gardner, "The Ray Gun: A Love Story" Asimov's, February
• Kathleen Ann Goonan, "Memory Dog" Asimov's, Apr/May
• Kij Johnson, "26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss" (NOTE: Johnson, a juror, removed story from consideration. Asimov's, July)
• Ian McDonald, "The Tear" Galactic Empires
• Maureen McHugh, "Special Economics" Del Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy
• Hanu Rajaniemi, "His Master's Voice" Interzone 218
• Michael Swanwick, "From Babel's Fall'n Glory We Fled" Asimov's, February

Congratulations to all the nominees.

See also: Past winners.

[via Ellen Datlow]

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Posted by John DeNardo at Wednesday May 20, 2009 at 12:12 AM
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