“The Dripping of Sundered Wineskins” (Love in Vein II) — novella — nomination

“Roots and All” (A Book of Horrors) — long fiction — nomination

“As Above, So Below ” (Falling Idols) — long fiction — nomination

“Madame Babylon ” (Hot Blood: Crimes of Passion) — short story — nomination

The Convulsion Factory (Silver Salamander Press) — collection — nomination

“The Alchemy of the Throat ” (Love In Vein) — novelette — nomination

Deathgrip (Dell) — novel — nomination

Whom the Gods Would Destroy (DarkFuse) — novella — nomination

“The Same Deep Waters as You” (Weirder Shadows Over Innsmouth) — novelette — 35th place

“With Acknowledgements to Sun Tzu ” (The Third Alternative #33, Win 2003) — short fiction — winner

“Nesting Instincts ” (Lies and Ugliness) — intermediate form — nomination

Lies and Ugliness (Night Shade Books) — collection — nomination

“As Above, So Below ” (Falling Idols) — long fiction — nomination

Falling Idols (Silver Salamander Press) — collection — nomination