The Horrific Sufferings of the Mind-Reading Monster Hercules Barefoot, His Wonderful Love and His Terrible Hatred, Carl-Johan Vallgren, translated by Paul Britten-Austin (Harvill Press; HarperCollins)
The Stone Ship, Peter Raftos (Padanus Books; University of Hawaii Press)
Long Fiction
Winner: “Kiss of the Mudman”, Gary Braunbeck (Home Before Dark)
“The Imago Sequence”, Laird Barron (F&SF May 2005)
“The Serial Murders”, Kim Newman (Sci Fiction 5 Oct 2005)
“Voluntary Committal”, Joe Hill (20th Century Ghosts)
Mid-length Fiction
Winner: “La Peau Verte”, Caitlín R. Kiernan (To Charles Fort, with Love)
“Boatman's Holiday”, Jeffrey Ford (F&SF Oct/Nov 2005)
“My Father's Mask”, Joe Hill (20th Century Ghosts)