Analog magazine has posted the works from 2018 that finished in the top five slots in each category of the Analog Analytical Laboratory. The winners will be revealed in Analog’s July/August issue.
There are links to PDF files that will allow you to read all the finalists.
BEST NOVELLA
- A Stab of the Knife—Adam-Troy Castro (July/August)
- Blurred Lives—Adam-Troy Castro (January/February)
- Harry and the Lewises—Edward M. Lerner (September/October)
- The Last Biker Gang—Wil McCarthy (May/June)
BEST NOVELETTE
- Ashes of Exploding Suns, Monuments to Dust—Christopher McKitterick (November/December)
- Empress of Starlight—G. David Nordley (November/December)
- Endless City—David Gerrold (January/February)
- Lab B-15—Nick Wolven (March/April)
- Left to Take the Lead—Marissa Lingen (July/August)
BEST SHORT STORY
- A Measure of Love—C. Stuart Hardwick (November/December)
- Finding Their Footing—Marissa Lingen (May/June)
- Home on the Free Range—Holly Schofield (January/February)
- Razzibot—Rich Larson (March/April)
- The Unnecessary Parts of the Story—Adam-Troy Castro (September/October)
- The Willing Body, the Reluctant Heart—Marie Vibbert (May/June)
BEST FACT ARTICLE
- Alien Biochemistry—Jay Werkheiser (September/October)
- Hell Is Other Planets—Julie Novakova (January/February)
- In Defense of the Planet—Marianne Dyson (November/December)
- Taming the Genie—C. Stuart Hardwick (March/April)
- The Science Behind The Quantum Magician—Derek Künsken (July/August)
BEST POEM
- Atomic Numbers—D.A. Xiaolin Spires (January/February)
- Collisions—Kathryn Fritz (November/December)
- Past Pluto—Eric Pinder (November/December)
- Venus, As It Might Have Been—Mary Soon Lee (March/April)
- Wife of a Particle Physicist—Bruce Boston (January/February)
BEST COVER
Images of the five finalists are available at the site.
I’m glad to see Adam-Troy Castro’s Andrea Cort/Draiken novellas being recognized.
I was hoping to get to read Harry and the Lewises. I wonder why he wouldn’t allow it to be published.