Also nominated: Giants of the Violet Sea
Novelettes:
- WINNER O2 Arena by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki (Galaxy’s Edge, Nov 2021)
- Just Enough Rain by PH Lee (Giganotosaurus 5/21)
- (emet) by Lauren Ring (F&SF 7–8/21)
- That Story Isn’t the Story by John Wiswell (Uncanny Magazine, Nov/Dec 2021)
- Colors of the Immortal Palette by Caroline M. Yoachim (Uncanny Magazine, Mar/Apr 2021)
