Winners have been indicated in bold.
| Year | Work | Editor(s) |
| 1984 | Locus | Charles N. Brown |
| 1984 | Fantasy Review | Robert A. Collins |
| 1984 | Science Fiction Chronicle | Andrew I. Porter |
| 1984 | Science Fiction Review | Richard E. Geis |
| 1984 | Whispers | Stuart David Schiff |
| 1985 | Locus | Charles N. Brown |
| 1985 | Fantasy Review | Robert A. Collins |
| 1985 | Science Fiction Chronicle | Andrew I. Porter |
| 1985 | Science Fiction Review | Richard E. Geis |
| 1985 | Whispers | Stuart David Schiff |
| 1986 | Locus | Charles N. Brown |
| 1986 | Fantasy Review | Robert A. Collins |
| 1986 | Interzone | Simon Ounsley and David Pringle |
| 1986 | Science Fiction Chronicle | Andrew I. Porter |
| 1986 | Science Fiction Review | Richard E. Geis |
| 1987 | Locus | Charles N. Brown |
| 1987 | Fantasy Review | Robert A. Collins |
| 1987 | Interzone | Simon Ounsley and David Pringle |
| 1987 | Science Fiction Review | Richard E. Geis |
| 1987 | Science Fiction Chronicle | Andrew I. Porter |
| 1988 | Locus | Charles N. Brown |
| 1988 | Aboriginal Science Fiction | Charles C. Ryan |
| 1988 | Interzone | Simon Ounsley and David Pringle |
| 1988 | Science Fiction Chronicle | Andrew I. Porter |
| 1988 | Thrust | Doug Fratz |
| 1989 | Locus | Charles N. Brown |
| 1989 | Interzone | David Pringle |
| 1989 | The New York Review of Science Fiction | David G. Hartwell, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Teresa Nielsen Hayden, Susan Palwick, and Kathryn Cramer |
| 1989 | Science Fiction Chronicle | Andrew I. Porter |
| 1989 | Thrust | Doug Fratz |
| 1990 | Locus | Charles N. Brown |
| 1990 | Interzone | David Pringle |
| 1990 | The New York Review of Science Fiction | David G. Hartwell, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Teresa Nielsen Hayden, Susan Palwick, and Kathryn Cramer |
| 1990 | Science Fiction Chronicle | Andrew I. Porter |
| 1990 | Thrust | Doug Fratz |
| 1991 | Locus | Charles N. Brown |
| 1991 | Interzone | David Pringle |
| 1991 | The New York Review of Science Fiction | Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell, and Gordon Van Gelder |
| 1991 | Quantum | Doug Fratz |
| 1991 | Science Fiction Chronicle | Andrew I. Porter |
| 1992 | Locus | Charles N. Brown |
| 1992 | Interzone | David Pringle |
| 1992 | The New York Review of Science Fiction | Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell, and Gordon Van Gelder |
| 1992 | Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine | Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith |
| 1992 | Science Fiction Chronicle | Andrew I. Porter |
| 1993 | Science Fiction Chronicle | Andrew I. Porter |
| 1993 | Interzone | David Pringle |
| 1993 | Locus | Charles N. Brown |
| 1993 | The New York Review of Science Fiction | Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell, Ariel Haméon, and Tad Dembinski |
| 1993 | Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine | Dean Wesley Smith and Jonathan E. Bond |
| 1994 | Science Fiction Chronicle | Andrew I. Porter |
| 1994 | Interzone | David Pringle |
| 1994 | Locus | Charles N. Brown |
| 1994 | The New York Review of Science Fiction | Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell, Ariel Haméon, and Tad Dembinski |
| 1994 | Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine | Dean Wesley Smith and Jonathan E. Bond |
| 1994 | Tomorrow Speculative Fiction | Algis Budrys |
| 1995 | Interzone | David Pringle |
| 1995 | Locus | Charles N. Brown |
| 1995 | The New York Review of Science Fiction | Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell, Ariel Haméon, and Tad Dembinski |
| 1995 | Science Fiction Chronicle | Andrew I. Porter |
| 1995 | Tomorrow Speculative Fiction | Algis Budrys |
| 1996 | Locus | Charles N. Brown |
| 1996 | Crank! | Bryan Cholfin |
| 1996 | Interzone | David Pringle |
| 1996 | The New York Review of Science Fiction | Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell, Ariel Haméon, and Tad Dembinski |
| 1996 | Science Fiction Chronicle | Andrew I. Porter |
| 1997 | Locus | Charles N. Brown |
| 1997 | Interzone | David Pringle |
| 1997 | The New York Review of Science Fiction | Kathryn Cramer, Tad Dembinski, Ariel Haméon, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin J. Maroney |
| 1997 | Science Fiction Chronicle | Andrew I. Porter |
| 1997 | Speculations | Kent Brewster |
| 1998 | Locus | Charles N. Brown |
| 1998 | Interzone | David Pringle |
| 1998 | The New York Review of Science Fiction | Kathryn Cramer, Ariel Haméon, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin J. Maroney |
| 1998 | Science Fiction Chronicle | Andrew I. Porter |
| 1998 | Speculations | Kent Brewster |
| 1999 | Locus | Charles N. Brown |
| 1999 | Interzone | David Pringle |
| 1999 | The New York Review of Science Fiction | Kathryn Cramer, Ariel Haméon, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin J. Maroney |
| 1999 | Science Fiction Chronicle | Andrew I. Porter |
| 1999 | Speculations | Kent Brewster |
| 2000 | Locus | Charles N. Brown |
| 2000 | Interzone | David Pringle |
| 2000 | The New York Review of Science Fiction | Kathryn Cramer, Ariel Haméon, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin J. Maroney |
| 2000 | Science Fiction Chronicle | Andrew I. Porter |
| 2000 | Speculations | Kent Brewster |
| 2001 | Locus | Charles N. Brown |
| 2001 | Interzone | David Pringle |
| 2001 | The New York Review of Science Fiction | Kathryn Cramer, Ariel Haméon, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin J. Maroney |
| 2001 | Science Fiction Chronicle | Andrew I. Porter |
| 2001 | Speculations | Denise Lee and Susan Fry |
| 2002 | Locus | Charles N. Brown |
| 2002 | Absolute Magnitude | Warren Lapine |
| 2002 | Interzone | David Pringle |
| 2002 | The New York Review of Science Fiction | Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin J. Maroney |
| 2002 | Speculations | Susan Fry and Kent Brewster |
| 2003 | Locus | Charles N. Brown, Jennifer A. Hall, and Kirsten Gong-Wong |
| 2003 | Ansible | David Langford |
| 2003 | Interzone | David Pringle |
| 2003 | The New York Review of Science Fiction | Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin J. Maroney |
| 2003 | Speculations | Kent Brewster |
| 2004 | Locus | Charles N. Brown, Jennifer A. Hall, and Kirsten Gong-Wong |
| 2004 | Ansible | David Langford |
| 2004 | Interzone | David Pringle |
| 2004 | The New York Review of Science Fiction | Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin J. Maroney |
| 2004 | Third Alternative | Andy Cox |
| 2005 | Ansible | David Langford |
| 2005 | Interzone | David Pringle and Andy Cox |
| 2005 | Locus | Charles N. Brown, Jennifer A. Hall, and Kirsten Gong-Wong |
| 2005 | The New York Review of Science Fiction | Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin J. Maroney |
| 2005 | Third Alternative | Andy Cox |
| 2006 | Locus | Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong, and Liza Groen Trombi |
| 2006 | Ansible | David Langford |
| 2006 | Emerald City | Cheryl Morgan |
| 2006 | Interzone | Andy Cox |
| 2006 | The New York Review of Science Fiction | Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin J. Maroney |
| 2007 | Locus | Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong, and Liza Groen Trombi |
| 2007 | Ansible | David Langford |
| 2007 | Interzone | Andy Cox |
| 2007 | Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet | Kelly Link and Gavin Grant |
| 2007 | The New York Review of Science Fiction | Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin J. Maroney |
| 2008 | Locus | Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong, and Liza Groen Trombi |
| 2008 | Ansible | David Langford |
| 2008 | Helix SF | William Sanders and Lawrence Watt-Evans |
| 2008 | Interzone | Andy Cox |
| 2008 | The New York Review of Science Fiction | Kathryn Cramer, Kristine Dikeman, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin J. Maroney |
| 2009 | Weird Tales | Ann VanderMeer and Stephen H. Segal |
| 2009 | Clarkesworld Magazine | Neil Clarke, Nick Mamatas, and Sean Wallace |
| 2009 | Interzone | Andy Cox |
| 2009 | Locus | Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong, and Liza Groen Trombi |
| 2009 | The New York Review of Science Fiction | Kathryn Cramer, Kristine Dikeman, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin J. Maroney |
| 2010 | Clarkesworld Magazine | Neil Clarke, Sean Wallace, and Cheryl Morgan |
| 2010 | Ansible | David Langford |
| 2010 | Interzone | Andy Cox |
| 2010 | Locus | Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong, and Liza Groen Trombi |
| 2010 | Weird Tales | Ann VanderMeer and Stephen H. Segal |
| 2011 | Clarkesworld Magazine | Neil Clarke, Sean Wallace, and Cheryl Morgan; podcast directed by Kate Baker |
| 2011 | Interzone | Andy Cox |
| 2011 | Lightspeed Magazine | John Joseph Adams |
| 2011 | Locus | Liza Groen Trombi and Kirsten Gong-Wong |
| 2011 | Weird Tales | Ann VanderMeer and Stephen H. Segal |
| 2012 | Locus | Liza Groen Trombi and Kirsten Gong-Wong |
| 2012 | Apex Magazine | Catherynne M. Valente, Lynne M. Thomas, and Jason Sizemore |
| 2012 | Interzone | Andy Cox |
| 2012 | Lightspeed Magazine | John Joseph Adams |
| 2012 | The New York Review of Science Fiction | David G. Hartwell, Kevin J. Maroney, Kris Dikeman, and Avram Grumer |
| 2013 | Clarkesworld Magazine | Neil Clarke, Jason Heller, Sean Wallace, and Kate Baker |
| 2013 | Apex Magazine | Lynne M. Thomas, Jason Sizemore, and Michael Damian Thomas |
| 2013 | Beneath Ceaseless Skies | Scott H. Andrews |
| 2013 | Lightspeed Magazine | John Joseph Adams and Stefan Rudnicki |
| 2013 | Strange Horizons | Niall Harrison, Jed Hartman, Brit Mandelo, An Owomoyela, Julia Rios, Abigail Nussbaum, Sonya Taaffe, Dave Nagdeman, and Rebecca Cross |
| 2014 | Apex Magazine | Lynne M. Thomas, Jason Sizemore, and Michael Damian Thomas |
| 2014 | Beneath Ceaseless Skies | Scott H. Andrews |
| 2014 | Interzone | Andy Cox |
| 2014 | Lightspeed Magazine | John Joseph Adams, Rich Horton, and Stefan Rudnicki |
| 2014 | Strange Horizons | Niall Harrison, Brit Mandelo, An Owomoyela, Julia Rios, Sonya Taaffe, Abigail Nussbaum, Rebecca Cross, Anaea Lay, and Shane Gavin |
| 2015 | Abyss & Apex Magazine | Wendy Delmater |
| 2015 | Andromeda Spaceways In-flight Magazine | Andromeda Spaceways Publishing Association Incorporated, 2014 editors David Kernot and Sue Bursztynski |
| 2015 | Beneath Ceaseless Skies | Scott H. Andrews |
| 2015 | Lightspeed Magazine | John Joseph Adams, Stefan Rudnicki, Rich Horton, Wendy N. Wagner, and Christie Yant |
| 2015 | Strange Horizons | Niall Harrison |
| 2016 | Beneath Ceaseless Skies | Scott H. Andrews |
| 2016 | Daily Science Fiction | Michele-Lee Barasso and Jonathan Laden |
| 2017 | Sci Phi Journal | Jason Rennie |
| 2016 | Strange Horizons | Catherine Krahe, Julia Rios, A.J. Odasso, Vanessa Rose Phin, and Maureen Kincaid Speller |
| 2016 | Uncanny | Lynne M. Thomas, Michael Damian Thomas, Michi Trota, Erika Ensign, Steven Schapansky |