Award Years for Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award
| 1980's: | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
| 1990's: | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
| 2000's: | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| 2010's: | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| 2020's: | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Best Short Science Fiction | ||
| 1 | Shambling Towards Hiroshima | James Morrow |
| 2 ⓘthree way tie |
As Women Fight | Sara Genge |
| 2 ⓘthree way tie |
Things Undone | John Barnes |
| 2 ⓘthree way tie |
This Wind Blowing, and This Tide | Damien Broderick |
| --- Withdrawn -- Conflict of Interest ------- | ||
| * | Spar | Kij Johnson |
| --- Finalists ------- | ||
| * | Blood Dauber | Ted Kosmatka and Michael Poore |
| * | Clockatrice | Tanith Lee |
| * | Eros, Philia, Agape | Rachel Swirsky |
| * | Her Voice in a Bottle | Tim Pratt |
| * | The Death of Che Guevara | Lewis Shiner |
| * | The Island | Peter Watts |
| * | True Fame | Robert Reed |