The 1981 Annual World's Best SF

Titles in bold are on the Classics of Science Fiction Short Stories v2 list.

Title Author/Editor↧ Year Citations Reviews
"Variation on a Theme From Beethoven" Sharon Webb 1980
1
1981The 1981 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
"The Ugly Chickens" Howard Waldrop 1980
11
Nebula Award - Story Winner
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1981The 1981 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1981The Best Science Fiction of the Year #10 edited by Terry Carr
1981Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Tenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
1992Modern Classics of Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois
1999Locus All Time Poll
2011Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction edited by Leigh Ronald Grossman
2012Locus All Centuries Poll
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
"Beatnik Bayou" John Varley 1980
4
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1981The 1981 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1981The Best Science Fiction of the Year #10 edited by Terry Carr
"A Spaceship Built of Stone" Lisa Tuttle 1980
1
1981The 1981 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
"Prime Time" Norman Spinrad 1980
1
1981The 1981 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
"Nightflyers" George R. R. Martin 1980
6
Hugo Award - Story Finalist
1981The 1981 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1981The Best Science Fiction of the Year #10 edited by Terry Carr
1981Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Tenth Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois
2018Sci-Fi Lists Top 200 - story
2018ISFDB All Time Short Stories
"Window" Bob Leman 1980
3
Nebula Award - Story Finalist
1981The 1981 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1981The Best Science Fiction of the Year #10 edited by Terry Carr
"Achronos" Lee Killough 1980
1
1981The 1981 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
"The Summer Sweet, the Winter Wild" Michael G. Coney 1980
1
1981The 1981 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
"Elbow Room" Marion Zimmer Bradley 1980
2
1981The 1981 Annual World's Best SF edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha
1993The Norton Book of Science Fiction edited by Le Guin and Attebery
Stories: 10