Analytical Laboratory Finalists
We’re excited to bring you the 2025 AnLab award finalists, listed in chronological order. Winners will be announced here and in the September/October issue.
A big thank you goes to our readers for taking the time to vote and to our writers for allowing us to post their work.
Congratulations to our 2025 Analytical Laboratory Finalists!
BEST NOVELLA
Apartment Wars, Vera Brook, January/February 2025
Murder on the Eris Express, Beth Goder, March/April 2025
The Return of Tom Dillon, Harry Lang, March/April 2025
Under the Moons of Venus, Jay Werkheiser & Frank Wu, July/August 2025
Aleyara’s Flight, Christopher L. Bennett, November/December 2025
BEST NOVELETTE
Heat Death, Kate MacLeod, March/April 2025
North Station Blues, David Gerrold, July/August 2025
Desert Soul, David Gullen, July/August 2025
Pirates of Pan, James Dick, November/December 2025
The Dancing Bear, Stanley & Joyce Schmidt, November/December 2025
BEST SHORT STORY
Our Lady of the Gyre, Doug Franklin, January/February 2025
The Emergency Contact, Arendse Lund, March/April 2025
The Robot and the Winding Woods, Brenda Cooper, May/June 2025
Patient Was the Doctor, Victoria N. Shi, July/August 2025
Boys and Girls Together, Larry Niven, September/October 2025
BEST SCIENCE FACT
Saving the Skies, Richard A. Lovett, January/February 2025
Reflections on Mirror Life, Robert Love, March/April 2025
Out of “Some Warm Little Pond” Part I, Kelly Lagor, July/August 2025
Drycanes and Wasps, Kevin Walsh, September/October 2025
BEST POEM
‘Oumuamua, Geoffrey A. Landis, January/February 2025
Our Lady of the Atom, Josh Pearce, July/August 2025
Looking Back, Arthur H. Manners, September/October 2025
Irrational Faith, Richard Schiffman, November/December 2025
Constructs, Thomas Belton, November/December 2025