Carr, Jayge,
--Blind Spot, 1981. (Omni, July, 1981.)
Cherryh, C. J.,
--Highliner, 1981. (novelette) (Sunfall, 1981.)
Kube-McDowell, Michael P.,
--Slac//, 1981. (novelette) (Asimov's, August 3, 1981.)
Lake, David J.,
--The Last Day of Christmas, 1981. (novelette) (Distant Worlds, 1981.)
Reynolds, Ted,
--Through All Your Houses Wandering, 1981. (novella) (Asimov's, #37, March 17, 1981.)
Shea, Michael,
--Polyphemus, 1981. (novella) (F & SF, August, 1981.)
Sucharitkul, Somtow, (S. P. Somtow, 1952- )
--Absent Thee from Felicity Awhile ..., 1981. (novelette) (Analog, September 14, 1981.)
Sykes, S. C.,
--The Cyphertone, 1981. (Analog, August 17, 1981.)
Tiptree, James, Jr., (Alice Hastings Bradley Sheldon, 1915-1987)
--Out of the Everywhere, 1981. (novelette) (Out of the Everywhere, and Other Extraordinary Visions, 1981.)
Varley, John,
--The Pusher, 1981. (novelette) (F & SF, October, 1981.)