The Dreamers
James E. Gunn
Double Identity
Margaret Peterson Haddix
The Shadowkiller
Matthew Scott Hansen
The Swarm
Arthur Herzog
Gray Matters
William Hjortsberg
The Wizards of Armageddon
Fred Kaplan
Extempore
Damon Knight
The Handler
Gunner Cade
C. M. Kornbluth & Judith Merril
The Great Time Machine Hoax
Keith Laumer
The Origin of the Species
Katherine MacLean
Malevil
Robert Merle
Introduction (The 5th Annual of the Year's Best S-F)
Judith Merril
Honorable Mentions (The 6th Annual of the Year's Best S-F)
Introduction (The 6th Annual of the Year's Best S-F)
Honorable Mentions (The 7th Annual of the Year's Best S-F)
Summation: S-F, 1961
Honorable Mentions (The 9th Annual of the Year's Best SF)