The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood

Short List:

The Ragged Astronauts Bob Shaw (Runner-up)
Eon Greg Bear
Stars in my Pocket like Grains of Sand Samuel R. Delany
Escape Plans Gwyneth Jones
The Memory of Whiteness Kim Stanley Robinson
Queen of the States Josephine Saxton
Green Eyes Lucius Shepard

Judges:

BSFA: Paul Kincaid, Mike Moir
SFF: John Clute, Edward James
ISPF: George Hay, Maurice Goldsmith