1996 XYZZY Awards

Winner: So Far, by Andrew Plotkin
Nominee: The Light: Shelby's Addendum, by Colm McCarthy
Nominee: Lost New York, by Neil deMause
Nominee: The Meteor, the Stone and a Long Glass of Sherbet, by Graham Nelson (as Angela M. Horns)
Nominee: Time: All Things Come to an End, by Andy Phillips

Winner: So Far, by Andrew Plotkin
Nominee: Aayela, by Magnus Olsson
Nominee: Lost New York, by Neil deMause
Nominee: The Meteor, the Stone and a Long Glass of Sherbet, by Graham Nelson (as Angela M. Horns)
Nominee: Tapestry, by Daniel Ravipinto

Winner: Tapestry, by Daniel Ravipinto
Nominee: Delusions, by C. E. Forman
Nominee: Lost New York, by Neil deMause
Nominee: So Far, by Andrew Plotkin
Nominee: Time: All Things Come to an End, by Andy Phillips

Winner: Small World, by Andrew D. Pontious
Nominee: The Light: Shelby's Addendum, by Colm McCarthy
Nominee: Lost New York, by Neil deMause
Nominee: Night at the Computer Center, by bonni mierzejewska
Nominee: So Far, by Andrew Plotkin

Winner: So Far, by Andrew Plotkin
Nominee: Frobozz Magic Support, by Nate Cull
Nominee: Lost New York, by Neil deMause
Nominee: The Meteor, the Stone and a Long Glass of Sherbet, by Graham Nelson (as Angela M. Horns)
Nominee: Time: All Things Come to an End, by Andy Phillips

Winner: Kissing the Buddha's Feet, by Leon Lin
Nominee: Lost New York, by Neil deMause
Nominee: Small World, by Andrew D. Pontious
Nominee: The Underoos that Ate New York!, by G. Kevin Wilson
Nominee: The Wedding, by Neil James Brown

Winner - Opening the gate, Nominee - Riding the creature, Nominee (Cramped, crawling): So Far, by Andrew Plotkin
Nominee - The crystals: Fear, by Chuan-Tze Teo
Nominee - The elephant: The Meteor, the Stone and a Long Glass of Sherbet, by Graham Nelson (as Angela M. Horns)

Winner - The Burin: Frobozz Magic Support, by Nate Cull
Winner - Evan: Kissing the Buddha's Feet, by Leon Lin
Winner - The devil: Small World, by Andrew D. Pontious
Nominee - Leo the Lemming: Phlegm, by Jason Dyer
Nominee - Christopher Robin: Ralph, by Miron Schmidt