In 2004, Gom Publishing held a contest, looking for the best new (i.e., unpublished) science fiction and fantasy short stories. We were pleasantly surprised with the response. This anthology contains the top nineteen stories we received. We had two excellent judges making the hard Patti Flinn and Omavi Victorine. We hope you enjoy reading them as much as we have assembling this collection of the BEST NEW SCI-FI & FANTASY FOR 2004.