LIST OF SCIENCE FICTION EDITORS

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Science fiction has been shaped as a literary genre by both authors and editors.
This is an alphabetical list of some 'notable editors of speculative fiction' (taken to include fantasy and horror fiction).
'Outstandingly' notable/influential editors ("'giants'") are listed in 'boldface'.

Contents

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

See also

References

External links

A

★ 'Brian W. Aldiss' (born 1925), award-winning British anthologist, critic, and author

★ Susan Allison, USA, longtime Editor-in-Chief and vice-president at Ace Books

★ Lou Anders, USA, editor of Pyr, an imprint of Prometheus Books^[1]

★ Lou Aronica (born 1958), US publisher and editor, founded the Bantam Spectra Line

★ 'Ellen Asher', USA, Editor-in-Chief of Science Fiction Book Club 1973-2007

★ Mike Ashley, English author, editor and anthologist

★ Lady Cynthia Asquith (1887-1960), English writer and ghost story anthologist

B

★ 'Jim Baen' (1943-2006), renowned American editor and publisher; founded Baen Books(1983), Baen Webscriptions, the Baen Free Library and ''Jim Baen's Universe'' webzine

★ Hilary Bailey (born 1936), British editor of some of the ''New Worlds'' anthologies

★ Harry Bates (born 1900), editor of Astounding Science Fiction, Strange Tales, and Weird Tales

★ Jeff Berkwits, final editor of ''Amazing Stories'', 2005

★ John Betancourt (born 1963), USA, founded Wildside Press; edited ''Weird Tales''; SF editor for Byron Preiss Books

★ Sir Charles Lloyd Birkin (1907-1986), English editor of the ''Creeps Library'' of horror fiction anthologies, 1932-1936

★ Caitlin Blasdell, USA, formerly an editor with HarperCollins, now a literary agent

★ Everett F. Bleiler (born 1920), award-winning American anthologist, usually with T. E. Dikty

★ Kyril Bonfiglioli (1929-1985), British editor of ''Science Fantasy'' magazine

★ 'Anthony Boucher' (1911-1968), USA, founding editor of ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction''

★ Ben Bova (born 1932), USA, writer, editor of ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' 1971-1978; fiction editor of ''Omni Magazine'' 1978-1982

★ Stacy Boyd, romance editor, Harlequin Luna 2001-present,^[2]

★ Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930-1999), USA, writer, founder and editor of ''Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine''

★ Jennifer Brehl, USA, senior editor at HarperCollins^[3]

★ Kent Brewster, (born 1961) editor of Speculations

★ Keith Brooke, UK author, anthologist, publisher of Infinity Plus

★ Charles N. Brown (born 1937), USA, founder and editor of ''Locus'' news magazine

★ Howard Browne (1908-1999), USA, editor of ''Amazing Stories'', 1950-1956

★ Ginjer Buchanan (born 1944), USA, Editor-in-Chief of Berkley-Ace-Roc Books

★ Algis Budrys (born 1931), USA, writer, juror and editor of the ''Writers of the Future'' contest and anthology series, editor and publisher ''Tomorrow Speculative Fiction'' 1993-2000

C

★ 'John W. Campbell, Jr.' (1910-1971), USA, Golden Age editor of ''Astounding Science Fiction'' (later ''Analog'') magazine, considered the single most important and influential editor in the history of science fiction

★ E.J. "Ted" Carnell (1912-1972), British editor of ''New Worlds'' magazine 1949-1963; noted anthologist

★ 'Terry Carr' (1937-1987), USA, award-winning editor at Ace Books, founder of ''Ace Science Fiction Specials'' line

★ Lin Carter (1930-1988), USA, editor of the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series

★ Keith Clayton, editor at Del Rey Books^[4]

★ Groff Conklin (1904-1968), USA, important, influential anthologist and critic

★ Kathryn Cramer (born 1962), noted American editor and anthologist

★ Peter Crowther (born 1949), English editor, publisher (PS Publishing) and anthologist

D

★ Jack Dann (born 1945), USA (lives in Australia), anthologist, consulting editor for Tor Books

★ Peter Darvill-Evans (born 1954) UK, editor of Doctor Who novels

★ 'Ellen Datlow' (born 1949), USA, award-winning anthologist and fiction editor at ''Omni'' / ''Event Horizon'' and ''Sci Fiction'' (2000–5)

★ Avram Davidson (1923-1993), USA, writer, editor of ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' 1962-1964

★ Judy-Lynn del Rey (1943-1986), USA, editor, co-founded Del Rey Books, edited ''Stellar'' original anthology series 1974–81; won Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor posthumously (declined)

★ Lester del Rey (1915-1993), USA, author, co-founded Del Rey Books, edited ''Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year'' 1972–6

★ Samuel R. Delany (born 1942), USA, writer and critic, edited the anthology series ''Quark'' with Marilyn Hacker

★ August Derleth (1909-1971), USA, noted anthologist and founder of Arkham House

★ T. E. Dikty (1920-1991), USA, edited the first "Best of the Year" anthology series 1949–57

★ Tom Doherty (born 1936), USA, founder and publisher of Tor Books

★ Candas Jane Dorsey, (born 1952), Canada, editor/publisher, Tesseracts Books for a number of years

★ John R. Douglas, editor for Pocket Books, Avon, and HarperCollins^[5]

★ 'Gardner Dozois' (born 1947), USA, premier "Best of the Year" anthologist; multiple award-winning editor of ''Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine'' 1984-2004

E

★ Claire Eddy, senior editor at Tor Books

★ Malcolm Edwards (born 1949), Britisn editor at Gollancz, HarperCollins and Orion Publishing Group

★ Harlan Ellison (born 1934), USA, writer and scriptwriter, editor of the ''Dangerous Visions'' anthologies

★ Roger Elwood (1943-2007), USA, prolific anthologist criticized for market flooding, 1972-1975

★ Andreas Eschbach (born 1959), German writer and editor of prize-winning anthology ''One Trillion Euro''

★ Lloyd Arthur Eshbach (1910-2003), founder of Fantasy Press

★ Richard Evans (1950-1996), British editor at Gollancz, McDonald Futura and Orbit Books

F

★ Paul W. Fairman (1916-1977), USA, editor of ''Amazing Stories'', ''If'' and ''Fantastic'' in the 1950s

★ Moshe Feder, formerly editor at the Science Fiction Book Club and Tor Books, now a consulting editor for Tor

★ Jenna Felice (1976-2001), USA, editor at Tor Books^[6]

★ Edward L. Ferman (born 1937), American editor of the ''Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction'' 1964-1991

★ Joseph W. Ferman (1906-1974), founder of ''The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction''

★ Jo Fletcher, UK, editor at Orion/Gollancz^[7]

★ Eric Flint (born 1947), USA, writer, reissue editor at Baen Books, cofounder of Baen Free Library

★ James Frenkel (born 1948), USA, editor at Dell Books; founder and publisher of Bluejay Books; editor at Tor Books (1987-present)

★ Esther Friesner (born 1951), USA, writer of humorous fantasy and editor of the ''Chicks in Chainmail'' original-anthology series^[8]

★ Oscar J. Friend (1897-1963), anthologist

G

★ David S. Garnett (born 1947), British editor of the ''New Worlds'', ''Orbit'' and ''Zenith'' anthology series

★ Henry Gee (born 1962), editor of the Nature Futures series of science fiction short short stories and the anthology of them

★ Anna Genoese,^[9] USA, editor for Tor Books; originated Tor's paranormal romance imprint

★ 'Hugo Gernsback' (1884-1967), USA (born Luxembourg), pioneer editor of ''Amazing Stories'' magazine

★ Nick Gevers, South African, anthologist and editor for PS Publishing

★ Vic Ghidalia, (born 1926), collaborated on anthologies with Roger Elwood

★ Sheila Gilbert, USA, longtime editor and co-owner of DAW Books

★ Diana Gill, USA, SF & fantasy editor at HarperCollins^[10]

★ Laura Ann Gilman, USA, freelance editor; formerly with Berkley, Dutton, and New American Library^[11]

★ Robert Gleason, USA, longtime editor at Tor Books; formerly Tor's Editor-in-Chief

★ 'H. L. Gold' (1914-1996), USA (born Canada), founding editor of ''Galaxy'' magazine

★ Stephen Goldin, (born 1947) USA, anthologist and editor of the SFWA Bulletin

★ Cele Goldsmith Lalli (1933-2002), American editor of ''Amazing Stories'' and ''Fantastic'' magazines in the 1960es

★ Liz Gorinsky, USA, assistant editor at Tor Books^[12]

★ Charles L. Grant, (1942-2006), award-winning American horror writer and anthologist

★ Martin Greenberg (born 1918), American anthologist and founder of Gnome Press

★ Martin H. Greenberg (born 1941), prolific American anthologist

★ Anne Groell,^[13] USA, senior editor at Bantam Spectra

★ Eileen Gunn (born 1945), American short story writer and editor/publisher of the ''Infinite Matrix'' webzine

★ James Gunn (born 1923), editor of ''The Road to Science Fiction'' series of teaching anthologies; professor emeritus of science fiction literature at the University of Kansas and director of the Center for the Study of Science Fiction

H

★ Karen Haber, critic, editor of "Best of the Year" collections from 2001-2004.

★ Marilyn Hacker, (born 1942) USA, anthologist

★ 'David G. Hartwell' (born 1941), USA, award-winning anthologist; senior editor at Tor Books. Previously editor at Signet, Berkley, and Pocket Books; co-founder and -editor of ''The New York Review of Science Fiction''

★ Marty Halpern, USA, editor for Night Shade Books and Golden Gryphon Press

★ Harry Harrison, (born 1925) USA, anthologist

★ Raymond J. Healey (1907-1969), USA; with J. Francis McComas, edited the pioneer anthology ''Adventures in Time and Space'' (1946) and alone 2 original anthologies in early 1950s

★ Douglas Hill (1935-2007), UK, editor at Aldus Books, Literary Editor of ''Tribune'', and author of children's SF

★ Tim Holman, UK, Publishing Director for Orbit Books worldwide^[14]; formerly editor at Orbit UK

★ John-Henri Holmberg (born 1947), Swedish editor, translator, critic, and fan

★ Rich Horton, American critic^[15] and anthologist for Prime Books

★ Mary-Theresa Hussey, USA, executive editor, Luna Books,^[16] Harlequin's fantasy imprint

I

★ Van Ikin,^[17] Australian anthologist; editor of ''Science Fiction'';^[18] English professor

J

★ Ejler Jakobsson (1911–1986), editor for a number of pulp magazines

★ Toni Jerrman, editor of influential Finnish science fiction magazine ''Tähtivaeltaja''

★ Karl Johanson, Canada, editor of ''Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine''

★ S. T. Joshi (born 1958 in Pune, India), editor of many collections of short stories

K

★ Michael Kandel, USA, part-time editor at Harcourt; edits Ursula K. Le Guin's work

★ Marvin Kaye (born 1938), USA, horror anthologist, editor of ''H.P. Lovecraft's Magazine of Horror''

★ Gérard Klein, (born 1937) French book editor

★ Jak Koke (born 1964), USA, fantasy author and managing editor of Per Aspera Press

★ 'Damon Knight' (1922-2002), USA, editor of the ''Orbit'' series of original anthologies

★ Edward E. Kramer (born 1961), USA, anthologist and author

★ Péter Kuczka (1923-1999), noted Hungarian editor of ''Galaktika'' 1972-1995

★ David Kyle (born 1919) co-founder of Gnome Press

L

★ David Langford editor of collections by John Sladek, editor of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction 3rd Edition.

★ Joel Lane (born 1963) UK small press editor

★ Warren Lapine, USA, editor and publisher of ''Absolute Magnitude'' and DNA Publications

★ Denise Little, editor of fantasy anthologies with Martin H. Greenberg^[19]

★ Pat LoBrutto (born 1948), USA, consulting editor for Tor Books, formerly with Bantam Books and Ace Books

★ Robert A. W. Lowndes (1916-1998), USA, editor of ''Future Science Fiction'', ''Science Fiction'', and ''Science Fiction Quarterly''

★ Richard A. Lupoff (born 1935) USA, anthologist

M

★ Daryl F. Mallett (born 1969), USA, former editor at Borgo Press

★ Barry N. Malzberg (born 1939), USA, magazine editor and anthologist

★ Leo Margulies (1900-1975), USA, anthologist and editor of ''Thrilling Wonder Stories'', ''Captain Future'', ''Startling Stories'', and many other pulp magazines

★ Shawna McCarthy (born 1954), USA, anthologist and editor of ''Realms of Fantasy''; editor of ''Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine'' 1983-1986

★ J. Francis McComas (1910-1978), USA, co-founding editor of ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction''; anthologist

★ Harriet McDougal, USA, former Editor-in-Chief of Tor Books, former Editorial Director of Ace Books; wife of author Robert Jordan.

★ Beth Meacham (born 1951), USA, senior editor at Tor Books, 1984-present; editor at Ace Books 1981-1984

★ 'Judith Merril' (1923-1997), Canada (born USA), edited influential, eclectic "Year's Best" anthologies, 1956-1967

★ Sam Merwin, Jr. (1910-1996), USA, an editor of Fantastic Universe and Galaxy

★ Robert P. Mills (1920-1986), USA, magazine editor

★ Samuel Mines^[19] (1909-1986), USA, editor of ''Startling Stories'' and ''Thrilling Wonder Stories'' in the 1950s

★ Jim Minz, USA, editor at Baen Books, former editor at Tor Books and Del Rey Books

★ Betsy Mitchell,^[21] USA, editor-in-chief of Del Rey Books; former editor at Baen Books and Warner Aspect

★ 'Michael Moorcock' (born 1939), UK (lives in USA), prolific writer, editor of ''New Worlds'' magazine in the 1960s, instigator of science fiction's New Wave

★ James Morrow (born 1947), American author and anthologist, editor of three Nebula Award anthologies

N

★ Darren Nash,^[22] UK (born Australia), editor for Orbit Books UK, formerly with Simon & Schuster UK

★ Gabriella Nemeth, UK, editor for Atom Books (http://www.atombooks.co.uk, division of Little, Brown)

★ Patrick Nielsen Hayden (born 1959), USA, manager of science fiction at Tor Books; editor of ''Starlight'' original anthology series

★ Teresa Nielsen Hayden (born 1956), USA, consulting editor (former managing editor) for Tor Books

★ Raimo Nikkonen, Finland, editor of major Finnish Science fiction magazine ''Portti''^[23]

★ Kate Nintzel, acquisitions editor at Eos books (HarperCollins)

★ Sharyn November, USA, creator, editor and anthologist of Firebird Books (Penguin Group)

O

★ John O'Neill, founder of SF Site and editor of ''Black Gate''

★ John Oakes, former editor and publisher for Thunder's Mouth Press^[24] and Four Walls Eight Windows

★ Andrew J. Offutt (born 1934), anthologist

★ John J. Ordover, former editor at Pocket Books, responsible for Star Trek novelizations, now at Phobos Books

P

★ Bella Pagan, editor for Orbit Books UK

★ Raymond A. Palmer (1910-1977), USA, influential editor of ''Amazing Stories'', 1938-1949

★ John J. Pierce (born 1941), USA, editor of ''Galaxy Science Fiction'', 1977-1979

★ 'Frederik Pohl' (born 1919), USA, writer, edited ''Galaxy'' and ''If'' magazines in 1960s and the ''Star Science Fiction'' series of original anthologies (1953–9)

★ Andrew I. Porter, (born 1946), USA, editor of Science Fiction Chronicle for many years

★ Byron Preiss (1952-2005), American editor, anthologist and publisher of Byron Preiss Visual Publications

★ David Pringle (born 1950), Scottish editor and publisher of ''Interzone (magazine)'' 1988-2004

★ Bill Pronzini (born 1943), American anthologist, often with Barry Malzberg and/or Martin H. Greenberg

Q

★ James L. Quinn, editor of If in the 1950s

R

★ Eric Raab, acquisitions editor, Tor Books

★ Mike Resnick (born 1942), USA, prolific anthologist (and award-winning author)

★ Kristine Kathryn Rusch (born 1960), USA, former editor of ''Pulphouse'' and ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' (1991-1997)

S

★ Steve Saffel, USA, freelance editor, formerly at Del Rey Books and Marvel Comics

★ Arthur W. Saha (1923-1999), US anthologist closely associated with Donald A. Wollheim

★ Karl-Herbert Scheer (1928-1991), Germany, shared editorial direction of the Perry Rhodan series with Walter Ernsting

★ Liz Scheler, editor for Roc

★ Christopher Schelling, USA, literary agent, former editor for Roc Books and HarperPrism

★ Chris Schluep, USA, editor at Del Rey Books

★ 'Stanley Schmidt' (born 1944), USA, award-winning editor of ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' since 1977

★ George H. Scithers (born 1929), USA, first editor of ''Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine'' 1976-1981; editor ''Amazing Stories'', mid-1980s

★ Shelly Shapiro, USA, acquisitions editor, Locus list of 2006 books by editor Ballantine Del Rey

★ Larry Shaw (1924-1985), editor of ''Infinity Science Fiction'', ''If magazine'' and Lancer Books

★ Mike Shohl, freelance editor, formerly with HarperCollins

★ Yoshihiro Shiozawa, Japan, editor of ''Hayakawa's SF Magazine'' 1996-present

★ John Silbersack, USA, literary agent, Trident Media Group.^[25] Former publishing director or editor at HarperCollins, Warner Books, Roc and Berkley

★ Steven H Silver, American anthologist with Martin H. Greenberg; critic; editor at ISFiC Press

★ Robert Silverberg (born 1935), important American writer and editor of original anthologies and a "The Best of" line from 2001-2002.

★ Melissa Ann Singer, USA, editor, Tor/Forge; primarily known as a horror editor

★ Jason Sizemore, American founder and editor of ''Apex Digest'', a small-circulation quarterly

★ T. O'Conor Sloane (1851-1940), American editor of ''Amazing Stories'' 1929-1938

★ Anne Sowards, USA, acquisitions editor, Roc Books and Ace Books

★ Simon Spanton, UK, co-editorial director^[26] of Orion Gollancz, UK

★ Cat Sparks, Australia, founding editor of the Australian small press publisher Agog! Press

★ Lou Stathis (1952-1997), editor of ''Heavy Metal'' magazine and of DC Comics' Vertigo line

★ Paul Stevens, USA, editor^[27] at Tor/Forge Books

★ Amy Stout, USA, former editor at Bantam Spectra, Roc and Del Rey Books; co-editor of ''Full Spectrum'' anthologies

★ Jonathan Strahan (born 1964 Northern Ireland), Australia, anthologist, editor, publisher and critic

T

★ Brian Thomsen, USA, consulting editor for Tor Books, former editor for DAW Books and Warner Books

★ Roy Torgeson, editor of ''Other Worlds'' and ''Chrysalis'' anthology series, 1977-83

★ F. Orlin Tremaine (1899-1956), American editor of ''Astounding Science Fiction '' 1933-1937

★ Gary Turner, USA, editor and publisher, Golden Gryphon Press

★ Rodger Turner, Canada, editor of SF Site

U

★ Juliet Ulman,^[28] senior editor for Bantam Spectra

V

★ Gordon Van Gelder (born 1966), USA, editor (since 1997) and publisher (since 2000) of ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction''; editor at St. Martin's Press, 1989-1997

★ Jeff VanderMeer (born 1968), US writer, anthologist; founding editor and publisher of the Ministry of Whimsy Press (now defunct)

W

★ Sean Wallace (born 1976), editor and publisher at Prime Books, Cosmos Books, and other small press publishers

★ Toni Weisskopf (born 1956), USA, Publisher of Baen Books; formerly executive editor

★ Andrew Wheeler, USA, former Senior Editor, Science Fiction Book Club

★ Ted White (born 1938), USA, former editor of ''Fantastic'', ''Amazing Stories'' and ''Heavy Metal''; anthologist

★ Paul Williams (born 1948), USA, editor of the collections of the complete short fiction of Philip K. Dick and of Theodore Sturgeon

★ Sheila Williams, USA, editor, ''Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine'', 2004- ; managing editor and assistant editor, 1982-2004

★ Terri Windling (born 1958), USA, editor at Ace Books, later consulting editor for Tor Books; ''Year's Best Fantasy'' anthologist

★ Betsy Wollheim (aka Elizabeth R. Wollheim)^[29], USA, publisher and co-owner of DAW Books; daughter of Donald A. Wollheim

★ 'Donald A. Wollheim' (1914-1990), USA, influential SF editor at Ace Books 1950-60s, founded DAW Books in 1971

★ Elsie B. Wollheim, USA, cofounder of DAW Books; wife of Donald A. Wollheim

Y

★ Jane Yolen, prolific children's writer, editor of "Jane Yolen Books" at Harcourt Brace; fantasy anthology series ''Xanadu'' (1992-4), ''Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy for Teens''

★ Brian Youmans, editor, ''Best of the Rest''^[30] small press anthology series

See also

★ List of science fiction authors

★ List of fantasy authors

★ List of horror fiction authors

★ Science fiction fandom

★ Futurians

References

1. http://www.louanders.com/labels/Pyr.html
2. http://www.booksquare.com/archives/2006/08/31/2115/
3. http://14theditch.livejournal.com/61631.html
4. Del Rey to Publish 'Command & Conquer' Based Novel, Softpedia 26 April 2007
5. interview
6. http://sandial.livejournal.com/profile
7. http://bigdumbobject.co.uk/archives/001660.html
8. http://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/susan/sf/books/f/friesner.htm
9. http://www.aleuromancy.net
10. http://www.sfcanada.ca/autumn2004/gillinterview.htm
11. http://www.sff.net/people/lauraanne.gilman/dymk.htm
12. http://besteditorhugo.pbwiki.com/TheEditors#G
13. http://www.writerswrite.com/journal/mar00/groell.htm
14. http://www.orbitbooks.net/author/tim-holman/
15. http://www.sff.net/people/richard.horton/sf.htm
16. http://www.eharlequin.com/store.html?cid=309
17. http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~geoffm/sf/bio.shtml
18. http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~geoffm/sf/sf.shtml
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21. http://www.sfsite.com/03b/bm148.htm
22. Getting Published in the UK: An interview with Darren Nash, 13 November 2006
23. http://www.sci.fi/~portti/index.php?sivu=special&menu=5
24. http://www.thundersmouth.com/categories/scifi.html
25. [1]
26. http://www.louanders.com/labels/Simon%20Spanton.html
27. http://www.mediabistro.com/articles/cache/a8079.asp
28. PROFILE: Bantam editor Juliet Ulman, 11 December 2006
29. Betsy Wollheim: The Family Trade, ''Locus'' June 2006
30. http://www.sfsite.com/09a/br231.htm

External links

★ Locus list of 2006 books by editor

★ Locus list of 2006 anthologies by editor

★ Locus index, Honors for editors and publishers

★ Science Fiction & Fantasy Editor list

★ "Being an Editor", essay by Michael Kandel