Science fiction editors - Definition and Overview

Science fiction has been shaped as a literary genre by both science fiction authors and science fiction editors.

Contents: Top - A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also

A

B

• Jim Baen, former editor at Ace Books and Tor Books, founded Baen Books
• Jeff Berkwits, editor at Amazing Stories
• Kyril Bonfiglioli
• Ben Bova, (born 1932), successor to Campbell at Analog, later became fiction editor of Omni Magazine
• Anthony Boucher, (1911-1968), editor of the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
• Marion Zimmer Bradley, (1930-1999), editor of Sword and Sorceress anthologies and Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine
• Charles N. Brown, editor of Locus magazine (NB: Locus carries news, not fiction)
• Howard Browne, former editor of Amazing Stories

C

• John W. Campbell Jr., (1910-1971), editor of Analog Science Fiction magazine
• John Carnell, aka E. J. Carnell or Ted Carnell, edited New Worlds Science Fiction for its first 18 years, also Science Fantasy and subsequently the anthology series New Writings in Science Fiction until his death.
• Terry Carr, (1937-1987), former editor at Ace Books, founder of Ace Specials line, noted anthologist, editor of original anthology series Universe
• Lin Carter, (1930-1988), fantasy anthologist, editor at Ballantine Books
• Groff Conklin, (1904-1968) noted anthologist
• Kathryn Cramer, noted anthologist

D

• Jack Dann (born 1945), anthologist, consulting editor for Tor Books
• Ellen Datlow, editor at Omni, Event Horizon, SCIFICTION, Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, and several other anthologies; consulting editor for Tor Books
• Avram Davidson, (1923-1993), editor of the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
• Lester del Rey, (1915-1993), noted anthologist and author, co-founded Del Rey Books
• Judy-Lynn del Rey, (1943-1986), editor, noted anthologist, co-founded Del Rey Books
• August Derleth, (1909-1971), H. P. Lovecraft's literary executor, and founder of Arkham House
• T. E. Dikty, (1920-1991)
• Tom Doherty, former publisher of Ace Books, founder and publisher of Tor Books
• Gardner Dozois, (born 1947), editor, Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, 1985-2004

E

• Claire Eddy, senior editor at Tor Books
• Harlan Ellison, (born 1934), editor of Dangerous Visions anthologies
• Roger Elwood, (born 1933), who produced so many paperback original anthologies in the 1970s that he saturated the anthology market for several years.
• Andreas Eschbach

F

• Paul W. Fairman, former editor of Amazing Stories
• Edward L. Ferman, former editor of the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
• Eric Flint, (born 1947)
• Jim Frenkel, editor at Dell Books, later founder and publisher of Blue Jay Books; later editor at Tor Books (1987-present)

G

• David S. Garrett
• Hugo Gernsback, (1884-1967), editor of Amazing Stories magazine
• Vic Ghidalia
• H. L. Gold, (1914-1996), editor of Galaxy magazine
• Cele Goldsmith Lalli, editor of Amazing Stories and Fantastic magazines
• Charles L. Grant, (born 1942), horror anthologist
• Martin Harry Greenberg, (born 1942), prolific anthologist

H

• Marcus Hammerschmitt
• David G. Hartwell, (born 1942), noted anthologist; SF editor at several book lines including Berkley, Pocket Books, and Arbor House/William Morrow; now a senior editor at Tor Books
• Robert Hoskins

I

J

• Toni Jerrman, editor of influential Finnish Science fiction magazine Tähtivaeltaja
• Karl Johanson, editor of Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine, Canada http://www.neo-opsis.ca/

K

• Damon Knight, (1922-2002), editor of the Orbit series of original anthologies
• Edward E. Kramer, (born 1961), noted anthologist and author

L

• Warren Lapine, editor and publisher of Absolute Magnitude and DNA Publications
• Kurd Laßwitz
• Stanislaw Lem, (born 1921)

M

• Leo Margulies, (1900-1975)
• Shawna McCarthy, editor of Realms of Fantasy, one-time editor of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine 1983-1986
• J. Francis McComas
• Beth Meacham, editor at Ace Books 1981-1984; at Tor Books, 1984-present
• Judith Merril, (1923-1997), edited the increasingly eclectic "Best SF" anthologies in the 1960s
• Betsy Mitchell, former editor at Baen Books and Warner Aspect, now head of Del Rey Books
• Michael Moorcock, (born 1939), editor of New Worlds magazine in the 1960s, instigator of the so-called "New Wave"

N

• Patrick Nielsen Hayden, (born 1959), manager of science fiction at Tor Books; noted anthologist
• Teresa Nielsen Hayden, (born 1956), former managing editor and now consulting editor at Tor Books
• Raimo Nikkonen, editor of major Finnish Science fiction magazine Portti

O

P

• Raymond A. Palmer, Amazing editor in the 1930s and 1940s; influential in the popularization of the UFO phenomenon
• Kuczka Péter, (1923-1999), Hungarian, editor of Galaktika from 1972-1995, the "Father of the Hungarian Sci-Fi"
• Frederik Pohl, (born 1919), edited Galaxy and If magazines, and the Star Science Fiction series of original anthologies
• David Pringle
• Bill Pronzini

Q

R

S

• Arthur W. Saha, (1923-1999), fantasy anthologist
• Karl-Herbert Scheer
• Stanley Schmidt, (born 1944), editor of Analog, 1977 to present.
• George H. Scithers, (born 1929), initial editor of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine 1976-1981; editor Amazing Stories, mid-1980s
• Robert Silverberg, (born 1935)
• T. O'Conor Sloane, Amazing Stories editor in the 1930s

T

• Roy Torgeson

U

V

• Gordon van Gelder, editor specializing in SF at St. Martin's Press, 1989-1997; editor (since 1997) and publisher (since 2000) of Fantasy and Science Fiction
• Jules Verne, (1828-1905)

W

• Sheila Williams, editor, Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, 2004-
• Terri Windling (born 1958), editor at Ace Books, later consulting editor for Tor Books, fantasy anthologist
• Donald A. Wollheim, (1914-1990), editor at Ace Books, later the founder of DAW Books
• Ted White, editor of Fantastic Magazine and Amazing Stories

X

Y

• Jane Yolen, editor of "Jane Yolen Books" at Harcourt Brace; fantasy anthologist

Z

See also

• List of science fiction authors
• List of fantasy authors
• List of horror fiction authors
• Science fiction fandom
• Futurians