List of science fiction editors
This is a list of science fiction editors, editors working for book and magazine publishing companies who have edited science fiction. Many have also edited works of fantasy and other related genres, all of which have been sometimes grouped under the name speculative fiction. SF editors, as in all fields of literature, have often exercised significant influence over the focus and writing style of some authors, an example being Philip K. Dick's relationship with Judy-Lynn del Rey and her editing of A Scanner Darkly. Some of the more notable editors in SF history are indicated in bold.
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- John Joseph Adams (born 1976), American anthologist and editor
- 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 and Avon Books, now a literary agent[2]
- Everett F. Bleiler (1920–2010), 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,[3]
- Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930–1999), USA, writer, founder and editor of Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine
- Jennifer Brehl, USA, senior editor at HarperCollins[4]
- Kent Brewster, (born 1961) editor of Speculations
- Damien Broderick, Australia-USA, sf editor for Australian popular science bi-monthly Cosmos
- Keith Brooke, UK author, anthologist, publisher of Infinity Plus
- Charles N. Brown (1937–2009), 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 (1931–2008), USA, writer, juror and editor of the Writers of the Future contest and anthology series, editor and publisher Tomorrow Speculative Fiction 1993-2000
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- 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
- Neil Clarke (born 1966), USA, editor of Clarkesworld Magazine, publisher (Wyrm Publishing)
- Keith Clayton, editor at Del Rey Books[5]
- Groff Conklin (1904–1968), USA, important, influential anthologist and critic
- Kathryn Cramer (born 1962), noted American editor and anthologist
- Edmund Crispin (1921–1978) English author and composer, editor of seven volumes of Best Science Fiction
- Peter Crowther (born 1949), English editor, publisher (PS Publishing) and anthologist
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- 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
- Thomas M. Disch (1940–2008), USA, edited various New Wave anthologies as Bad Moon Rising: An Anthology of Political Forebodings
- 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[6]
- Gardner Dozois (born 1947), USA, premier "Best of the Year" anthologist; multiple award-winning editor of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine 1984-2004
- L. Timmel Duchamp, American, editor/publisher, Aqueduct Press, Seattle
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- Claire Eddy, senior editor at Tor Books[7]
- 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[8]
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- 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[9]
- Jenna Felice (1976–2001), USA, editor at Tor Books[10]
- 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[11]
- 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[12]
- Oscar J. Friend (1897–1963), anthologist
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- 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 stories and the anthology of them
- Anna Genoese,[13] 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[14]
- Sheila Gilbert, USA, longtime editor and co-owner of DAW Books[15]
- Diana Gill, USA, SF and fantasy editor at HarperCollins[16]
- Laura Ann Gilman, USA, freelance editor; formerly with Berkley, Dutton, and New American Library[17]
- Robert Gleason, USA, longtime editor at Tor Books; formerly Tor's Editor-in-Chief[18]
- 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 1960s
- Liz Gorinsky, USA, editor at Tor Books[19]
- 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 (1941-2011), prolific American anthologist
- Anne Groell,[20] 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
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- Karen Haber, critic, editor of "Best of the Year" collections from 2001–2004.
- Marilyn Hacker, (born 1942) USA, anthologist
- Marty Halpern, USA, freelance editor for Ace Books, Night Shade Books, and Tachyon Publications, among others
- Harry Harrison, (born 1925) 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
- 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;[21] formerly editor at Orbit UK
- John-Henri Holmberg (born 1947), Swedish editor, translator, critic, and fan
- Rich Horton, American critic[22] and anthologist for Prime Books
- Mary-Theresa Hussey, USA, executive editor, Luna Books,[23] Harlequin's fantasy imprint
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- Michael Kandel (born 1941), 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
- Sara King, (born 1982), USA, science fiction writer, fiction editor for Aberrant Dreams
- Gérard Klein, (born 1937) French book editor
- Damon Knight (1922–2002), USA, editor of the Orbit series of original anthologies
- Jak Koke[26] (born 1964), USA, fantasy author and managing editor of Per Aspera Press
- 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
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- David Langford (born 1953), UK editor of collections by John Sladek, editor of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction 3rd Edition.
- Joel Lane (born 1963), UK author and editor of several crime and fantasy collections for small press imprints
- Warren Lapine, USA, editor and publisher of Absolute Magnitude and DNA Publications[27]
- Denise Little, editor of fantasy anthologies with Martin H. Greenberg[28]
- 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
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- Daryl F. Mallett (born 1969), USA, former editor at Borgo Press
- Barry N. Malzberg (born 1939), USA, magazine editor and anthologist
- Nick Mamatas (born 1972), former editor of Clarkesworld Magazine; editor of Haikasoru imprint of Japanese SF in translation
- 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[29] (1909–1986), USA, editor of Startling Stories and Thrilling Wonder Stories in the 1950s
- Jim Minz, USA, editor[30] at Baen Books, former editor at Tor Books and Del Rey Books
- Betsy Mitchell,[31] 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
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- Darren Nash,[32] UK (born Australia), editor for Orbit Books UK, formerly with Simon & Schuster UK
- Gabriella Nemeth,[33] UK, editor for Atom Books 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[34]
- Kate Nintzel, acquisitions editor at Eos books[35] (HarperCollins)
- Sharyn November, USA, senior editor of Viking Children's Books; creator and editorial director of Firebird Books; editor of Firebird's original anthologies (Penguin Group)
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- Bella Pagan, editor[37] for Orbit Books UK
- Raymond A. Palmer (1910–1977), USA, influential editor of Amazing Stories, 1938–1949
- Rog Peyton, UK, Birmingham bookseller who launched the Drunken Dragon imprint and co-edited (with Rod Milner) the Venture SF reprint series
- 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
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- Steve Saffel, USA, freelance editor,[39] 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 Scheier, editor[40] formerly for Roc and Del Rey
- Christopher Schelling, USA, literary agent, former editor[41] for Roc Books and HarperPrism
- Chris Schluep, USA, editor[42] 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,[43] 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.[44] 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[45]
- 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,[46] Roc Books and Ace Books
- Simon Spanton, UK, co-editorial director[47] 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[48] 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
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- Brian Thomsen, USA, consulting editor for Tor Books,[43] former editor for DAW Books and Warner Books
- Laura Tisdel, USA, editor for Viking
- Roy Torgeson, editor of Other Worlds and Chrysalis anthology series, 1977-83[49]
- 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
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- Juliet Ulman,[50] Formerly senior editor for Bantam Spectra,[43] now editor-in-chief for Pugilist Press, an independent publisher of literary fiction.
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- 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 after Baen's death; executive editor since 1987
- Peter Weston, UK, published the literary journal Speculation (launched as Zenith in 1963) and later edited the Andromeda original anthologies (1975–77)
- Andrew Wheeler, USA, editor (lately Senior) Science Fiction Book Club 1991–2007
- Ted White (born 1938), USA, former editor of Fantastic, Amazing Stories and Heavy Metal; anthologist
- Paul Williams (born 1948), USA, editor of the complete short fiction of Philip K. Dick and Theodore Sturgeon
- Sheila Williams, USA, editor Asimov's Science Fiction since 2004; managing editor and assistant editor, 1982–2004
- Terri Windling, USA, editor at Ace Books (1980–1985); consulting editor for Tor Books since 1986; award-winning anthologist; editor of The Journal of Mythic Arts since 1996
- Betsy Wollheim (aka Elizabeth R. Wollheim),[51] 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
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- 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[52] small press anthology series
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