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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. - 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
- 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 (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,[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
- 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
- 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
- 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]
- 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
- 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 & 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 1960es
- Liz Gorinsky, USA, assistant 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 (born 1941), 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
- 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 Golden Gryphon Press, 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Rod Milner, UK, Birmingham bookseller (now deceased) who co-edited (with Rog Peyton) the Venture SF reprint series
- 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
- 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)
- Bella Pagan, editor [37] for Orbit Books UK
- Raymond A. Palmer (1910-1977), USA, influential editor of Amazing Stories, 1938-1949
- Roger "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
- 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
- Brian Thomsen, USA, consulting editor for Tor Books,[43] former editor for DAW Books and Warner Books
- 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
- 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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