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.
Editors on this list should fulfill the conditions for Notability for creative professionals in science fiction or related genres. Evidence for notability includes an existing wiki-biography, or evidence that one could be written. Borderline cases should be discussed on the article's talk page.
John Joseph Adams (born 1976), USA, anthologist and editor
Brian W. Aldiss (born 1925), UK, anthologist, critic, and author
Susan Allison, USA, Editor-in-Chief and vice-president at Ace Books
Lou Anders, USA, editor of Argosy Magazine (2003–2004); anthologist; editorial director of Pyr, an imprint of Prometheus Books
Lou Aronica (born 1958), USA, publisher and editor, founded the Bantam Spectra Line
Ellen Asher, USA, Editor-in-Chief of Science Fiction Book Club (1973–2007)
Mike Ashley, (born 1948), UK, author, editor and anthologist
Lady Cynthia Asquith (1887–1960), UK, writer and ghost story anthologist
Jim Baen (1943–2006), USA, editor and publisher; founded Baen Books(1983), Webscriptions (now Baen Ebooks), the Baen Free Library and Jim Baen's Universe webzine
Hilary Bailey (born 1936), UK, editor of New Worlds anthologies #7-10.
Harry Bates (1900–1981), USA, editor of Astounding Science Fiction, Strange Tales, and Weird Tales
Jeff Berkwits, 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), UK, editor of the Creeps Library of horror fiction anthologies (1932–1936)
Caitlin Blasdell, USA, formerly editor at HarperCollins and Avon Books, now a literary agent
Everett F. Bleiler (1920–2010), USA, anthologist, usually with T. E. Dikty
Kyril Bonfiglioli (1929–1985), UK, 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, USA, romance editor, Harlequin Luna (2001–present),
Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930–1999), USA, writer, founder and editor of Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine
Jennifer Brehl, USA, senior editor at HarperCollins
Kent Brewster, (born 1961), USA, editor of Speculations
Damien Broderick, (born 1944), Australia/USA, SF editor for Australian popular science bi-monthly Cosmos
Keith Brooke, (born 1966), 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
Pat Cadigan, (born 1953), USA, author; editor of Shayol #1-7 (1977–1985); co-editor of Chacal (1977)
Bill Campbell, co-editor of anthology Mothership: Tales from Afrofuturism and Beyond (2013)
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), UK, editor of New Worlds magazine (1949–1963); anthologist
Terry Carr (1937–1987), USA, editor at Ace Books, founder of Ace Science Fiction Specials line
Lin Carter (1930–1988), USA, editor of the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series
Richard Chizmar (born 1965), publisher and editor of Cemetery Dance Publications
Neil Clarke (born 1966), USA, editor of Clarkesworld Magazine, publisher (Wyrm Publishing)
Keith Clayton, USA, editor at Del Rey Books
Groff Conklin (1904–1968), USA, anthologist and critic
Kathryn Cramer (born 1962), USA, editor and anthologist
Edmund Crispin (1921–1978), UK, author and composer, editor of seven volumes of Best Science Fiction
Peter Crowther (born 1949), UK, editor, publisher (PS Publishing) and anthologist
Tony Daniel (science fiction writer) (born 1963), USA, editor; Baen Books
Richard Dalby (born 1949), UK, supernatural fiction editor and anthologist
Jack Dann (born 1945), USA/Australia, anthologist, consulting editor for Tor Books
Peter Darvill-Evans (born 1954) UK, editor of Doctor Who novels
Ellen Datlow (born 1949), USA, anthologist and fiction editor at Omni / Event Horizon and Sci Fiction (2000–2005)
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 (1974–1981); 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 (1972–1976)
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 (1949–1957); founder, publisher & editor, Starmont Books
Thomas M. Disch (1940–2008), USA, edited various New Wave anthologies as Bad Moon Rising: An Anthology of Political Forebodings
Tom Doherty (born 1935), 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, USA, editor for Pocket Books, Avon, and HarperCollins
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, (born 1950), USA, editor/publisher, Aqueduct Press, Seattle
Claire Eddy, USA, senior editor at Tor Books
Malcolm Edwards (born 1949), UK, editor at Gollancz, HarperCollins and Orion Publishing Group
Harlan Ellison (born 1934), USA, editor of the Dangerous Visions anthologies
Roger Elwood (1943–2007), USA, anthologist 1972–1975
Andreas Eschbach (born 1959), Germany, editor of prize-winning anthology One Trillion Euro
Lloyd Arthur Eshbach (1910–2003), USA, founder & editor at Fantasy Press
Richard Evans (1950–1996), UK, editor at Gollancz, McDonald Futura and Orbit Books
Paul W. Fairman (1916–1977), USA, editor of Amazing Stories, If and Fantastic in the 1950s
Moshe Feder, USA, formerly editor at the Science Fiction Book Club and Tor Books, consulting editor for Tor
Jenna Felice (1976–2001), USA, editor at Tor Books
Edward L. Ferman (born 1937), USA, editor of the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1964–1991)
Joseph W. Ferman (1906–1974), USA, founder, editor of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Jo Fletcher formerly of Gollancz, now Jo Fletcher Books
Eric Flint (born 1947), USA, 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 (1987–2013)
Esther Friesner (born 1951), USA, editor & anthologist of the Chicks in Chainmail original-anthology series
Oscar J. Friend (1897–1963), USA, anthologist
David S. Garnett, (born 1947), UK, editor of the New Worlds, Orbit and Zenith anthology series
Henry Gee, (born 1962), UK, editor of the Nature Futures series of science fiction short stories and the anthology of them
Anna Genoese, 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, (born 1965), UK, anthologist and editor for PS Publishing
Vic Ghidalia, (born 1926), USA, collaborated on anthologies with Roger Elwood
Sheila Gilbert, USA, longtime editor and co-owner of DAW Books
Diana Gill, USA, SF and fantasy editor at HarperCollins
Laura Ann Gilman, (born 1967), USA, freelance editor; formerly with Berkley, Dutton and New American Library
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), USA, editor of Amazing Stories and Fantastic magazines in the 1960s
Liz Gorinsky, USA, editor at Tor Books
Charles L. Grant, (1942–2006), USA, horror writer and anthologist
Martin Greenberg (1918–2013), USA, anthologist and founder of Gnome Press
Martin H. Greenberg (1941–2011), USA, prolific anthologist
Anne Groell, USA, senior editor at Bantam Spectra
Eileen Gunn (born 1945), USA, editor & publisher of the Infinite Matrix webzine
James Gunn (born 1923), USA, 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, (born 1955), USA, critic, editor of "Best of the Year" collections (2001–2004)
Marilyn Hacker, (born 1942), USA, anthologist (with Samuel R. Delany)
Gabrielle Harbowy, (born 1972), USA, anthologist; Managing Editor at Dragon Moon Press; Copyeditor at Pyr
Harry Harrison, (1925–2012), USA, anthologist
David G. Hartwell (1941–2016), USA, anthologist; senior editor at Tor Books; 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 two original anthologies in early 1950s
Douglas Hill (1935–2007), UK, editor at Aldus Books, literary editor of Tribune
Tim Holman, UK, publishing director for Orbit Books worldwide; formerly editor at Orbit UK
John-Henri Holmberg (born 1947), Sweden, editor, translator, critic
Rachel E. Holmen, USA, co-editor and art director for Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine, Managing Editor at Locus magazine from 1979-1984
Rich Horton, USA, critic and editor for three "Years Best" anthology series.
Stuart Hughes (editor) (born 1965), UK, publisher & editor Peeping Tom
Mary-Theresa Hussey, USA, executive editor, Luna Books, Harlequin's fantasy imprint
Van Ikin (born 1951), Australia, anthologist; editor of Science Fiction; English professor
Ejler Jakobsson (1911–1986), editor for a number of pulp magazines
Anna Jackson, Orbit books
Toni Jerrman (born 1964), editor of influential Finnish science fiction magazine Tähtivaeltaja
Karl Johanson (born 1962 in Victoria, Canada), editor of Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine
Jane Johnson (born 1960), HarperVoyager
Oliver Johnson, Hodder & Stoughton
Stephen Jones (born 1953), British horror anthologist
S. T. Joshi (born 1958 in Pune, India), editor of many collections of short stories
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
Gérard Klein, (born 1937) French book editor
Damon Knight (1922–2002), USA, editor of the Orbit series of original anthologies
Jak Koke (born 1964), USA, fantasy author and managing editor of Per Aspera Press
Edward E. Kramer (born 1961), USA, anthologist and author
Alisa Krasnostein, (born 1976), Australia, founder and managing editor of Twelfth Planet Press
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 (1963–2013), UK author and editor of several crime and fantasy collections for small press imprints
Warren Lapine (born 1964), USA, editor and publisher of Absolute Magnitude and DNA Publications
Denise Little, editor of fantasy anthologies with Martin H. Greenberg
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, editor at Borgo Press (1989–1999); editor of SFRA Review #203-211 (1993–1994); editorial board of Extrapolation (1994-????); managing editor at Chaos! Comics (1995); associate editor of Other Worlds (1995-????)
Barry N. Malzberg (born 1939), USA, magazine editor, anthologist
Nick Mamatas (born 1972), editor of Clarkesworld Magazine; editor of Haikasoru imprint of Japanese SF in translation
Leo Margulies (1900–1975), USA, anthologist, editor of Thrilling Wonder Stories, Captain Future, Startling Stories, and many other pulp magazines
Shawna McCarthy (born 1954), USA, anthologist, editor of Realms of Fantasy; editor of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine (1983–86)
J. Francis McComas (1910–1978), USA, co-founding editor of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction; anthologist
Harriet McDougal (born 1939), 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 "Year's Best" anthologies, (1956–67)
Sam Merwin, Jr. (1910–1996), USA, editor of Fantastic Universe and Galaxy
Robert P. Mills (1920–1986), USA, magazine editor
Samuel Mines (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 (editor), USA, editor-in-chief of Del Rey Books; former editor at Baen Books, Bantam Books, and Warner Aspect
Michael Moorcock (born 1939), UK (lives in USA), editor of New Worlds magazine in the 1960s
James Morrow (born 1947), USA, anthologist, editor of The SFWA European Hall of Fame
Darren Nash, UK (born Australia), editor for Orbit Books UK, formerly with Simon & Schuster UK
Gabriella Nemeth, UK, editor for Atom Books division of Little, Brown)
Annalee Newitz (born 1969), editor in chief, io9
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
Kate Nintzel, acquisitions editor at Eos books (HarperCollins)
Sharyn November, USA, senior editor of Viking Children's Books and editorial director of Firebird Books
John O'Neill, founder of SF Site and editor of Black Gate
John Oakes, former editor and publisher for Thunder's Mouth Press and Four Walls Eight Windows
Andrew J. Offutt (1934–2013), anthologist
Jonathan Oliver (publishing), Solaris and Abaddon
John J. Ordover, former editor at Pocket Books, responsible for Star Trek novelizations, now at Phobos Books
Bella Pagan, previously editor for Orbit Books UK, now Tor UK
Raymond A. Palmer (1910–1977), USA, influential editor of Amazing Stories, 1938–1949
Anne C. Perry, Hodder & Stoughton
Rog Peyton (born 1942), 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
Devi Pillai, Orbit Books
Frederik Pohl (1919–2013), USA, writer, edited Galaxy and If magazines in 1960s and the Star Science Fiction series of original anthologies (1953–59)
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
James L. Quinn, editor of If in the 1950s
Eric Raab, editor, Tor Books
Cat Rambo (born 1963), co-editor, Fantasy Magazine
Gillian Redfearn, Gollancz
Mike Resnick (born 1942), USA, anthologist
Kristine Kathryn Rusch (born 1960), USA, editor of Pulphouse and The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (1991–97)
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 Scheier, editor formerly for Roc and Del Rey
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 (1929–2010), USA, first editor of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine 1976–1981; editor Amazing Stories, mid-1980s
Shelly Shapiro, USA, acquisitions 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
John Silbersack, USA, literary agent, Trident Media Group. Former publishing director or editor at HarperCollins, Warner Books, Roc and Berkley
Steven H Silver (born 1967), 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 former editor of Apex Digest, anthologist, managing editor of Apex Publications
T. O'Conor Sloane (1851–1940), USA, editor of Amazing Stories (1929–1938)
George Edgar Slusser, (1938–2014), USA, editor of Eaton anthologies of SF studies
Anne Sowards, USA, acquisitions editor, Roc Books and Ace Books
Simon Spanton, UK, co-editorial director of Orion Gollancz, UK
Catriona Sparks (born 1965), Australia, founding editor of Agog! Press
Lou Stathis (1952–1997), editor of Heavy Metal magazine and of DC Comics' Vertigo line
Paul Stevens, USA, editor at Tor/Forge Books
Jonathan Strahan (born 1964 Northern Ireland), Australia, anthologist, editor, publisher and critic
Lynne M. Thomas, USA, editor of Apex Digest, Chicks Dig...
Brian Thomsen (1959 - 2008), USA, consulting editor for Tor Books, 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
F. Orlin Tremaine (1899–1956), American editor of Astounding Science Fiction 1933–1937
Liza Groen Trombi, USA, editor and publisher, Locus Publications
Ruth Tross, Mulholland Books
Gary Turner, USA, editor and publisher, Golden Gryphon Press
Juliet Ulman, Formerly senior editor for Bantam Spectra, now editor-in-chief for Pugilist Press, an independent publisher of literary fiction.
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, 1988–2000
Ann VanderMeer, USA, editor of Weird Tales; anthologist; founder of Buzzcity Press.
Jeff VanderMeer (born 1968), US writer, anthologist; founding editor and publisher of the Ministry of Whimsy Press (now defunct)
Sean Wallace (born 1976), editor and publisher at Prime Books, Cosmos Books, and other small press publishers
Jacob A. Weisman (born 1965), editor and publisher at Tachyon Publications since 1995
Toni Weisskopf (born 1965), 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 (1948–2013), USA, editor of the complete short fiction of Philip K. Dick and Theodore Sturgeon
Sheila Williams (born 1956), USA, editor Asimov's Science Fiction since 2004; managing editor and assistant editor, 1982–2004
Terri Windling (born 1958), 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), 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
Jane Yolen (born 1939), prolific children's writer, editor of "Jane Yolen Books" at Harcourt Brace; fantasy anthology series Xanadu (1992–94), Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy for Teens
Brian Youmans, editor, Best of the Rest small press anthology series
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