List of science fiction editors

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

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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

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

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

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

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)
James Frenkel, editor at Dell Books, later founder and publisher of Blue Jay Books; later editor at Tor Books (1987-present)

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
John-Henri Holmberg, Swedish editor, translator, critic, and fan
Robert Hoskins

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/

Jak Koke, (born 1964), fantasy author and managing editor of Per Aspera Press
Damon Knight, (1922-2002), editor of the Orbit series of original anthologies
Edward E. Kramer, (born 1961), noted anthologist and author
Péter Kuczka, (1923-1999), Hungarian, editor of Galaktika from 1972-1995, the "Father of the Hungarian Sci-Fi"

Warren Lapine, editor and publisher of Absolute Magnitude and DNA Publications
Kurd Laßwitz
Stanisław Lem, (1921-2006)

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; a senior editor at Tor Books, 1984-present
Judith Merril, (1923-1997), edited the increasingly eclectic "Best SF" anthologies in the 1960s
Jim Minz, former editor at Tor Books, now at Del Rey Books
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"

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
Sharyn November, editor of Firebird Books

Raymond A. Palmer, Amazing editor in the 1930s and 1940s; influential in the popularization of the UFO phenomenon
Frederik Pohl, (born 1919), edited Galaxy and If magazines, and the Star Science Fiction series of original anthologies
Byron C. Preiss, (1952-2005)
David Pringle
Bill Pronzini

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
Yoshihiro Shiozawa, editor of S-F Magazine 1996-
Robert Silverberg, (born 1935)
Jason Sizemore, editor of Apex Digest
T. O'Conor Sloane, Amazing Stories editor in the 1930s
Jonathan Strahan, (1964-), anthologist

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)

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 and Amazing Stories